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Student Groups

Multicultural Student Association

Who We Are

LIRMSA is the multicultural organization for the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations. The group was founded in 1993 as a mechanism to recruit, retain, and support qualified students from underrepresented groups. LIRMSA serves as a support network for students as they embark upon their 18-month stay in the Institute. Whether you need advice on classes or some classmates to hang out with on the weekend, LIRMSA members do there best to make sure that students feel comfortable during the program.

What do we do?

LIRMSA continues to make changes to ensure that the group promotes unity and support to all of its members. Some past activities include:

Annual Multicultural Fest with SSHRM, Labor Studies Club, and LIRA
Soul Food Sundays
Seminars focused on HR related topics
Community Service
Fundraisers

In addition to the fun that we are currently having, some future plans include:

Mentoring incoming students
Correspondence with NAAAHR
Social events with other graduate minority organizations on campus
More fundraisers

How To Get Involved:

Please feel free to contact any officer about LIRMSA, the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, or the University of Illinois in general. At the beginning of the fall semester, you can look forward to a social to kick off the new school year. Membership is open to any graduate student who has an interest in Human Resources. A semester fee of $20 is required.

Officers:

Akindele "Dele" Famoyegun, Co-President (afamoyegun@gmail.com)
Julia Siebert, Co-President (jsieber2@uiuc.edu)
Yujia "Cici" Lou, Co-Vice President (lou3@uiuc.edu)
Shavon Thurmond, Co-Vice President (shavon.thurmond@gmail.com)
Natalie Coggins, Co-Treasurer (ncoggins@gmail.com)
Ashley Hetcher, Co-Treasurer (ashleyhetcher@gmail.com)
Ivan Arellano, Co-Chair Communications (iarella2@uiuc.edu)
O'Dell Anti, Co-Chair Communications (kowusua2@uiuc.edu)
JoAnna Kester, Co-Chair Programming (joanna_kest@hotmail.com)
Preeti Singh, Co-Chair Programming (preeti.singh.85@gmail.com)