Schoos is Heart of Multicultural Office
Area minority students recently had an opportunity to investigate what life as a college student would be like.
Ketwana Schoos is always busy, whether it’s setting up multicultural
programs, helping local charities, or
recently opening a new Multicultural Student Center to better serve
OSU-M students.
Considering others before herself, she noted, “I always believe in spreading social justice, and ‘doing’ for the community.”
In her short time at the campus, she has not only coordinated the programming for her office, but annually works on programs to celebrate cultural heritage months. She also mentors and teaches students, while maintaining an important open door policy.
Creating a gathering space for students has been a priority. “When I got here, I lobbied for a space for students to be able to relax and work with me,” said Schoos. The campus identified a space for her to create an office with an
associated work area for students to assist in developing programs.
Martin Luther King Day holds special emphasis each year, and this time Schoos coordinated an effort for
students, faculty and staff to participate in a volunteer project at Harmony House, a local homeless shelter.
Future
initiatives call for student workshops on time management, note taking, and other topics to help students improve their academic skills. Other plans call for a program to mentor first-year minority college students, continued participation in the Rotary STRIVE program to bring together college and high school students, and launching the Mansfield Legacy Scholars to help 7th graders of the city schools begin thinking about college.
Individuals who would like to
contact Schoos may reach her at
419-755-4110 or at schoos.2@osu.edu.
Special Technology Assists Professor
Scopas Poggo, OSU-M associate professor of African-American and African Studies, will be the subject of an article in This Ability magazine published quarterly by the Rehabilitation Service Commission.
Poggo has a vision-related disability requiring special equipment to read fine print and books. The Dean’s office, the office of Disability Services and the office of Information Technology worked jointly to provide the equipment used by Poggo to facilitate his teaching and research.