In the Office of Multicultural Affairs we provide leadership to all UW System institutions in the drafting and creation of policies and procedures related to diversity. We collaborate with private and public organizations, at local, state and national levels to serve the higher education needs of people of color in Wisconsin. We encourage research, facilitate change and propagate participation in higher education by members of the target populations. Making change starts with the individual. No one knows this better than the staff in the UW System Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Staff come from all walks of life.
Some grew up in inner city Milwaukee and the suburbs of Chicago, others were raised abroad in Mexico and India, still others grew up in the rural farmlands of Wisconsin, and another came from the far reaches of Alaska. Yet all came to work in Multicultural Affairs because of a shared set of values. All want to make a difference. Plan 2008 is the UW System ten-year plan to increase diversity among the system's 26 colleges and universities. Sal Carranza , volunteered in local homeless shelters and participated in other community service opportunities.