Mission Statement

The Holmes Cultural Diversity Center Strives to:

• encourage, through sensitivity training and programming, the development of a climate in which all cultures, especially minority and international students, are appreciated as valued members of the campus community

• increase minority and international student enrollment and retention at Mississippi State by assisting the university’s student recruitment and retention efforts

• encourage and assist minority and international students with their academic, career aspirations and social adjustments to college life

• serve as a liaison between minority students, international students, the faculty, and administration

• promote the positive image that all cultures contribute to university life

• make the college experience a productive and successful endeavor for all students.

Among the services provided by the Center are:

• cultural diversity workshops, seminars, and classroom lectures

• a Peer Counseling Program aimed at helping freshman and transfer students make a successful transition to university life

• advisement for students of color and their organizations on problem-solving matters

• informing students about scholarship and employment opportunities

• motivational and crisis consultation for students, and staff and

• coordination of culturally enlightening and educational programs for students, faculty, and the university community.