As a University, our mission is to prepare our students to be competitive in the job market and to be informed leaders who will serve the changing population of the twenty-first century. A multicultural curriculum is fundamental to this mission and will contribute greatly to Southern's student recruitment and retention. The Office of Multicultural Affairs facilitates efforts in multicultural curriculum development within our University. To provide opportunities for individuals to become knowledgeable about multicultural curriculum development and implementation. Conferences and participation in national networks will be some of the mechanisms used to facilitate this phase.
Data gathering on the outstanding work faculty do as teachers and their needs to optimize teaching.
During January and February 2001, we will start a dialogue on multicultural curriculum among Southern's community through meetings with the President, Provost, deans, department chairs, and Faculty Senate. It will be discussed school-wide and presented for approval to Faculty Senate, the President, and the Provost. Phase IV - Training and Implementation. About this Web site . For inquiries about the SOU Web site, please contact the webmaster .