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MSL espouses the idea that all
people's socioeconomic, geographic,
ethnic, religious, and educational
experiences and perspectives contribute
to the richness of the Villanova
community. We believe that
indiscriminate amiability can develop
through the interaction and
appreciation of community diversity,
not merely the tolerance of difference.
To this end, MSL embraces an
all-inclusive mindset, emphasizing
unitas as the foundational essence
with which to facilitate programming. In
doing this, we will attempt to guide
students in a manner fashioned to
promote the holistic development of the
entire individual. We advocate three
broad goals in order to effectively
partake of this primary mission.
First, is helping new members of the
community become fully acclimated and
prepared to partake of leadership
positions in our community here at
Villanova. In the summer, incoming
freshmen are given the opportunity to
attend our annual Building Bridges to
Success Retreat. Dozens of incoming
students are given the opportunity to
meet existing student leaders, faculty,
staff and administrative leaders in a
comfortable setting. During the
subsequent fall semester, these students
should be familiar with campus and any
additional tools that will aid
leadership potential.
Second, is fostering an authentic sense
of community among the many different
cultures and peoples on campus. Ethnic,
religious, racial, and lifestyle
varieties are encouraged to interact
with each other through the existing
Villanova community. As MSL, we support
the University's mission to become a
community committed to diversity,
regardless of social group or other
designations.
Our third goal is a commitment to
advocacy amongst our peers. Our
world is increasingly interconnected,
and an inevitable consequence of this
interconnectedness is the association of
once distant peoples with one another.
Helping to construct a community where
students can develop mutual respect and
understanding for one another, along
with a
diversity of ideas, with an emphasis on
unitas, will be the impetus for
progression for the Multicultural
Students League of Villanova University.
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