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Center for Multiculturalism and Inclusivity
We Welcome All
The mission of the Center for Multiculturalism and Inclusivity (The Center) at the University of Central Missouri is to create a campus atmosphere where people of all backgrounds, identities and perspectives feel welcome, secure and included. We help connect underrepresented students to the resources, organizations and student support services they need to thrive as UCM students and as future professionals.
Created by UCM Students
The Center was created through the requests and activism of UCM students, and opened in the fall of 2016. Located on the third floor of the Elliott Student Union, The Center provides space for individuals, student organizations, and campus-wide programs and events.
The Center focuses on services for Students of Color, LGBTQIA Students, First Generation Students, and Historically Underrepresented Minority Students.
Connect With Us
Our staff and students are here for you! Need a tutor? Help with applying for scholarships? A place for your group to meet?
Call us at 660-543-8049 or 660-543-8066, or stop by the 3rd floor of the Union!
Student Organizations
The Center supports many student organizations in order to promote a thriving and welcoming campus, including:
- African Student Association (ASA)
- Association of Black Collegians (ABC)
- Association of Black Collegians Dance Company (ABCDC)
- Association of Black Collegians Gospel Choir (ABCGC)
- Black Heart Association
- PRISM
- RISEN
- Sisters of Ujima
- Student Organization of Latinos (SOL)
- Underdogs
- Unity of Black Creatives
LGBTQIA+ Student Resources
LGBTQIA+ Student Resources
Resources at UCM
The Center: The Lavender Lounge, for students who identify at LGBTQIA+, is open anytime The Center is open, and can be reserved for special events. PRISM meets here!
Office of Health Promotion: Care To Act, UCM’s violence prevention program, includes a focus on preventing the harms related to bias and discrimination. Safe Zone, a training program for faculty and staff to help create a welcoming campus community; the Safe Zone web page includes a list of trained allies on campus.
University Housing: Diversity Statement, SAIL (Safe and Inclusive Living) Community
President’s Commission on Access, Opportunity, and Community: This group’s web page includes a list of gender neutral restrooms on the Warrensburg and Lee's Summit campuses.
Discrimination, Harassment, and Equitable Treatment: UCM has several policies and procedures related to harassment, discrimination, and equitable treatment, as well as many supportive resources for students. Follow the links below for more information, including how to find support and how to make a report.
Title IX / Sex Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct at UCM
Regional and State Resources
Kansas City Area Resources
ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri
Kansas City Human Rights Campaign
Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
LGBTQIA+IA Resource Center at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Mid-America Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Midwest Alternative Family Alliance
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA)
Mid-Missouri/Columbia Area Resources
The JC Transgender Support Group
Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Regional AIDS Interfaith Network of Central Missouri
University of Missouri LGBTQIA+ Resource Center
Statewide Resources
National Resources
Gender, Sexuality & Social Justice
American Civil Liberties Union
American Institute of Bisexuality
Asexual Visibility and Education Network
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Learning for Justice” Project
Gender/Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming Resources
I Think I Might Be Transgender…Now What Do I Do?
International Foundation on Gender Education
National Center for Transgender Equality
Queer/Trans People of Color
AmbienteJoven (Spanish language website)
Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
National Black Justice Coalition
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Intersex Society of North America
People with Disabilities
BENT: A Journal of Cripgay Voices
Blind LGBT Pride International
Deaf Atzlan (Deaf Latina/o Network)
Religion/Spirituality
First Presbyterian Church of Warrensburg
The “Not All Like That” (NALT) Project
Youth Resources
Higher Education Resources
Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
College Guide for LGBTQIA+ Students
Crisis/Mental Health
Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Sexual Assault Hotline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Text “Q” to 988 or call 988 and press 3 to get an LGBTQIA+ affirming counselor; online chat also available.
Physical Health
Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
GLBT Advisory Committee, American Medical Association
National Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
National Healthcare Equality Index (HRC’s annual hospital survey)
