Multicultural Center Funds

Total funds:  4

Danny Mathews Memorial Scholarship

The Danny Mathews Memorial Scholarship is being established to honor the memory and legacy of Danny Mathews. The goal of the Danny Mathews Memorial Scholarship is to recognize members of the Illinois State Community who seek to make transformative change on-campus or in the community for LGBTQIA+/Queer people through civic engagement and social justice work.

Darren J. and Kirsten D. Clerkin Endowed Scholarship

The purpose of the Darren and Kirsten Clerkin Endowed Fund is to provide a scholarship for students that are active participants or members in a Multicultural Student Organization, multicultural Greek organizations, or a similar registered student organization that aims to help students create community around a common racial, ethnic, or cultural identity.

Multicultural Center Enhancement Fund

The Multicultural Center Enhancement Fund supports the activities, programs and operations associated with the Multicultural Center at Illinois State University. The Illinois State University Multicultural Center seeks to equip students to value intersecting identities and commit to enacting a culture of antiracism equity and justice. Through critical programs, services, and scholarship the Center will foster and affirming campus environment where students can flourish in their intersecting identities and center historically minoritized/marginalized communities while amplifying their voices and experiences.

Dr. Andre McKenzie Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholarship

Dr. Andre McKenzie '77, '79 believes in the importance and extreme value of advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) efforts at Illinois State University and created his scholarship to award a student who also believes in this mission.