About Us!
Welcome to the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center at Mississippi State University.
Formerly known as the Office of Minority Affairs the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center strives to enhance the college experience
of culturally diverse students at Mississippi State University. Since its beginning in 1979 as the Office of Minority Affairs,
the Center has been an important part of university life. Many students who interact with the center consider it to be a
"home away from home". In 1991, The Holmes Cultural Diversity Center was dedicated to Dr. Richard E. Holmes, the first African
American alumnus of Mississippi State University
Our Staff
- E. Maria White
Interim Director
emw1@saffairs.msstate.edu - Ms. Shaz Akram
International Student Program Coordinator
sakram@iso.msstate.edu. - Mari Shurden
Executive Secretary
MShurden@saffairs.msstate.edu
- Jerri Bishop
Administrative Secretary
JBishop@saffairs.msstate.edu - Robert Pitts
Graduate Assistant
rp134@msstate.edu - Jeong Eun Park
Student
jep109@msstate.edu - Leonia Fowler
Graduate Assistant
ldf29@msstate.edu
Mailing Address:
The Holmes Cultural Diversity Center
Post Office Box 9503
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
Telephone: 662.325.2033
Fax: 662.325.4626
Physical Address:
198 Lee Blvd.
Suite 220
Colvard Student Union
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