Diversity at OU
Native Americans
1990: Mission: Unity
Mission: Unity, consisting of students, staff, faculty, and alumni, is formed to facilitate cross-cultural discussions about race. Marc Allen Payne, a senior, is its founding president. The organization is later renamed Cross-roads. (11 July 1990 Board of Trustees minutes).
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2006: Native American Student Association
The OU Native American Student Association is founded to "increase awareness on campus about the culture and heritage of Native Americans". For more recent information, see Student Aspires to Work for Native American Rights.
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