Enji-maawnjiding (Place of Gathering)

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Our programming, founded in Anishinaabek values, is guided by the Mission and Values of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) to provide our Indigenous-identifying students with the space and place to learn, grow, prosper, and thrive utilizing the GV community and our local Indigenous community for support. We bring together caring faculty and staff to meet our students where they are, using culturally honoring perspectives. Embracing the foundational teachings of the Anishinaabe people, including our Medicine Wheel teachings and our Niizhwaaswi Gmishoomisnaa Kinoomaagewinan (7 Grandfather Teachings), students find academic support, professional and personal mentorship, while discovering their place and responsibilities to the world around them.

Since our Indigenous students are already leaders when they arrive to campus, our Mno’Chigewin programming is designed to enhance our students’ gifts and talents for academic success and professional connections. We build upon our foundational teachings for greater success in finding their purpose and connecting them to our local Indigenous community leaders for professional mentorship and opportunities to work in and with community.

*Enji-maawnjiding is open to all GVSU students.