Office of
Multicultural Affairs

Multicultural Advising Program (MAP)

Diversity is a major component in obtaining a high quality liberal arts education, Washington College and the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) continue to build on its academic standards and programming. The Multicultural Advising Program (MAP) is a support program for historically under-represented students of color who are entering Washington College. Students will be working on the areas of Academic Success, Leadership Development, Social Engagement, and Cultural Exploration. Each of these support areas is crucial to the development of our students.

Areas of Support

Academic Success

• Group Academic Advising
• Career Counseling
• Mid-semester evaluations with director
• Celebrating achievement
• Utilize the Writing Center, Math Center, and Office Academic Skills

Leadership Development

• Develop different leadership styles
• Conflict resolution skills
• Emerging leaders programs and conferences
• Community Outreach

Social Engagement

• Social events/trips
• Student development workshops
• Engage in civil and lively dialogue
• Student sponsored programming

Cultural Exploration

• Personal counseling to nurture creativity and foster discovery and growth
• Cultural events that support a diverse and inclusive campus
• Workshops/seminars/training to enhance understanding of the entire community
• Personal exploration of own values
• Prepare to work in a multicultural society

If you are interested in participating in the program, you may download the application and return it to the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Diversity Resources

Inroads

Inroads is an organization that develops and places talented minority youth in business and industry positions and prepares them for corporate and community leadership.

INROADS was founded by Frank C. Carr in Chicago in 1970 with just 25 college student interns and 17 sponsoring corporations. Today, INROADS is an international organization with more than 60 offices serving approximately 5,000 interns in over 900 companies.

There are three keys to success for INROADS students: Selection, Education and Training, and Performance. For over three decades, INROADS has helped businesses gain greater access to diverse talent through continuous leadership development of outstanding students of color and placement of those students in internships at many of North America's top corporations, firms and organizations.

Visit the Inroads site.

Scholarship Search

• Scholarship.com
• The Gates Millennium Scholars
• Go Scholarships
• Minority Scholarships (MS Word)