The Multicultural Center (MCC) can be reserved by UC Merced student organizations (in good standing) after 4pm Monday-Friday, Saturday between 12-6pm and on Sunday between 12-8pm. All reservations must support the four (4) pillars of the Multicultural Center
Social Justice
Education
Coalition Building
Collective Healing
Reservation Guidelines
The Multicultural Center is a space in which historically and continually marginalized students of color, which include their intersectional identities as womxn, income-insecure, LGBTQ+, non-binary, gender non-conforming, differently abled-bodied, international, immigrant, non-traditional students, etc. can feel safe expressing themselves, their lived experiences, knowledges, without being the target of oppression. We commit to remaining conscious of our own positionality in this space.
If you would like to reserve the MCC, your UC Merced Student Organization must adhere to the MCC pillars, objective, the statement above and the full guidelines of the MCC, sections listed below. For more specific information on each guideline, please click here.
Section A: Guidelines for Community Agreements
Section B: Guidelines for Nonviolence
Section C: Guidelines for Trigger Warnings
Section D: Guidelines to Avoid Re-victimizing
Section E: Guidelines for Supporting Queer and Trans Students
Section F: Guidelines for Supporting Differently Abled-Bodied Students
Section G: Guidelines for Allies
UC Merced Student Organization Responsiblitites
Providing all presentation equipment needs including computer, VGA/HDMI cables, adapters, audio cable
Returning the space to its original layout
Removing trash from the MCC that accumulated during the reservation
Any major damages that result from the reservation
Costs for additional chairs/tables needed for reservation
The Multicultural Center is not responsible for any stolen property during UC Merced Student Organization Events.
