Established in 2018, The Department of Multicultural Student Engagement (MSE) aims to provide education, training, and programming to foster awareness of diversity and inclusion among Augusta University students. The office collaborates with departments and colleges across campus to educate AU students on the importance of our diverse academic and social environment.
Multicultural Student Engagement
Summerville Campus
Jaguar Student Activities Center
Room 209
2500 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30904
706-729-2098
February: Black History Month
Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history.
March: Women's History Month
Women's History Month is a celebration of women's contributions to history, culture and society. The United States has observed it annually throughout the month of March since 1987.
April: Diversity Awareness Month
Diversity Awareness Month is a celebration of the unique and varied cultures and perspectives that make up Augusta University. Recognitions such as heritage celebrations and awareness weeks encourage the exploration of cultures and perspectives that may differ from our own.
May: Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) heritage month, celebrating the achievements and contributions of APIDA Americans in the United States. Because May falls after the academic year, we host our programming in April.
September 15 - October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
October: LGBTQ History Month
The LGBT community is the only community worldwide that is not taught its history at home, in public schools or in religious institutions. LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community and makes the civil rights statement about our extraordinary national and international contributions.
Safe Zone programs are part of a national initiative dedicated to training faculty, staff, students and support services at colleges and universities in an effort to create safe and inclusive environments for individuals of all sexual and gender identities.
The primary goal of the fellowship is to familiarize fellows with a variety of issues concerning diversity and inclusion.
Topics covered in this fellowship will include: differences of race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical/cognitive abilities, socioeconomic status, nationality, and gender, to name a few.
Congratulations to Augusta University, winner of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award and the 2017 Health Professions HEED Award. The HEED Award recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
In 2012, when Shareen Clement was an undergraduate at Georgia Southern University, her father died of liver cancer at 47 before he could receive his doctorate degree in education. Over the past few years, Clement has worked tirelessly to receive her doctorate degree from Augusta University to honor her father's legacy and his love of education.
“I think it’s very empowering for everybody — empowering for our students that realize they can really impact young lives in a way they might not learn until later in their careers,” said Laura Williamson, PhD.
Augusta University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion and departments across campus will host a variety of in-person and virtual events in honor of Women’s History Month in March.
“After I graduated, when we started having more African American cadets in and playing football, I realized that wow, maybe there was some significance to it," said retired Col. Gary Steele.
