Mission
The Cultural Center uses artistic expression and intellectual
inquiry to engage students, faculty and staff in transformative
cultural educational experiences that create common cultural
understandings, values and practices. The programs and services
provided by the Cultural Center seek to strengthen the
University’s Catholic, Vincentian and urban mission in support
of social justice within the DePaul community.
The Cultural Center will
facilitate programs and services that enable DePaul University
students, faculty and staff to think broadly and critically
about cultural identity and adopt strategies to confront systems
that do not recognize the dignity of the individual.
Goal
Statements
1. The
Cultural Center will provide cultural programs that celebrate
diversity and explore the histories, cultural artifacts,
customs, beliefs, and values of the diverse communities at the
university.
2. The
Cultural Center will provide educational programs that will
contribute to community and a sense of belonging among students,
staff and faculty.
3. The
Cultural Center will showcase the cultural research work of
student, faculty and staff.
4. The Cultural Center will provide financial support and
mentoring to student organizations that work directly with the
Center.
5. The
Cultural Center will encourage and support student leaders to
advocate for social change that impacts the lives of
marginalized individuals and groups.
6. The
Cultural Center will provide a safe haven for student leaders to
discuss cultural issues that impact governance, individual and
group identity, organization membership and programming.
