Multicultural Student Affairs

Black Cultural Center

Mission

For over thirty years, the Black Cultural Center (BCC) has served as a foundation for African American cultural identity, education and understanding between diverse communities at ISU and the Ames Community at large. The BCC is a "home away from home" for African American students and a place of hospitality for all members of the Ames and ISU community.

Reserve the BCC for FREE!

As valuable members of our ISU and Ames communities, we encourage you to reserve and use the Black Cultural Center for all of your events, activities or meetings. To reserve the BCC, please send your request to omsa@iastate.edu. After receiving your request, we will send you an email confirmation for your reservation with details about the use and any cost. At the time of the event, a pre- and post-checklist of the house needing your review and signature will be completed.

Thank you for using the Black Cultural Center! Please let us know if you have any other questions.

BCC Executive Board

For information about the BCC Executive Board and its members, please contact Dr. George A. Jackson, Assistant Dean, Graduate College, Iowa State University at 515.294.1386.

BCC Student Programming Board

The BCC Student Programming Board meets regularly and is open to all students, faculty, and staff of Iowa State University. The membership includes representatives from the ISU Black Student Alliance and other interested student organizations and groups. Duties of the Programming Board include:

Become a Member of the Programming Board

Applications for the BCC student Programming Board are available at the following locations:

Please leave completed applications in available drop boxes at the Black Cultural Center and Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.