The Pugh Center
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Mission Statement -Engage, Explore, Educate The Pugh Center's mission is to promote multicultural communication and understanding. The Center serves as a catalyst for a variety of programs that support this mission and that assist in the College's efforts to foster a campus climate that embraces, supports, and celebrates an increasingly diverse community. It also provides a safe space for Colby students who identify with groups that have been traditionally underrepresented within the Colby community. The Center offers a wide range of multicultural programs. In addition to those organized by members of specific clubs to affirm their cultural identities, the Center's Community Board (PCB) presents lectures, concerts, performances, exhibitions, and other events that affirm cultural differences and educate the broader Colby community regarding issues of multiculturalism. The Pugh Center's building is the physical symbol of Colby's commitment to a multicultural society. It is a place for people concerned about multicultural issues to gather and to converse, a place in which resources are assembled to assist in the exchange of information about cultural histories, and the home for clubs in which their members can share common experiences and draw mutual support.   Dr. Tashia L. Bradley Associate Dean of Students Director of the Pugh Center Dr. Tashia Bradley brings a wealth of experience as an administrator and educator in higher education. She comes to Colby from Berea College where she served as the Director of the Black Cultural Center from 2005 - 2011. Prior to Berea, Dr. Bradley was Director of Diversity, Gender and Leadership Educational Programs at New College of Florida, Director of Multicultural Affairs/International Student Services at Millikin University, and worked in the Multicultural Resource Center at the University of Kansas. Dr. Bradley has a B.A. from Florida A & M University, an M.S. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Kansas, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership from Florida State University. In addition to her extensive experience in administration, Dr. Bradley also served as an academic advisor and taught courses in the General Studies department at Berea College. Dr. Bradley joined the Colby Staff on July 1, 2011. She can be reached by email at tbradley@colby.edu or pughcenter@colby.edu. Her office hours are: 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. in the Pugh Center or as needed.
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