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Student Affairs and Services
Lee June, Ph.D., Vice President and Associate Provost

Specific giving opportunities within Student Affairs and Services in need of your support:

• The Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost: The Spartan Experience Fund AB10222
  The office of the Vice President and Associate Provost is working to establish a new endowment to provide important funding that will be dedicated to supporting new initiatives and programs designed by Student Services to enhance the quality of life for the MSU community.
  
• Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Resource Center: Support for Programmatic Enhancements AB10081
  The LBGT Resource Center is working to raise $10,000 to provide unrestricted support with impact focusing on enhancement of office center functions. Gifts to this fund will support the following initiatives: Safe Zone and Ally Activation Programming, LBGT Panel Discussion Program Support, Resource Development for LBGT Center (videos, magazines, books), Lavender Reception Event (student leader and graduates recognition event), Leadership Development Support (conference attendance and major speakers), Support for the new Facilities and Space Expansion. To learn more about the LBGT Resource Center please visit http://lbgtrc.msu.edu or make a gift today online to support the center.
  
• Migrant Student Services: Continuing Education Scholarship Fund AB100102
  The goal for this project is to raise $250,000 to support migrant students who successfully complete their freshmen year. This is a renewable scholarship for students and will provide critical funding to help them continue to earn their college degree. To learn more about Migrant Student Services please visit http://lbgtrc.msu.eduhttp://mss.msu.edu or make a gift today online to support the project.
  
• Multicultural Center: Support for Programmatic Enhancements AB100522
  The Multicultural Center is working to raise $10,000 to support general programmatic enhancements. Opened in 1999, MSU's Multicultural Center is located in the MSU Union and is a resource for all students at MSU. The center offers students space for student group meetings and programs, computers and resource materials including racially/ethnically-themed files, books and publications. In addition the center hosts the offices of the Coalition of Racial Ethnic Students (CORES) student groups which include the Asian Pacific American Student Organization, Black Student Alliance, Culturas de la Raxus Unidas, and the North American Indian Student Organization. To learn more about MSU's Multicultural Center please visit http://mcc.msu.edu/ or make a gift today online to support the center.
  
• The Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions: The Intersections Fund AB1005
  The Intersections Fund supports creative and innovative initiatives that cultivate cooperation among different cultural student communities. Examples of programs include our Prelude to a Pow Wow, where Native American students teach non-Natives about the meaning of a Pow Wow; the Dine with a Scholar program, where small groups of students dine and interact with selected faculty to learn more of each other on a personal basis and seek guidance on how to integrate more fully in the academic offerings of MSU; and, our Spartan Remix program that brings together students-of-color, LGBT-identified students, international students, and majority students for an evening of activities and cultural programs that set the stage for "student intersections" throughout the year. The Intersections Fund provides unrestricted programmatic support to these and similarly focused programs. To learn more about MSU's Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions please visit http://oresa.msu.edu/ or make a gift today online to support the center.
  
• The Office of Supportive Services: The Academy AB29
  The Academy is designed to incorporate a rigorous academic summer residential program, that cultivates a diverse, living - learning experience, within which, students will be motivated to engage actively, and thrive at Michigan State University. Collaborate with the Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions (OCAT) with the goal to equip students with appropriate skills and level of engagement for a successful transition to the university. The Academy, an intensive 7 week summer academic preparation and college transition bridge program, is designed to prepare students to sustain satisfactory, progressive enrollment toward the attainment of a baccalaureate degree. To learn more about MSU's Office of Supportive Services please visit http://oss.msu.edu/ or make a gift today online to support the project.
  
• Safe Place Domestic Violence Program and Shelter: The Advocacy Assistance Fund AB430
  The Advocacy Assistance Fund provides MSU students dealing with domestic violence or stalking, to assist with advocacy assistance costs associated with safety planning as well as provide educational assistance for those attending MSU. Victims of sexual assault and/or relationship violence will receive the assistance they need to overcome their situation and continue their studies. To learn more about MSU Safe Place please visit https://www.msu.edu/unit/safe/ or make a gift today online to support the project.
  
• Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities: Samaritan Scholars Endowment AB11311
  The first scholarship for MSU undergraduates with disabilities, the scholarship supports sophomores, juniors and seniors with disabilities. In order to reach the long-term total of $300,000 to support the scholarships, this fund currently needs to raise an additional $15,000 in order to produce five $3K scholarships annually. To learn more about the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities please visit http://www.rcpd.msu.edu/ or make a gift today online to support the project.
  
• The Stern Tutoring and Alternative Techniques for Education (STATE) AB116
  The STATE program helps MSU students with learning disabilities by providing a structured environment, effective learning strategies, academic tutoring and other forms of academic support. Beyond traditional accommodation concepts, STATE provides new disability-specific instructional, tutorial, and peer-mentoring components. The goal is to raise $75,000 to provide unlimited tutoring to all students in the program. To learn more about the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities please visit http://www.rcpd.msu.edu/ or make a gift today online to support the project
  
• The Tower Guard Scholarship AB1164
  The scholarship supports students who are in the Tower Guard Society who demonstrate outstanding services to the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities. To learn more about the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities please visit http://www.rcpd.msu.edu/ or make a gift today online to support the project.
  
• Upward Bound: Field Trip Funding For Pre-College Youth AB530
  Michigan State's Upward Bound pre-college program is working to raise $15,000 to provide support to enhance field trip experiences for the Lansing Area high school students participating in the Upward Bound program. Examples of trips donations to this fund will support are: Detroit Science Center, College Visits, Wharton Center Theater Productions and Service-Learning projects. To learn more about MSU's Upward Bound Program please visit http://upwardbound.msu.edu or make a gift today online to support the project.
  

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