These are some of the programs developed to enhance the quality of life for students attending the University. OMSA seeks to promote a campus and community environment in which multicultural students can prosper academically and socially through the full utilization of University services and resources. OMSA promotes the understanding of an appreciation for the cultural, ethnic, and other human differences in our community.
Every year OMSA sponsors a guest speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr. campus celebration. The event includes special presentations, musical selections and a reception. Many persons from the JHU community, staff, faculty, administrators and students attend this traditional celebration. Top of Page The OMSA Student Success Series is a year-long program for selected students who will enter Hopkins in the fall. The program affords students the opportunity to engage in activities that will support their academic progress at Hopkins and provide them with an early understanding of the University's academic and social atmosphere. The program is designed to help students develop the skills that will contribute to their success at the university Major Program Goals: - PROVIDE participants with a thorogh academic and social orientation to college life in general and to the Hopkins community specifically
- TEACH students basic survival skills that will enhance their total quality of life as a Hopkins undergraduate
- ASSIST students in their exploration of majors and career choices
- ASSIST students in their personal growth and development and enhance their interpersonal communication and leadership skills
- EXPOSE students to the community and University resources available to them
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A M.A.P. in an upperclass student chosen for the program to guide freshmen through their first year. The peer will help the freshmen learn the JHU campus and discover its many resources. Top of Page
The OMSA Recognition Program was designed in 1995 to recognize those multicultural students within the JHU community who have achieved academic distinction by maintaining a 3.0 grade point average or above and who have shown exemplary leadership within the JHU community. Since the start of the program, it has grown tremendously. Students compete for many of the following awards: the Senior Leadership Award, Martin Luther King Jr. Courage and Service Award, Harvey Milk Service Award and the Outstanding Service Award, to name just a few. Top of Page
S.E.E.D. is a group of carefully selected and trained students who are dedicated to raising campus awareness of racism, sexism and other types of bigotry or intolerance through education on the Johns Hopkins University campus. S.E.E.D. works with student organizations or in the classroom to heighten sensitivity to these issues. By facilitating workshops on issues of racism, sexism, homophobia and other types of intolerance, S.E.E.D. can assist your groups by increasing dialogue on these issues, goal setting and/or creating action plans that foster diversity. Top of Page
CultureFest was established in 1987 to promote understanding and appreciation of cultural differences in an effort to develop an environment that cultivates tolerance and strives toward intellectual, cultural and social understanding. In 1996, CultureFest became Hopkins' Diversity Week celebration. The program has grown to be an integral part of the Hopkins community. The student groups and the administration join together to enrich the Hopkins community. Top of Page
The Inter-Asian Council's goal is to promote Asian culture within the Hopkins community with a series of guest speakers and cultural performances, as well as other social events. These programs serve to encourage students to consider the many issues that surround Asian Americans, and how these issues can in turn influence the rest of society. This celebration is also a time to strengthen the bonds of the many different Asian ethnic groups on campus. Top of Page
The celebration of Black History Month at Johns Hopkins University seeks to educate black students about their heritage and to promote education about African and black American cultures to everyone. During this month, organizations sponsor poetry readings, African storytellers, art exhibits, a dinner celebration and lectures on slavery and affirmative action.
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The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month aims to educate the Hopkins community about Hispanic and Latin American cultures firsthand. During this month OLE sponsors various lectures on current Latin issues, Salsa and Merengue dance lessons and a potluck dinner. Top of Page | 
