{"id":2591,"date":"2021-05-17T11:43:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T18:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/?page_id=2591"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:27:01","slug":"multicultural-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Multicultural Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h2 class=\"card-header\">Our Mission<\/h2><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Multicultural Services fosters a sense of community and belonging, offering welcoming and explorative spaces where we celebrate and empower students from all races, ethnicities, cultures, genders, and sexualities to explore their identities, develop self-efficacy, and achieve their goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-warning\"><h2 class=\"card-header\">Multicultural Services Programs<\/h2><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapsibles accordion\" id=\"accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-primary text-bg-primary\n\t\t text-white\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_a85fa2b0-7b5e-478d-a684-b5991618d588\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed text-white\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_a85fa2b0-7b5e-478d-a684-b5991618d588\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_a85fa2b0-7b5e-478d-a684-b5991618d588\">Puente Program<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_a85fa2b0-7b5e-478d-a684-b5991618d588\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_a85fa2b0-7b5e-478d-a684-b5991618d588\" data-parent=\"#accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\"><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Are you interested in joining one of our affinity-based student empowerment programs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Puente has an emphasis on Latinx students, helping students achieve their academic and career goals through culturally relevant coursework, intensive advising, and mentorship, with the goal of having students return and be mentors to future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-info btn-block  \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/puente\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Learn more about Puente<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-default text-bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_bb55202c-275d-4c89-a9c8-d48e9a81fd6c\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_bb55202c-275d-4c89-a9c8-d48e9a81fd6c\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_bb55202c-275d-4c89-a9c8-d48e9a81fd6c\">Umoja Scholars Program<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_bb55202c-275d-4c89-a9c8-d48e9a81fd6c\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_bb55202c-275d-4c89-a9c8-d48e9a81fd6c\" data-parent=\"#accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\"><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Umoja Scholars Program is a supportive learning community and critical resource dedicated to enhancing the cultural and educational experiences of Black, African American, and other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-warning btn-block  \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/umoja\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Learn more about Umoja<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-primary text-bg-primary\n\t\t text-white\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_059e4199-c090-4b2b-8b1f-8243d3dffe13\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed text-white\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_059e4199-c090-4b2b-8b1f-8243d3dffe13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_059e4199-c090-4b2b-8b1f-8243d3dffe13\">Queer &amp; Trans Resource Center<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_059e4199-c090-4b2b-8b1f-8243d3dffe13\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_059e4199-c090-4b2b-8b1f-8243d3dffe13\" data-parent=\"#accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\"><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Queer &amp; Trans Resource Center (QTRC) fosters a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment at Bellevue College for students, staff, and faculty of all identities across the gender, sexual, and romantic spectrums. We provide resources, programming, and events that center intersectionality, cultivate queer kinship, and empower students toward success in both their personal development and academic goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-success btn-block  \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/lgbtq\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Learn more about the QTRC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse card bg-default text-bg-default\"><div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading_323c1842-2f18-4866-ac5e-11dd7b6acf8f\"><h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_323c1842-2f18-4866-ac5e-11dd7b6acf8f\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_323c1842-2f18-4866-ac5e-11dd7b6acf8f\">Student Affinity Coordinators<\/button><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"collapse_323c1842-2f18-4866-ac5e-11dd7b6acf8f\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_323c1842-2f18-4866-ac5e-11dd7b6acf8f\" data-parent=\"#accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_88bea8e0-3d83-48ef-8eb3-60063d38dffb\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Bellevue College&#8217;s <em>Student Affinity Coordinators<\/em> are student leaders working in Multicultural Services, Student Engagement, and the Veterans Resource Center who create events, programs, and resources for their peers to celebrate culture and heritage, promote identity development, raise awareness, and build community for their respective affinity groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/student-affinity-coordinators\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Learn more about the Student Affinity Coordinators<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MCS Events and Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about upcoming events!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Mission Multicultural Services fosters a sense of community and belonging, offering welcoming and explorative spaces where we celebrate and empower students from all races, ethnicities, cultures, genders, and sexualities to explore their identities, develop self-efficacy, and achieve their goals. Multicultural Services Programs Puente Program Are you interested in joining one of our affinity-based student <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/\">...more about Multicultural Services<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3287,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2591","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3287"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5375,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2591\/revisions\/5375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}