Marshall Magazine Summer 2022

“ My hope is that all of our students will come together in this newly designed space to build bridges and relationships with people from all walks of life .”

eight computers, which students can use free of charge. The World Learning andResourceCenter holds a library full of books andmovies on diverse cultures and can seat up to 30 for larger meetings. Downstairs is the prayer and meditation room and the World Boutique, which offers clothing, shoes and toiletries for all students. “The prayer and meditation room is the most used space in the building,” said Shaunte Polk, director of Intercultural and International Students. “It’s im portant to note that this center is for everyone on campus, and not just for specific groups. For example, our new World Café is where the entire university population is en couraged to come to have snacks or lunch while meeting and learning from the broadly diverse student body at Marshall.”

— Vice President Maurice Cooley Intercultural and Student Affairs

Services. Each room is appropriately decorated with graphic wall designs by Paris Signs. Wall computers con nect to table stations for student meetings. The computer lab holds

First there was one room in the Memorial Student Center that served as the Center for African American Students. Eventually it served all minority student groups. Then a space for LGBTQ+ students was added in the basement. Today, Cooley said, Marshall has some 200 clubs representing student organi zations from all over the world. As such, a much larger place to gather was desperately needed. Now, the Intercultural Center will house them all. Located on campus in the East Hall, it will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, and meetings can be scheduled on weekends. While the building encompasses about 6,000 square feet, not all of it is occupied by the Intercultural Center. It shares the first f loor with Marshall’s Center for Student Success, and a large space on the lower f loor houses the English Language Institute. The Intercultural Center’s spaces include beautifully appointed meet ing, learning and lounging rooms for the Center for African American Students, the LGBTQ+ office and the Office of International Student

The Intercultural Center’s spaces include beautifully appointed meeting, learning and lounging rooms. Each is appropriately decorated with graphic wall designs by Paris Signs.

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