Wheaton College Office of Multicultural Development

We're going active again in response to demand from prospective students, current students, and friends. Enjoy the photos from 2023 events and visit us in person in Lower Beamer. Enjoy complimentary coffee and snacks, plus fellowship and inclusion!

Second stop, DuSable Museum.

Wonderful outing to explore cultures today with OMD Student Leaders. First stop, Mexican American Museum in Pilsen.

Student Leadership Training 2022! Learn-Lead-Love

OMD family, don’t miss hearing from the Author on 10/29 @ 4:00 PM on Zoom! Link is in your email!

Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month is a period for the duration of the month of May in the United States to recognize the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States!

Congratulations to OMD Senior Student Leaders, Class of 2020! Ryan Kim, Chae Weon Lee, Hannah Ting, McKenzie Gallagher, Given Tanri, Caroline Ko, Charity May. Not pictured: Sammie Shields, Katie Chang, Joshua Chung, Gaius Lee, Favor Ezewuzie, Matthew Lim.

William Osborne!

Did you know? Wheaton alumnus William Osborne 1876 was Wheaton’s second black graduate. Born in slavery in 1855, he joined a group of Union soldiers during the Civil War and was introduced to Colonel Jonathan Merriam. In the summer of 1865, Merriam brought Osborne to his home in Illinois where he and his wife, Lucy, provided for him until he enrolled in the college preparatory course at Wheaton in 1869. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1876, and later become ordained as a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

In 1987, Wheaton students formed The William Osborne Society, which exists to provide black students an avenue to make their unique contribution to Wheaton College. Their goal is to provide the space for all students to fellowship, serve, play, and worship together in the context of black cultures in order to make Wheaton College more reflective of the wider world for Christ and His Kingdom.