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Minority
Education Office
Serving
students of Color
A200
Kerr Administration Building
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Phone:
541-737-9030
Toll
Free: 1800-291-4192, Ext. 9030
Fax:
541-737-7874
http://www.orst.edu/dept/meo/
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The Minority Education Office (MEO) provides a safe
& welcoming place for students who are navigating the challenges of
being a cultural, racial, and ethnic minority at OSU. MEO is composed of
four culturally specific offices staffed by coordinators who have
demonstrated expertise in working with their communities. The coordinators
work individually and collectively to assist and support toward their
academic progress and successful graduation.
 
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MEO...
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contributes to the retention and success of students by
providing help, information, and referral focusing on the academic,
personal, interpersonal, financial, cultural, career/professional areas of
their lives. |
| works collaboratively with student organizations,
departments, faculty, staff, and community members to plan, organize, and
implement academic, social, and culturally specific programs and
activities to educate students of color and the campus community.
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| works with student organizations to develop leadership
skills.
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| works collaboratively with on- and off-campus
communities to recruit students, to help students and their families’ to
understand the financing and admission process for college, and to help
facilitate their transition to college life and the university
environment.
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| advocates for individual students and for their
communities and serve as a liaison between the students and faculty at OSU
on issues of campus climate, academic success, and professional
development.
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| contributes to the increased understanding, and
interaction among and between students from diverse communities |
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