Hampshire College

SOURCE GROUPS
SOURCE has developed and grown over the years into an umbrella coalition of nine student groups that support international students and students of color at Hampshire College:

*  DIG
Supports students who identify as indigenous. (People who have been living in an aboriginal life style until the relatively near present and/or a first peoples.)

* FISH
Forum of International Students at Hampshire supports students representing a range of nationalities.

* James Baldwin Scholars
Supports current students and alumni of the James Baldwin Scholars program.

*  Mixed Heritage
Supports students who identify as mixed heritage.

*  PASA
Pan Asian Students Association supports students of Pan Asian descent.

*  QPOCI
Supports queer people of color and international students.

*  Raices
Supports students of Latino/a descent.

*  Sisters
Supports women of color and international women.

*  Umoja
Supports students of the African diaspora

SOURCE groups have regularly scheduled meetings at the cultural center and organize numerous events and activities throughout the year. For information about how to get involved with a specific SOURCE group, email SOURCE: source@hampshire.edu.  To contact all the SOURCE groups' student leaders, email sourcesigners@lists.hampshire.edu.

Affiliated SOURCE Groups
In recent years there have been affiliated student groups who help support the experiences and needs of students of color and international students. These groups will often participate in activities of SOURCE. The following groups have been active in the recent past on campus:

*  AWAMOH (African Women and Men of Hampshire)

ASSESSMENT
It is important that the SOURCE groups continually assess how they are meeting the needs of students of color and international students.  For the 2007-2008 academic year, a survey is being conducted to gather more information.  If you are a current student of color and/or international student, please fill out the online survey today.

SOURCE GROUPS COORDINATORS
There are SOURCE Groups Coordinators (SGC's) who work at the cultural center to help coordinate the gathering of the SOURCE groups and to help foster collaboration and communication between the SOURCE groups. These coordinators also assist each group with any programmatic help they may need.

The SOURCE groups coordinators organize SOURCE community meetings on a regular basis each semester. These are excellent opportunities for students of color and international students to meet other students and build community, to share needs and concerns, and to solve problems together.

A SOURCE groups coordinator also serves on community council, the campus governance body, as a liaison to SOURCE.
 
BEING INVOLVED IN SOURCE
There are many institutional, social, and cultural barriers and experiences that are shared among students of color and international students. The student of color and international populations at Hampshire College generally comprise a small percentage of the student body. It is for these reasons that SOURCE exists. Students create a critical mass through SOURCE to provide the needed support for students’ needs and to facilitate change.

Not every student of color or international student may feel the need to become involved in SOURCE or its groups each semester. Each student’s level of participation varies. The one thing that is constant is that SOURCE and its groups are always there whenever a student of color or international student needs them.
 
THE LEBRON-WIGGINS-PRAN CULTURAL CENTER
The cultural center works closely with SOURCE. The cultural center director serves as the advisor to the SOURCE groups.  The staff at the center are available to help the groups with any questions they may have regarding programming, co-sponsoring events, other campus offices and groups, problem-solving, or anything else. The Center provides mailboxes for the SOURCE groups as well as file cabinet space. The center houses many historical documents for each group as well as SOURCE documents.