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Guide to Multicultural Opportunities at Duke
Facilities at the MCC
center space > lounge || conference/resource room || kitchen || reserving space @ the center
tech resources > computers & printers || fax machine
print resources > library & magazine collection
Lounge
The lounge has moveable furniture including couches, chairs, and tables for either your programming needs or personal relaxation. We have cable TV in the lounge so feel free to stop by between classes to catch the news or watch a few shows.
Resource
Room
The resource room has a conference table that seats 15 people
comfortably, and additional tables and chairs for larger
meetings/gatherings. Furnitures in the room can be easily
rearranged for lecture-style presentations or film/video
screenings. The room is also home to our collection of
multicultural resources (hence its name), which include books,
journals, and magazines on cultural and diversity issues. Feel free
to browse through our collection during business hours. But we are
*not* a circulating library--please do not take any of our volumes
outside the Center! For a brief list of magazines in our
collection, click here.Full Kitchen
The kitchen has a refridgerator with freezer, sink, dishwasher, microwave, stove, oven, and plenty of cabinets filled with various kitchen and cooking supplies. Be sure to turn off the stove and/or oven after using.
Reserving Space @ the MCC
Reservation Procedure
To reserve space at the Center, call us at (919) 684-6756 or
stop by our office on the ground floor of the Bryan Center. We will
need the following information:
- Your name
- Your group's name
- A contact email or phone number
- The date and time of your reservation
- The space you would like to reserve
- Any additional information regarding your program that will help us prepare for your reservation
Key Pickup & Return
After your reservation is confirmed, you will need to pick up a key if your program is after 5:00pm on a weekday or any time on a weekend. A weekend program is any program that is after 5:00pm on Friday, any time on Saturday, or any time on Sunday.
For a program after 5:00pm on a weekday (Monday-Thursday), a key must be picked up on the day of your program (before 5:00pm) and returned the next day.
For a weekend program, a key must be picked up on Friday (before 5:00pm) and returned on Monday.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel your reservation, please contact us in advance so we can remove your reservation from the calendar. Courteous cancellation also allows other groups to reserve space during the date and time you originally reserved.
Computer and Printers
In the resource room is an iMac computer networked to two HP
Laser Jet printers. To use the iMac, please speak with any staff
member to get the username and password. The iMac has a variety of
programs that you may use including:
- Internet Explorer, Safari, & Firefox
- Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Adobe Suite: Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Reader
- Macromedia MX Suite: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash
- iMac Suite: iMovie, iPhoto, iSync, and iTunes
- Filemaker Pro
- AIM
Note: Uhuru is the black-and-white printer and Lumina is the
color printer. Please use Uhuru as much as possible; if your prints
don't need to be in color, then use Uhuru. Help us conserve color
ink because color ink cartridges are expensive.
Fax Machine
Next to the printer is a fax machine that you may use to receive or send faxes. The fax number is (919) 681-7565.Print Resources
The Center subscribes to a variety of magazines that focus on entertainment, culture, socioeconomics, and politics pertaining to people of color. Our library also consists of numerous academic publications. Use our resources by visiting the Resource Room at the Center during business hours.Below is a brief list of our magazine resources and their online formats. While we do not subscribe electronically, we provide these links to broaden your familiarity with some of these titles.
Arise
Magazine
Black Issues Book Review
Black Issues
in Higher Education
Diversity Hotwire
Diversity Web
El
Andar
Fortune
Ganondagan
Hinduism Today
Hispanic Business
Latina
Latinas
Unidas
Little
India
Mavin
Monolid
Multicultural Review
Native Americas
Native
Peoples
New
Internationalist
SaVoy
The American
Prospect
The
Hispanic Outlook
The Oprah
Magazine