Unity House falls under leadership of Student Life Office
Thuy-Dzuong Nguyen
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: News
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Unity House staff and facilities will soon come under the umbrella of Student Life.
The goal is to involve the cultural diversity house in more Student Life activities, according to Raymond Reyes, associate mission vice president for intercultural relations.
The restructuring also involves the departure of Bob Bartlett, director of multicultural education.
"He has been like a second father to many of us, and it is sad to see him leaving," junior Stacie McAferty said in an online interview.
Intercultural relations will eliminate the multicultural director position and hire for two new positions. The pending job descriptions will include multicultural program development and grant writing.
Inclusion in the Student Life Office will connect Unity House with more resources and give it more visibility, Reyes said. This move applies only to the house, not other components of the Office of Intercultural Relations, according to Fr. Steve Hess, S.J., in the Office of Student Life.
Reyes said the merge is also related to long-term changes for on-campus students' Gonzaga experience. A University Student Center is planned to be built at or near the COG site, according to David Lindsay, director of student activities. Unity House services will likely move into the new building.
Unity House is currently under Intercultural Relations, which also works toward increasing admission and retention of students of color through pre-orientation, orientation, and scholarship programs such as Building Relationships In Diverse Gonzaga Environments (BRIDGE), Multicultural Encounters for Educational Transition (MEET) and the Academic Cultural Excellence scholarship program (ACE), which Bartlett administered.
"The University has come a long way," said Dr. James Perez, executive vice president for the Institute of Extended Learning for the Community Colleges of Spokane. Perez was a Gonzaga employee in the late 1980s and got involved in Gonzaga's efforts to increase racial and ethnic diversity.
Its hours of operation will at minimum remain the same, but administrative staff hope to expand its hours and services.
The goal is to involve the cultural diversity house in more Student Life activities, according to Raymond Reyes, associate mission vice president for intercultural relations.
The restructuring also involves the departure of Bob Bartlett, director of multicultural education.
"He has been like a second father to many of us, and it is sad to see him leaving," junior Stacie McAferty said in an online interview.
Intercultural relations will eliminate the multicultural director position and hire for two new positions. The pending job descriptions will include multicultural program development and grant writing.
Inclusion in the Student Life Office will connect Unity House with more resources and give it more visibility, Reyes said. This move applies only to the house, not other components of the Office of Intercultural Relations, according to Fr. Steve Hess, S.J., in the Office of Student Life.
Reyes said the merge is also related to long-term changes for on-campus students' Gonzaga experience. A University Student Center is planned to be built at or near the COG site, according to David Lindsay, director of student activities. Unity House services will likely move into the new building.
Unity House is currently under Intercultural Relations, which also works toward increasing admission and retention of students of color through pre-orientation, orientation, and scholarship programs such as Building Relationships In Diverse Gonzaga Environments (BRIDGE), Multicultural Encounters for Educational Transition (MEET) and the Academic Cultural Excellence scholarship program (ACE), which Bartlett administered.
"The University has come a long way," said Dr. James Perez, executive vice president for the Institute of Extended Learning for the Community Colleges of Spokane. Perez was a Gonzaga employee in the late 1980s and got involved in Gonzaga's efforts to increase racial and ethnic diversity.
Its hours of operation will at minimum remain the same, but administrative staff hope to expand its hours and services.