Office of Minority Student Affairs

Since its formation in 1979, the mission for the Office of Minority Student Affairs' has been to provide support services - academic, personal, financial, and career - to underrepresented groups in the sciences, technology, and engineering professions. Underrepresented groups, as defined by Rensselaer, include African American, Latino, Native American, and HEOP students.

All support services focus on facilitating academic excellence, leadership skills, graduation, graduate school, and entry into professional careers. This mission has expanded in recent years to address the growing gap between access to scientific and engineering professions and preparation for such careers during pre-college years. Our office's staff members devote the majority of their time and energy to retention and graduation of enrolled students.

To contact us, please send an e-mail to omsa@rpi.edu.

For more information, please contact doso@rpi.edu