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Diverse Student Organizations
African American Studies Club
The purpose of the African American Studies Club is to promote the relevance of the cultural and historical significance of the African Diaspora to the individual student and the UWO community.
Advisor: Dr. Alphonso Simpson, Jr.
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African Student Union
The African Students Organization celebrates and promotes African cultures, traditions, and contributions while fostering community among its members. The club aims to create a welcoming environment for African students and those interested in learning about Africa, providing opportunities for cultural exchange, social interaction, and academic support.
Through various events and activities, the organization seeks to highlight the richness of African heritage, including language, music, dance, art, and food. It organizes cultural nights, workshops, guest speaker events, and discussions on relevant social and political issues affecting African communities locally and globally.
Advisor: Alicia Stuedemann
Association for Diversity in Healthcare
The Association for Diversity in Healthcare aims to provide opportunities and exposure to undergraduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds in biomedical science and healthcare.
Advisor: Dr. Maria Graf
Black Student Union (BSU)
The Black Student Union (BSU) aims to create a positive African American voice on campus and in the community. BSU focuses on the educational advancement of all students while encouraging cultural awareness, current issues, leadership development, and building a strong alliance with organizations and resources on campus. BSU addresses the advancement of students through cultural, educational, and civic activities. BSU develops and encourages students to participate in all events to build students’ sense of ownership, worth, and belongingness to the organization. The overall goal of BSU is to strengthen and motivate one another through cultural and academic activities.
Advisor: Wendell Ray
Club Nippon
The purpose of Club Nippon is to help people understand Japanese culture. We do this through fun activities to experience the culture directly, while our informed executive board member can explain the activities in more detail. We aim to inform our members of authentic Japanese culture to dispel stereotypes and spread understanding and diversity. Therefore, bridges and connections between UW-Oshkosh students and Japanese students should be built, and UW-Oshkosh should be made a more culturally understanding campus. It is open to all students interested in learning about Japanese culture or language, but it is not a language club, so speaking Japanese is not required.
Co-Advisors: Dr. Yoshiro Hanai & Shoko Hanai
Divine Voices of The Valley Gospel Choir
The Divine Voices of the Valley Gospel Choir welcomes all students of all races, ethnicities, and faith backgrounds who want to explore and enhance their spirituality through gospel music and praise singing. Founded in Fall 2019, the choir is an inspirational and performance-oriented choir/recruitment tool open to anyone wanting to join. We also invite anyone from the Fox Valley Region/Oshkosh community to join us in rehearsals, and if they would like to perform with us, we are open and welcoming! No audition is needed. We believe that there is no required level of musical ability to praise God through singing, experiencing, and appreciating gospel music.
Advisor: Dr. Alphonso Simpson, Jr.
First-Gen College Student Organization
The UWO Tri-Alpha First-Generation College Student Organization’s objective is to celebrate first-generation college students on our campus.
Advisor: Cordelia Bowlus
Hmong Student Union (HSU)
The Hmong Student Union (HSU) is a student organization that promotes educational, social, and cultural values at UW Oshkosh and in the community. HSU offers various academic and artistic activities focused on the Hmong culture and provides opportunities for students to interact with other students & campus community and gain leadership and personal development skills. What can I gain from being part of HSU? Learn responsibility, teamwork, and leadership skills. Explore the richness of the Hmong culture. Receive academic and social support. Make new friends!
Advisor: Kaonue Xiong
HOPE (Helping Others Perceive Equality)
HOPE has been a recognized student group at UW Oshkosh since 1998. HOPE is an educational, advocacy, and support organization for gender, sexual, romantically, and spiritually diverse LGBTQIA+ students and advocates. Each year, we host events for Coming OUT week, Transgender Awareness Day, and our UWO Drag Show. HOPE strives to encourage and empower students while providing a social environment for the LGBTQIA+ population at UW Oshkosh and the surrounding community.
Advisor: Miranda Garske
Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT)
Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT) is a Black and Brown-led independent nonprofit. Founded in 2017, LIT organizes young people to build independent political power for social, racial, and economic justice. We engage in values-based issues and electoral organizing, direct action, public policy advocacy, and leadership development. Young Black and Brown people have long been on the receiving end of policies that harm our communities. To create a more just, democratic world, we must center our voices. Our organization effectively builds progressive grassroots political power using a two-pronged strategy – fostering the resilience and excellence of youth of color and engaging youth in a spectrum of year-round civic engagement. We invest in base building, leadership development, training, and a relational organizing model to build power to affect change in Milwaukee and all of Wisconsin. We win when we empower young people to own and drive the work towards justice.
Advisor: Crystal Egbo
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International Students Association (ISA)
The International Student Association (ISA) is a student-led organization open to everyone interested in learning and interacting with different nations and cultural backgrounds. ISA plans and coordinates various programs to enrich students’ lives and enhance international understanding and friendships amongst the campus as a whole. ISA promotes awareness and understanding of the international student community at UWO.
Advisor: Raiden Montero
Inter-Tribal Student Council (ITSC)
The Intertribal Student Council (ITSC) serves as a space for Indigenous students and allies to unite in community, laugh, learn, and support one another. ITSC is one program on campus that promotes education and cultural understanding of Indigenous topics and issues through involvement in social activities, academics, and community outreach. We provide Indigenous-centered events for both the Native and non-native campus communities, raising the visibility of Indigenous peoples. We engage and contribute to the ever-changing landscape in policies, language, and systems in place, advocating for inclusivity and an inter-tribal community rooted in Indigenous voices and teachings. We create opportunities to learn more about our identities in community, and ultimately provide time and space to be whatever we want as an organization, year to year, cohort to cohort.
Advisor: Dr. Heidi Nicholls
Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC Board)
The Multicultural Student Coalition strives to promote student leadership and success by fostering a passion for diversity in our community, offering and promoting various cultural experiences, and serving as a platform and voice for multicultural issues.
Co-Advisors: Mai Lee & Mary Soto
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NAACP Youth & College
The NAACP college chapter at UWO promotes social justice, civil rights, and equality for all students on campus and in the broader community. Our chapter will focus on raising awareness about issues affecting marginalized groups, facilitating discussions on relevant topics, and advocating for policy changes that support equity and inclusion. We aim to provide a platform for students to engage in activism, participate in community service projects, and organize events that foster cultural understanding and dialogue. By creating a supportive and inclusive environment, we hope to empower students to take an active role in addressing social injustices and to inspire them to become lifelong advocates for change.
Advisor: Byron Adams
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Student Organization of Latinos (SOL)
Student Organization of Latinos serves to promote student leadership and success by planning social and cultural events about issues concerning Latinos.
Co-Advisors: Esmeralda Delgado & Dr. Maria Graff
The Impact Movement
Impact is a campus ministry geared towards black students and open to all who want to come. We love to build community on campus while growing your faith and developing leadership skills.
Advisor: Dr. Alphonso Simpson, Jr.
Women’s Advocacy Council (WAC)
The Women’s Advocacy Council (WAC) is a student group on campus dedicated to feminist activism. WAC’s mission is to incite University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (UWO) students to become politically and socially active in creating gender equity. WAC is a trans-inclusive group that centers intersectional feminism and is open to all genders.
Co-Advisors: Eliza Farrow & Lariisa Stewart
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