American Indian Resource Center

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The Mission of the American Indian Resource Center's (AIRC) is to play a leadership role in creating and maintaining a positive climate for racial/ethnic diversity at the University. In carrying out this mission the Center has focused on four components of diversity as outlined by Hurtado (1999). These components are: 1) Historical Legacy of Inclusion/Exclusion, 2) Structural Diversity, 3) Psychological Climate, and 4) Behavioral Dimensions.

AIRC offers a variety of support services that includes advising, counseling, advocacy, as well as leadership opportunities, and involvement in the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).

Finally, an important facet of the Center's mission is to develop a partnership with the indigenous people of the Central Coast, specifically the Amah Mutsun, the Esselen Nation, and Muwekma Ohlone. This partnership with the indigenous people of California will also extend to other Native communities, reservations, and rancherias as the Center continues to develop a program of community engagement.

For more information, including contact information and center hours, please visit: http://www2.ucsc.edu/airc/