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Northwest Missouri State University

Welcome to the Office of Intercultural Affairs

Notice:  In January of 2009, The Office changed from the Office of Minority Affairs to the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

This name change was initiated for several reasons

  1. To better communicate the idea that the office has a dual purpose- providing specialized support services for students of color and working with ALL campus stakeholders in campus wide intercultural development.
  2. To incorporate
  3. To better be identified as part of the Intercultural and International Center

The Office of Intercultural Affairs is one of the three specialized departments in the Intercultural and International Center; a part of the Student Affairs Division of Northwest Missouri State University.

How Do We Support the University’s Mission?

The mission of the Office of Intercultural Affairs is to assist Northwest in its continued mission to be a learner-centered university. This is done by focusing on the development of multicultural competencies for all students in order to prepare them for a world that is becoming increasingly diverse. We also assists the University in living its cultural core values in the following ways:

Tie In To Cultural Core Values