About Us
- The Office of Multicultural Student Programs is a resource center charged with advancing George Fox University's commitment to preparing the entire community for a diverse society and promoting equality and integrity on the campus, in the community, and in the world. Cultural difference is the Lord's creation, which all of us should be proud of and celebrate.
- The office provides individuals with the opportunity to broaden their views and enrich their cultural experiences through participation in diversity programs and training workshops.
- The office encourages and facilitates activities that allow individuals to voice their opinions, serve the community, and advocate for making George Fox University a place that welcomes difference and individuality.
- George Fox University fosters diversity through the belief that awareness and knowledge of diversity and the ability to operate in a pluralistic society are important hallmarks of a quality liberal arts education.
- The multicultural experiences on and off campus prepares the entire community to serve the Lord across the globe. Education in the multicultural arena, by following teachings of the gospel, encourages the development of a distinctively Christian worldview in the context of lifelong learning.
- A multicultural presence helps all individuals to better understand the challenges and rewards of living in a diverse climate. Day-to-day dialogue among students, faculty, and administrators, crucial to the teaching-learning process, is enhanced by diversity in a campus community where heterogeneity, whether cultural, racial, or economic, gives voice to a wider range of perspectives and worldviews.
- A supportive and safe environment is provided in which open and honest dialogue takes place on a regular basis.
- A teacher can open the door to knowledge; it's up to you to walk through it. - An African Proverb