Division of
Diversity and Inclusion

Black Cultural Center

Established in 1969, the Black Cultural Center offers programs and services for the entire campus, bringing together the Purdue family by nurturing and presenting African American heritage through art, history and cultural understanding. Its facility includes performing arts space, a special collections library, computer lab and meeting and office space.

The Black Cultural Center is located on campus at:

1100 Third Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
765-494-3093
rathomas@purdue.edu

Renee Thomas
Director
Black Cultural Center

Diversity Resource Office

The Diversity Resource Office encourages, develops, administers and assesses programs and activities that foster a campus climate celebrating the diversity of all university members while providing advocacy and support for individuals from historically underrepresented racial, ethnic, religious and social groups.

The Diversity Resource Office is headquartered at:

Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (MSEE), Suite 386
501 Northwestern Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-7307
dro@purdue.edu

Carolyn E. Johnson
Director
Diversity Resource Office

Latino Cultural Center

Founded in 2003, the Latino Cultural Center celebrates and shares the Latino/Latina culture through history, accomplishments, growth and empowerment. Its programs enhance advocacy, values and customs that contribute to continued recruitment, retention and graduation of Latino and Latina students.

The Latino Cultural Center is located on campus at:

600 Russell Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
765-494-2530
latinocc@lists.purdue.edu

Maricela Alvarado
Director
Latino Cultural Center

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Center

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Center provides programming that engages the entire Purdue University campus and community on LGBTQ issues through an exciting calendar of events, a distinguished lecture series, advocacy for equitable access and a discrimination-free environment, and facilitation of a variety of training opportunities throughout the year. Located in the Engineering Administration Building (ENAD 301), our space is a dedicated Safe Zone that provides a welcoming and affirming location on campus for all, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Center is located on campus at:

Engineering Administration Building
(ENAD), Room 301
400 Centennial Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-496-6231
lgbtq@purdue.edu

Lowell Kane
Director
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Center

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, encourages students to forge and sustain academic and social identifications in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines to build a solid foundation for achievement.

Its programs:

♦ Provide early research and enrichment experiences
♦ Sustain teaching and mentoring opportunities for gatekeeper and upper-level classes
♦ Facilitate personal interactions among graduate students and faculty mentors beginning in the students' first year
♦ Offer professional and personal development opportunities

The Lois Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is housed on campus in:

Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (MSEE)
501 Northwestern Ave
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Room 368
765-496-6621
lsamp@purdue.edu

Native American Educational and Cultural Center

Established in 2007 through student and campus community advocacy, the Native American Education and Cultural Center fosters a culturally diverse and intellectually inclusive campus environment and serves as a second home for Native American students at Purdue University.

The Native American Educational and Cultural Center is located on campus at:

503 Harrison Street
South Campus Courts, Building B
(near the intersection of Sheetz and Steely streets)
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
765-494-4540
fahastee@purdue.edu

Felica Ahasteen-Bryant
Director
Native American Educational and Cultural Center

Science Bound Program

Science Bound is a partnership between Purdue University, the Indianapolis Public Schools, and the Indianapolis business community.

The goal of the Science Bound Program is to nurture and mentor underrepresented students from 8th to 12th grade in preparation for future careers in science, engineering, technology, agriculture, and mathematics/science education. The students participate in after-school academic enrichment activities and field trips, including anthropological digs, visits to the Indianapolis Symphony, career fairs, and summer camps sponsored by Purdue colleges. Science Bound students also complete internships with Purdue professors or Indianapolis businesses, many of whom also provide scholarship funding.

Students who successfully complete the five-year program receive a full four-year tuition scholarship to Purdue University. Because most of the students are the first in their families to attend college, any enrollment in higher education is considered a success story.

Science Bound is located on campus at:

Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (MSEE), Suite 386
501 Northwestern Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-0018
wesleyl@purdue.edu

Wesley Campbell
Director
Sciencebound