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Multicultural Student Organizations

OMSS experiences provide leadership opportunities that prepare students so they can serve as role-model leaders and peer teachers for those yet to come at UW-L and beyond.

Students taking advantage of leadership endeavors provided by OMSS usually have the opportunity to participate in activities like multicultural and Diversity Student Organizations Leadership Training, and American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference. See: UW-L | Multicultural Student Services | AMSLC.

Leadership opportunities through multicultural programming of events, activities, and initiatives promote multicultural awareness and reaffirms multicultural identities.  Serving in a leadership role promotes active citizenship and develops leadership skills while also establishing long lasting relationships. This hands-on leadership experience teaches students how to handle responsibility, furnished campus-wide education, and builds UW-L unity.  The result is that students get to contribute to UW-L in meaningful ways using one's creativity and individual minds to plan an make decisions, while also better preparing themselves for working and interacting with diverse populations.

For a schedule of each multicultural student organization's meeting information, please see:  Meetings Student Organizations | Multicultural Student Services | UW-La Crosse

Student Organization Current President or Co-presidents Email Address Advisor(s) or Co-Advisor Email Address
ALANA
(Asian, Latina, African, Native American Women)
Maren Kallaus kallaus.mare@students.uwlax.edu Vickie Sanchez

sanchez.vict@uwlax.edu

Melanie Sternard sternard.mela@students.uwlax.edu
ASO
(Asian Student Organization)
Chee Nho Yang
yang.chee@students.uwlax.edu
Thomas Harris
harris.thom@uwlax.edu
  Shaundel Spivey- Vice President spivey.shau@students.uwlax.edu    
   
BSU
(Black Student Unity)
De Andre Taylor
taylor.dean@students.uwlax.edu
Barbara Martin-Stanley martin-s.barb@uwlax.edu

Dejia Young - Vice President

young.deji@students.uwlax.edu
HOPE
(Hmong Organization Promoting Education)
Xao Lor lor.xao@students.uwlax.edu
Lynette Lo lo.lyne@uwlax.edu
Jessica Thill
thill.jess@uwlax.edu

      Xiong Vang vang.xio2@uwlax.edu
LASO
(Latin American Student Organization)
Ibrahim Baalbaki
baablki.ibra@students.uwlax.edu
Connie Vanderhyden
vanderhy.cons@uwlax.edu
NASA
(Native American Student Organization)
Dan Beams
beams.dani@students.uwlax.edu
Guy Wolf wolf.guy@uwlax.edu
Sharon Scherwitz scherwit.shar@uwlax.edu
  Elyse Mc Crary mccrary.elys@students.uwlax.edu  
SASO
(South Asian Student Organization)
Amena Khandker

khandker.amen@uwlax.edu

Vinisha Bhatia bhatia.vani@students.uwlax.edu
Ramani Kutty kutty.rama@students.uwlax.edu

Further information can be found at:  What is MSS?