CAMBIOS IS MOVING TO CAMPUS posted 11/21/03
Organization gets new digs in North Hall

Cambios Inc. has found a new home at Adrian College. The organization, which promotes diversity in Lenawee County, will now be located in North Hall on the Adrian College campus.

Cambios will have an office to use, in addition to having access to College resources, such as the College phone system, the library, and photocopiers. The College will also host the organization’s website, and may offer guidance with grant writing.

Having Cambios on campus will allow a closer partnership with the College. Cambios will provide work-study jobs, volunteer opportunities, and access to multicultural books. In addition, collaborations with Adrian classes will now be even easier than before.

“The aims of Cambios are consistent with the aims of Adrian College,” said Stanley Caine, Adrian president. “They have an educational mission, seeking to assist teachers and students in the county, and are concerned with diversity.”

While Cambios and Adrian College are and will remain separate entities, there are several connections between the two. Adrian professors Maher Mualla and Don Cellini are both on the Cambios board of directors. In addition, professors in both the sociology and teacher education departments have worked with Cambios, and these departments will now be located in the same building as Cambios.

This arrangement comes free of charge to Cambios. The partnership agreement will be reviewed by both sides on an annual basis. The agreement is similar to the one with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, which is also located on campus.

Cambios (www.cambios.org) does a variety of things in the community, including heading up a multicultural reading program in area schools. Thanks to a grant, the organization now has its first half-time director – which makes having a new permanent headquarters especially timely.

The arrangement was made public at a Nov. 17 dinner in conjunction with Cambios' guest speaker, Evelyn Coleman.