Multicultural Student Leadership and Empowerment
Welcome to Multicultural Student Leadership and Empowerment! Our mission is to encourage student learning through the co-curricular and foster an inclusive campus environment. With a commitment to increasing cross-cultural awareness and competency, we support students and student organizations in their efforts to offer a wide variety of programs and initiatives that explore both the shared and unique experiences, histories, and heritages of our diverse community. We do this through supporting more than 150 student organizations, advising key programs and organizations, promoting peer to peer mentorship, and advocacy. If you are interested in supporting our efforts or wish to join our diverse multicultural student organizations please contact us at msle@cornell.edu and we can help you get connected.
OUR VALUES:
Advocacy, community building, diversity, empowerment, identity and leadership development.
Multicultural Student Leadership and Empowerment
To be registered as a Multicultural Student Leadership and Empowerment organization your organization's mission and cornerstone events must align with our work to strive towards social, cultural, and educational equity for all students on campus. Follow us on social media to stay updated!
Information for Funding & Accessing Transformative Experiences
Cornell provides many opportunities for undergraduate students to earn funding to finance transformative experiences. Some funding opportunities within the resource below are specific to a certain program and college/school, while others are open to any student. This resource is meant to serve as a beginning to your search process. Learn more about information for funding Transformative Experiences.
MSLE has also compiled a list of organizations, companies, and government agencies offering internships and other opportunities designed to provide access to transformative experiences. Some opportunities listed in this resource are broad, while others are discipline-specific. For example, the resource includes experiences such as STEM summer research programs; internships within fields such as human rights, public policy, business and finance; and information for funding study abroad programs. Learn more about these Transformative Experiences.
In addition to these resources, please review Experience Cornell and the Career Services websites.
*Note: You may come across an opportunity that is not listed within the resource, and in that case, please feel free to email msle@cornell.edu and it will be added. Both documents will be updated on a regular basis. Students are encouraged to review them frequently.