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The Office of Intercultural Development (OID) advances Lafayette's commitment to creating and maintaining an inclusive campus climate, and affirms that the presence of diversity and cultural richness is an essential component of student learning and enhancing the students' cultural experience. The Office aims to broaden cultural awareness and understanding, promote genuine pluralism and equitable community; fosters an atmosphere that embraces cultural difference and integration; and advocates mutual respect, cultural integrity, and self-growth.
We recognize that a multicultural presence helps all students better understand the challenges and rewards of living in an environment that embraces diversity. OID provides the community with different opportunities to partake in intercultural programming and cross-cultural dialogue and provides information, advice, and services to ALANA students and the wider Lafayette community.
2007-08 Diverstiy Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, April 23
Pfenning Alumni Center- Wilson Room from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
The Office of Intercultural Development and the Office of the Dean of the College will sponsor an award reception to recognize students, faculty, and staff who have promoted multiculturalism, demonstrated concern for the needs of ALANA and International students, and addressed issues of diversity and social justice throughout the year.
 East Meets West: Calligraphy from Two Traditions
Artist Reception- Elinor Aishah Holland
Monday, April 14 @ 4:30 p.m. in the David A. Portlock Black Cultural Center
Elinor Aishah Holland will talk about her works and her experience. Islamic calligraphy is a gift of the Qur’an. It refers to the art that developed out of the human attempts to create a container that is as beautiful as that which is contained. The beauty of both the meaning and the sound of the Qur’an when it was first recited was such that many hearts were moved to become Muslims.
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