On May 3, 91探花students, administrators and staff gathered to commemorate the opening of the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity鈥檚 that is on display in the North Lobby of Allen Library through June 13.
OMA&D collaborated with 91探花Libraries, as well as 91探花Professor Kristine Matthews and her design-firm Studio Matthews, to produce the display.
Titled 鈥淩evolution and Evolution,鈥� the display is designed to reflect five barriers to education that are thematically tied to the five demands that members of the Black Student Union issued to then- 91探花President Charles E. Odegaard in May of 1968.
The content featured within the structures represents how OMA&D has worked to break down these barriers and build up excellence on behalf of the 91探花community over the past 50 years.
To develop a design concept for the exhibit, Professor Matthews engaged students in her DESIGN 467 Exhibition and Installation Design class during the 2018 Winter Quarter. After learning about OMA&D鈥檚 history from founding BSU member Emile Pitre, students worked in teams of three or four to develop design concepts. The groups presented their work at the end of January and a final concept 鈥� named Tearing Down & Building Up 鈥� was selected to serve as the inspiration for the current design.
Offering remarks at the opening reception were Vice President for Minority Affairs & Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer Rickey Hall, 91探花Libraries Senior Associate Dean Cynthia Fugate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory STEM Education Director Evangelina Galvan Shreeve and 91探花Professor Kristine Matthews.
50th Anniversary Historical Display Opening
Photos by Erin Rowley