Bi-annual Theme 2008-2010
Transformation...What's Your Story?
Think of a moment...
a moment in your time here at OSU...
or a moment anywhere, anytime in your life...
when your life changed...
when you learned something profound that changed everything for you...
a moment when you felt yourself shift more into who you are...
a time when you saw something or learned something that made you say, Aha! or Whoa...
It could be a fabulous moment...
or a quiet change...
It could be something difficult...
or something of great joy...
But whatever happened, you changed.
You moved more into alignment with yourself, your core, your soul, your heart...
You transformed.
How does individual transformation connect people?
What makes a person transform?
What makes a person change in a way that motivates this individual to go out and help others transform?
What makes a community transform?
How does individual transformation benefit the community? How does community transformation benefit the individual?
What makes the world transform?
How does individual and community transformation have an effect on a global level? Is global transformation always related to individual transformation?
What is the relationship between personal, community, and global transformation?
At the MCC, we seek collaborations that encourage active participation in positive, systemic change. How does a particular program reach out to the individual to create personal transformation that will inspire that individual to take action in communities and in the world overall?
Every two years, the Multicultural Center establishes a general programming theme that focuses the following two years' programs around a common concept.
The theme is meant to inspire broad-based interpretations within the MCC and its programming units and with university and community partners. Potential collaborators are encouraged to consider the theme from various cultural and personal perspectives that lead to spirited and creative examinations of the theme.
Interpreting the theme from diverse points of view is intended to enrich the broader community through social engagement and shared understandings. All community members are welcome to participate in all MCC programming.
In 2009 and 2010, please join the Multicultural Center in exploring Stories of Transformation.