The Office of the Associate Vice President for Pre-Collegiate Initiatives and Academic Support

The Office of the Associate Vice President for Pre-Collegiate Initiatives and Academic Support, formerly known as the Office of the Associate Vice President Academic Support and Diversity, was established in 1998 to further enhance student success and to create a climate that promotes cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity. In addition to advocating for students, our staff coordinates a broad range of programs and services for students. Within the Office of Pre-Collegiate Initiatives and Academic Support, the associate vice president and the directors lead a team of professionals responsible for a wide variety of academic support services primarily for undergraduate students. We work to assure that student needs are met and all students are successful.

UNITS:

• Groups Student Support Services Program
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#gsssp
  The Groups Program supports, retains, and increases the graduation rates of first-generation, low-income, and disabled students by helping them adjust to university life.
  Maxwell Hall 200, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 855-0507 groups@indiana.edu
• Herman C. Hudson & James P. Holland Scholars Program
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#mapmassp
  The Hudson & Holland Scholars Program provides financial and educational support to academically talented undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented minority populations at IU Bloomington. HHSP focuses specifically on students pursuing degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
  Memorial Hall West 003, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 855-7853 hhsp@indiana.edu
• Intercollegiate Student Development and Compliance

The Office of the Associate Vice President for Climate and Administration

UNITS:

• Multicultural Initiatives
  www.indiana.edu/%7Eaaai/index.html
  This office serves as the primary advocate for students of color and works to ensure their needs are acknowledged, understood, and met at Indiana University. The office takes an active role in facilitating the academic life of students of color, promoting an environment for celebrating and sustaining the cultural heritage of various groups and developing programming on diversity issues.
  Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 855-9501 csykes@indiana.edu



Units include:

• African American Arts Institute
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#aaai
  From spirituals and dances to soul, R&B, and contemporary gospel, the AAAI presents about 50 performances each year that promote and preserve cultures of the African diaspora.
  Neal-Marshall Center, Suite 310, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 855-9501 aaai@indiana.edu
• Asian Culture Center
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#acc
  More than 2,500 Asian and Asian Pacific American students attend IU. The Asian Culture Center provides a home for all IU students interested in Asian cultures. The center works to build an inclusive, supportive community that celebrates diversity.
  807 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 856-5361 acc@indiana.edu



• La Casa/Latino Cultural Center
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#lc_lcc
  La Casa was established in 1973 to create an environment where anyone in the Latino community can go to feel a sense of belonging. The center serves as a nucleus for learning about and celebrating Latina/o cultures.
  715 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 855-0174 lacasa@indiana.edu
• First Nations Educational & Cultural Center
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#fnecc
  This center is comprised of students, faculty members, staff, and community members concerned with American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian issues at Indiana University.
  Eigenmann Hall 601 & 602, 1900 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405
  (812) 855-4814 fnecc@indiana.edu
• Neal-Marshall African American Cultural Center
  www.indiana.edu/%7Enmbcc/
  This center offers a variety of programs and resources that promote African American culture and a sense of community among all African Americans on campus. It encourages respect for cultural differences and communication and collaboration among students of all ethnic backgrounds.
  Neal-Marshall Education Center, 275 N. Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 855-9271 aacc@indiana.edu



• Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library
  www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=75
  Featuring more than 5,000 volumes on African American history and culture, with an emphasis on the performing arts, the ACCC library is a valuable resource for all students.
  Neal Marshall Black Culture Center, A113, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 855-3237 dehollid@indiana.edu
• Diversity Education
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#div_edu
  This program promotes understanding and tolerance on campus through lectures, workshops, and panel discussions designed to help students, faculty, and staff make IU a better place for everyone.
  Neal-Marshall Center, 275 N. Jordan, Suite A231, Bloomington, Indiana 47405

College Readiness and Retention

www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#avcfas
The office's primary mission is to improve the performance of the Bloomington campus in retaining, educating, and graduating students, especially those from underrepresented and diverse populations. This office works to ensure the effectiveness of programs and services that are critical to student success.

UNITS:

• Academic Support Centers
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#asc
  These centers offer a wide range of free services, including tutoring, advising, workshops, review sessions and other academic support.
  Briscoe C148B, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 855-7016 ljrobins@indiana.edu
• Community and School Partnership Program
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#caspp
  This program provides middle and junior high school students and their families the information and guidance they need to prepare for college. Services include help with selecting college-prep courses, preparing for standardized tests, selecting a college, and applying for admission and financial aid.
  Neal Marshall-Center, 275 N. Jordan, Suite A227, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
  (812) 856-5935 cpartner@indiana.edu
• Office of Mentoring Services and Leadership Development
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#fase_mp
  This program provides faculty, staff, and peer mentors, and a variety of cultural and social activities. OMSLD students succeed academically and obtain the greatest possible benefits from the college experience.
  Eigenmann, Room 619, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
  (812) 855-3540 omsld@indiana.edu
• FASE
  This program provides faculty, staff, and peer mentors, and a variety of cultural and social activities.
  Eigenmann, Room 619, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
  (812) 855-3540 fase@indiana.edu
• Office of Strategic Mentoring
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#OSM
  This office is now part of Office of Mentoring Services and Leadership Development. Building on the success of the FASE Mentoring Program, OSM mentoring initiatives build working relationships between students and their peers, faculty, and staff from their academic department, school, or programs. Relationships between students, faculty, and staff are enhanced as mentoring resources are provided and systems are created to increase the numbers, retention, and graduation of underrepresented students in participating academic schools, departments, and campus programs.
  Eigenmann Hall # 619, 1900 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47406-7512
  (812) 856-1910



• 21st Century Scholars Program, IUB
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#iub21cs
  This program provides resource information that will assist 21st Century Scholars in their academic pursuits. Along with other partners in the Office of Mentoring Services and Leadership Development, we provide Scholars with access to programs and services ranging from academic tutoring and mentoring, to financial aid and career workshops.
  Eigenmann Hall # 603, 1900 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47406-7512
  (812) 856-1910
• 21st Century Scholars Program Regional
  www.indiana.edu/%7Easd/diversity/programs.html#iub21reg
  The 21st Century Scholars Regional Program office.
  Eigenmann Hall # 610, 1900 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47406-7512
  (812) 856-1576 or Toll Free: (800) 880-5213
• Office of Strategic Hiring and Support
  www.indiana.edu/%7Eshs/
  Indiana University is committed to building an exciting, diverse faculty, one that more closely resembles the demographics of the nation as a whole. This office is IU's focused initiative toward that goal, working to recruit, retain, and promote faculty of color as well as senior women.
  Memorial Hall West # 108, 1021 E. Third St., Bloomington, IN 47405-7005
  (812) 856-5477