A photograph of a young woman at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing a serape stole with a colorful pattern. Behind her is a table with more stoles on it and a stage. Another woman is standing by the table to hand out the stoles and certificates.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing a serape stole and is standing in front of the stage.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing the serape stole that she just received around her shoulders. There is also a table behind her with more stoles and the stairs to the stage behind that.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing the blue stole that she just received, which has a green, yellow, and red striped pattern on it and orange designs. There is a table behind her with more stoles on it and the stairs and the stage are behind the table.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing the serape stole that she just received. There is a table behind her with more stoles on it and the stairs and the stage are behind the table.

A photograph of a woman standing behind a podium at a UNT awards event. She is on a raised platform and is wearing a tan coat and floral dress with a pearl necklace.

A photograph of staff and students walking around to different booths set up in the UNT Library Mall. There are green and white balloons and some people are carrying green and white streamer sticks. The Hurley Administration Building is visible in the distance.

Photograph of three men at the Multicultural Center's 20th Anniversary event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three African American men standing side by side each other, posing for the picture. The man on the left has a tan suit and red bow tie, the one in the middle a dark grey suit and tie, and on the right the men has on a black suit and green bow tie.

A photograph taken from a 1997 photo-album by the UNT Multicultural Center. It shows students in a car with three rows of seating, including the driver's seat. In the back a young woman is holding out three fingers, her thumb, index, and middle, and in the middle seats two young men are doing vogue poses. The driver is smiling and leaning back for the picture.

Photograph of a man and a woman at the Multicultural Center's 20th Anniversary event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a man and a woman standing next to each other smiling for the camera. On the left the African American woman wears a dress. The Hispanic man on the right has on a suit and bow tie. People are behind them in the background.

Photograph of a man speaking at a BSE event in 2014, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows an Asian man in dark purple blouse with his dark grey hair pulled back in a low ponytail. His right arm is extended out as he point his finger in front of him. Part of the audience sitting in chairs can be seen, and behind the speaker is a blank whiteboard. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

Photograph of man and woman from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary celebration, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows the side profile of a man in a suit with a green name tag on his front. Behind him is a woman, and they stand in a room with bookshelves in the back and a portrait of an African American woman on the right of the photo behind the man.

Photograph of the audience from the presentation standing at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary celebration, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows rows of tables/chairs in a big classroom with the people in the rows standing up. Image 2, closeup of members of the audience that are standing up. Image 3, closeup of a row of men in the audience standing up straight.

Photographs of a man in traditional African clothing from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary celebration, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows an African man in traditional African clothing that has bright stripes. He is seen from the back with two other performers in traditional clothing in the background of the photo. Image 2, different view of African man in striped clothing with three other performers in traditional clothing behind him. On the left side of the photo behind them is a TV screen with a photo displayed on it. The African man holds a bigger drum than the rest of the performers. Image 3, closeup of man in traditional striped clothing.

Photograph of eagle awards from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo is focused on a bronze award shaped like an eagle that is highly detailed in its structure. On the right of the photograph another eagle award can be seen blurred out with a plaque on the front of it.

Photograph of two men at the Multicultural Center's 20th Anniversary event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two African American standing next to each other, smiling for the camera. They both wear black suits, and bow ties.

Photograph of crowd mingling at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. Standing around a round table are three woman and one man, with plates of fruit and drinks in front of them. Behind the group, other people can be seen mingling in a room with white walls and five windows, the sun shining brightly through.

Photograph of people socializing at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The photograph shows a group of about five young African American men and women smiling, and mingling with each other. They are surrounded by other people in a crowd. In the background a TV screen can be seen with a blurry photo.

A photograph of people mingling at an event for Dr. Gilda Garcia in the Administration Building. There are several cocktail tables arranged around the room with black tablecloths and arrangements on them.

A photograph of Dr. Gilda Garcia and others at an event held in her honor in the Administration Building. Aldo Alfaro, Uyen Tran, Cheylon Brown, and Damian Torres.

A photograph of Dr. Gilda Garcia and other people mingling at an event held in her honor in the Administration Building. There are several cocktail tables arranged around the room with black tablecloths and arrangements on them.

A photograph of Dr. Gilda Garcia and others at an event held in her honor in the Administration Building. It was an event held in Dr. Garcia's honor.

A photograph of Dr. Gilda Garcia and others at an event held in her honor in the Administration Building. Aldo Alfaro, Uyen Tran, Cheylon Brown, and Damian Torres.

A photograph of people mingling at an event for Dr. Gilda Garcia hosted in the Administration Building. There are several cocktail tables arranged around the room with black tablecloths and arrangements on them.