Multicultural Student Services - Old Dominion University

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The Hugo A. Owens African American Cultural Center was established in 1991 to assist academic and non-academic units in meeting the challenges of service delivery to Black students. The Cultural Center assumes broad responsibility for the creation of a supportive environment that promotes the students' full participation in academic and extra-curricular activities at Old Dominion University.

Website: http://studentservices.odu.edu/aacc

Supported Programs

Black History Month Black History month kicks off in February. In the past there have been a Black Inventors exhibit. The ODU NAACP Image Awards have featured Danny Glover and Jasmine Guy. Black history month also features many events put on by Old Dominion University's Pan Hellenic Council. Noted guest speakers include author Sister Souljah, author of the best selling book No Disrespect. Read more

Umoja Conference
House Party
Mini Black Male Summit
Mini Sisterhood Symposium

Related Student Organizations

African Caribbean Association
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Black Student Alliance
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Ebony Impact Gospel Choir
Minds About Progress
NAACP
National Pan-Hellenic Council
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Omega Psi Phi, Inc.
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Adinkra Symbology: "Gye Nyame"

From the Akan aphorism: Abode santann yi firi tete; obi nte ase a onim ne ahyease, na obi ntena ase nkosi ne awie, GYE NYAME.

Literal translation: This great panorama of creation dates back to time immemorial; no one lives who saw its beginning and no one will live to see its end, EXCEPT GOD.

The symbol reflects the Akan belief of a SUPREME BEING, the CREATOR who they refer to by various names - e.g., OBOADEE, NYAME, ONYANKOPON TWEREAMPON.

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