Location
Centennial Student Union
Start Date
23-4-2026 12:00 AM
End Date
23-4-2026 12:00 AM
Student's Major
Creative Arts
Student's College
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mentor's Name
Sherrise Truedale-Moore
Mentor's Email Address
Mentor's Department
Criminal Justice
Description
On October 15ᵗʰ, 2025, Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU), hosted an annual leadership conference. Within the programming was a panel designed to explore the experiences of culturally diverse student leaders on campus. The intention was to have an honest conversation, regarding the environment for which they exist on campus. Using a qualitative thematic analysis, results uncovered four themes: the unspoken expectation of perfection, tokenism, the burden of representation, and the acceptance of discomfort.
Included in
Culturally Diverse Undergraduate and Graduate Students Speak Out: Overcoming Leadership Barriers at a Predominantly White Institution
Centennial Student Union
On October 15ᵗʰ, 2025, Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU), hosted an annual leadership conference. Within the programming was a panel designed to explore the experiences of culturally diverse student leaders on campus. The intention was to have an honest conversation, regarding the environment for which they exist on campus. Using a qualitative thematic analysis, results uncovered four themes: the unspoken expectation of perfection, tokenism, the burden of representation, and the acceptance of discomfort.
Recommended Citation
McClam, DaVonte. "Culturally Diverse Undergraduate and Graduate Students Speak Out: Overcoming Leadership Barriers at a Predominantly White Institution." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 23, 2026.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2026/posters/1
