Brigham Young University. Multicultural Programs
Dates
- Existence: 1985 - 1997
Administrative History
Multicultural Programs (1985-1997) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.
The Multicultural Programs unit was established in 1985, in a reorganization of the earlier Multicultural Education Department. It was an advisement and support unit for multicultural students at the university, and advocated for them to other divisions. The unit was administered by Student Life under a director. In 1997, it was reorganized as Multicultural Student Services.
Directors included Max W. Swenson (1985-1989) and K. Rush Sumpter (1989-1997).
Citation:
Multicultural Programs records, 1960-1989 (Brigham Young University, Multicultural Programs)Indian education at Brigham Young University, 1993: p. 144 (Multicultural Programs; est. Sept. 1985; director, Max Swenson, reported to Asst. Dean Ryan Thomas in Student Life; advisement and support unit, no curricular offerings)
BYU Organizational History website, via WWW, May 29, 2014 (Multicultural Programs, Multicultural Programs/Special Populations, Multicultural Services, Multicultural Services/Special Populations; est. 1985; previously Multicultural Education Department; reorganized as Multicultural Student Services, 1997; directors: Max W. Swenson (1985-1989) and K. Rush Sumpter (1989-1997))
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Multicultural Programs records
Contains department scrapbooks, photographs, including slides, contact sheets and negatives, of events conducted by the department and student organizations, and copies of the periodicals Eagle's Eye and Buffalo Hide. Materials dated 1960 to 1990.
Student Service Association records
Contains information related to the Student Service Association (BYUSA). Includes reports, financial reports, letters, pamphlets, scholarship information, photographs, training materials, and a commemorative book. Second portion of the collection is arranged in approximate chronological order. Dated approximately 1988-2017.