Diversity & Multicultural Student Services

Welcome to Diversity and Multicultural Student Services (DMSS)! Regarding COVID-19: The Office of Multicultural Retention Services is closed. MRS advisors are available via phone or google hangout. You may contact our office by emailing Jeffrey Smith at  leston@pdx.edu .

About Us

Diversity and Multicultural Student Services (D.M.S.S) mission is to provide an accessible, inclusive environment that enriches the university experience and engages students, their families, and the community. We serve and empower student populations whose access, retention, academic success, and graduation are most challenged by socio-historical factors and contemporary inequities. Our values are: Community, Equity and Diversity.