The mission of the Office of Multicultural Student Retention Services (OMSRS) is to provide essential resources, services, and programming to retain historically underrepresented minority students at Kennesaw State University.

The Office of Multicultural Student Retention Services facilitates academic success for minority students by offering the following services and resources:

• MAP/MRO
• Cultural Awareness & Resource Center
• KSU African American Male Initiative (KSUAAMI)
• Sources of Scholarship (S.O.S.)
• KSU P.E.O.P.L.E Mentoring Program
• Odyssey Peer Mentoring Program
• Making the Grade Workshop Series
• *NEW* Minority Student Welcome Seminar
• KSU Black History Celebration
• African American Student Alliance

OMSRS also provides indirect support to a variety of minority student organizations, and maintains liaison contact with the following KSU affiliated organizations:

• KSU Black Alumni Society
• The KSU Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• KSU Gospel Choir
• KSU Black MBA Student Association
• Mexican American Student Alliance

Overall Goals for Multicultural Student Retention Services

The following general goals are specific to the character and mission of the Office of Multicultural Student Retention Services:

• To encourage and increase student enrollment, academic success and matriculation through KSU by providing individualized services such as informal advising, referrals, mentoring, tutoring, and advocacy.
• To encourage and increase student enrollment, academic success and matriculation through KSU by providing co-curricular opportunities to students, which complement the KSU academic experience. Such opportunities include the Annual KSU Black History Celebration, MAP/MRO leadership conferences, academic success workshops, and hosting open-forum discussions on matters of social relevance.
• To assist students with identifying financial resources, including scholarships and employment, for the sake of covering academic related expenses.
• To develop and implement collaborative partnerships, on and off campus, that fosters necessary programs, activities and services for the OMSRS student constituents.
• To maintain contacts with various academic department advisors for the sake of referring students in need of formal academic advising and support.
• To provide ease in the acquisition of campus and community information for minority students through the provision of the Cultural Awareness and Resource Center.
• To consistently assess quality and effectiveness of our programs and services offered to students.