The Office of Ethnics Programs and Services embraces the ever-increasing diversity of the UC campus by providing quality programs and services that:

• Enhance the cultural, ethnic and racial awareness of the entire unviersity community
• Support the needs of students of color
• Build bridges between the university and the community

EPS encourages academic excellence, positive social interaction, cultural enrichment, student leadership development and community justice.

EPS values each and every contact with members of the university community and sees every interaction as an opportunity to encourage positive relationships.

EPS strives to actively promote the mission of the University by advancing the growth, matriculation, recruiting and retention of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American and Native American students.

EPS challenges all forms of systematic oppression that have historically inhibited the personal development of students of color attending predominantly white colleges and universities in America.

EPS provides a welcoming atmosphere where students can study, relax and experience a home away from home.

EPS assists in educating the university community through innovative programming that embodies customs and traditions of students of color.

EPS provides a receptive atmosphere where the university community can socially interact, intellectually engage and culturally connect.