MULTI-ETHNIC PROGRAMS
Diversity means celebrating, respecting, and engaging all people in our community. ASSP is committed to activities that represent the unique cultural perspectives of our SPU family.
What is MEP?
Multi-Ethnic Programs exists to celebrate diverse cultural backgrounds and racial identities, educate students’ thoughts and actions, collaborate among different multicultural groups, advocate for equity, and co-create spaces where all students can live authentically, flourish in community, and feel represented.
MEP is staffed with 1 Program Coordinator, 1 Officer, and 4 student coordinators that help bring the vision of MEP to student life and campus activities. MEP also collaborates with the Intercultural Clubs to help bring the fullness of their voice to campus.
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Our commitment to diversity takes seriously our University's Christian heritage, which affirms the following:
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All people are created in the image of God (Genesis 1).
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Our differences in ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status do not compromise our unifying identity as followers of Christ (Galatians 3:28).
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One positive result of our relationship with God is the desire (and mandate) to be visibly reconciled with the world, which includes our
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relationship with people of different cultures and ethnicities (2 Corinthians 5:16-21).
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As such, we strongly believe that cultural and ethnic diversity is a beautiful thing to be both celebrated and respected as an expression of our love for God. Additionally, diversity is something we all have a stake in, because we each have something to add to the conversation and will all be enriched by joining the discussion.