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Multicultural Center

In and beyond the Multicultural Center, explore services that support BIPOC, disabled, and LGBTQ+ students. The MCC houses Multicultural Student Services, including the Ethnic Student Center, LGBTQ+ Western, the Tribal Liaison, and the Director of Student Resilience. The MCC also includes beautiful community space to study, hold club meetings, and meet friends. The MCC is a welcoming space; what happens in the space is organized by Multicultural Student Services, LGBTQ+ Western, the Disability Access Center, and our partners.

Explore the Multicultural Center

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members of the Disability Access Center standing for a group photo with students for the 2024 Disability Pride flag raising ceremony

Disability Access Center

The DAC partners with students, faculty, and staff to create accessible and inclusive class and co-curricular environments for students with disabilities. Accommodations facilitated by the DAC help ensure disabled students’ civil rights. In the 2022-23 year, the Disability Outreach Center became a program of the DAC, providing a place for students to connect and build community.

Learn about the Disability Access Center

Multicultural Student Services

The Office of Multicultural Student Services creates initiatives and programming to support Western’s strategic goals in equity, excellence, and inclusion for our students. MSS strives to create and ensure an inclusive university community by centering and amplifying the voice of students with underrepresented and marginalized identities. We do this through collaboration, celebration, advocacy, and the development of learning spaces that focus on the topics of race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and ability. The Ethnic Student Center, Black Student Coalition, and Blue Resource Center are part of MSS.

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LGBTQ+ Western

LGBTQ+ Western works to advance the holistic thriving of diverse LGBTQ+ students by collaboratively engaging the Western community with transformational knowledge, resources, advocacy and celebration. LGBTQ+ Western is committed to learning about and celebrating sexual orientation and gender identity diversity as they intersect with race, ethnicity, nationality, ability, religion, and other aspects of identity and experience. We provide student support, LGBTQ+ affirming learning opportunities and celebrations, and advocacy for diverse queer and trans spectrum Western students.

Learn about LGBTQ+ Western

Events

- 8:00pm
Whatcom Community College, Syre Auditorium, 235 W. Kellogg Rd. Bellingham, WA 98226
- 12:00pm
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- 1:00pm
Wilson Library 165 (Disability Outreach Center)

Student Clubs

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Student-led clubs are great ways to connect with students who share similar interests and build leadership skills. From the many clubs that make up the Ethnic Student Center, to the Adaptive Sports Club, Neurodivergent Club, QueerCon, Queer Eco Justice Club, and Lavender Menaces, there are many opportunities to get involved!

Find a Student-led Club

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