2018-2019 JHU OMA Annual Report 2019 OMA Annual Report_Unabridged

15 Successes Overall, the office experienced many successes that have helped move our 2020 agenda into the next phase of our development. Below are a few bulleted items around our key success. • Heritage 365 Cultural Celebrations: Year-Long programs of Black, Latinx, Asian Pacific, and Indigenous identities. • Multicultural Leadership Institute: Leadership retreat for emerging leaders (First-Years and Sophomores) • Over 100 OMA programs with high attendance (most programs were at room capacity) • Multicultural Leadership Council: Cultural Advisory Board continues to support the retention, leadership, and affinity of cultural groups and organizations. • Cross-departmental collaborations: Over 30 offices and department • Culturescape/Cultureshow celebrations • Mentoring Assistance Peer Program: The return of the program to OMA has helped to continue supporting URMs as an affinity/immersion to Hopkins. It will be celebrating its 25 th anniversary next year. • Launched the MOSAIC Podcast series: This project supports students providing interviews and viewpoints that surround identity. The first episodes surrounded around the topic of undergraduate multicultural women in leadership positions. Challenges • Vacancy of Assistant Director for Diversity Education/Resignation of previous employee • Finding support/funding for new projects and initiatives; operational monies for AD for Leadership and Diversity Education • Demographics statistics: Getting ethnicity/race specific, coupled with other identities • Recruitment for the new SEED team: Previous year did not yield larger membership • Consistent assessments and evaluations across our signature programs and events • Large output/Increased attendance: possible professional burnout • Student organization advisor: Recruitment of staff and faculty is a challenge

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