About MSS

History

For over a decade, the Bucknell University Office of Multicultural Student Services (MSS) has served Bucknell and its constituents and has been committed to positive change not only of itself but of the campus community as well.

The office began as the Minority Student Development Office in 1985. The original mission of the office was to track the academic success of minority students enrolled at Bucknell University. Since this time, the office has enacted changes to initiate, implement, and improve the quality and quantity of cultural, social, and educational programming.

Programs

Multicultural Student Services is proud to host dinners, speakers, performers, and cultural programs. Speakers such as Billy Mills, Aurora Levins-Morales, Alma Martinez, Bernice A. King and Cathy Bao-Bean have recently been to campus to share their experiences and expertise to the campus community.

There are annual programs such as the Stop the Hate Rally & Community Jamthat allow different members of campus and the greater borough of Lewisburg to publicly make a stand against hate groups and other acts of racism or discrimination of diverse groups. In addition, MSS holds annual commemoration events to honor Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., including the MLK Day of Service. There are community service projects, a memorial service and a “Beloved Community” dinner. Guest lecturers and keynotes have included Bobby Seale, Randall Kennedy, Roslyn Brock and Dr. Shara McCallum.

To promote intercultural exploration and understanding, MSS provides opportunities beyond the Bucknell campus. Multicultural Student Services hosts bus trips to museums, Culture & Service trips and an alternative spring break trip to the deep south.

The Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M.) Peer Mentor Program is designed to serve the transitional needs of first-year students from underrepresented backgrounds. The program is also a leadership development program for upper-class mentors.

The Student Success Series provides insight, skills, and other opportunities for a successful undergraduate experience at Bucknell. Series topics are user driven