Black/African American Cultural Center

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Greetings and Welcome!

Whether you are a current or prospective student, an alumnus, parent, faculty, staff or a good friend of Colorado State University we thank you for visiting the Black/African American Cultural Center's website!

The Black/African American Cultural Center is one of the seven Student Diversity Programs & Services offices that provide academic, cultural, personal and social support.

BSS LogoThe Black/African American Cultural Center assists African American students with their transitions to Colorado State University and throughout their academic careers by providing support and encouragement for their academic, professional, cultural, and personal development. We strive to provide a family-like support system made up of faculty, staff and student organizations that help students succeed.

The Office has as one of its foremost goals to enhance students’ knowledge of the culture, history, heritage and traditions that are unique to the African American experience.

United Men of Color There are several student organizations here at Colorado State University available to African American students which offer volunteer, leadership, academic, social support and networking opportunities.  These include Africans United (AU), Black Definition, Black Graduate Student and Professional Association (BGSPA), Black Student Alliance (BSA), National Society of Black Engineers and Scientists (NSBE), United Men of Color (UMC), United Women of Color (UWC), Sisters in the Community, and Voices of Unity Gospel Choir.  Read more...

Message from new Director - Bruce Smith

Dear BAACC Community,
     
I would like to take this time to introduce myself to each of you. My name is Bruce Smith and I am the new Director of the Black/African American Cultural Center (that’s a mouthful) here at CSU. I am very excited about the opportunity to assist you in your endeavors to thrive and achieve as students and community members at CSU. I feel that it is a great privilege to follow in the footsteps of the Directors who preceded me and will do my best to honor each of their accomplishments and innovations.
 
Each member of the staff here at the Center is committed to contributing to the success of CSU’s students of African descent, and we are in the process of planning a variety of programs and events that will contribute to student unity, empowerment, and engagement. The Black Student Services programs that many of you are familiar with will continue, and the invaluable leadership provided by Marcus Elliott, Bridgette Johnson, and Freda Whaley also remains a constant.
 
We are currently planning our Ram Welcome activities and will have more detailed information about the events for that week soon. I am also very excited to be participating in my very first Black Student Retreat during the weekend of August 29th and 30th and am anxious to begin building strong and meaningful relationships with each of you. 
 
I look forward to working with CSU’s Black community and invite you to visit the Center when you get the chance. If you have any ideas you’d like to share, please let me know.
 
--Bruce Smith

 

 

Welcome to our Website!

We hope that your visit to our website will entice you to stop by our office and meet us personally! We guarantee you will be greeted with a smile! Our academic year office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm and during the summer we are open from 7:30 am-4:30 pm.

Have a wonderful day and remember: GO RAMS!