Using a Pan-African lens, the Black Cultural Center (BCC) seeks to holistically enrich, support, and advocate for faculty, staff, trainees, and students through Black-centered research, culturally affirming educational initiatives, and service.

The Black Cultural Center will enact this mission through intentional programmatic learning outcomes, envisioned to build a sense of belonging and community at the U, with the goal of increasing the recruitment and retention of Black faculty, staff, and students. Through research, education, and service this center will promote and explore race/racism, social justice, cross disciplines, community connections, centering the Black voice, leadership, and the larger African diasporic community.

Black Cultural Center

Our Team

Meligha Garfield

Director, Black Cultural Center

FD 603 (BCC)
801-213-1441
meligha.garfield@utah.edu

Sara Cody

BCC Program Coordinator

FD 603 (BCC)
801-213-1442
sara.cody@utah.edu

Ephraim Kum

Program Coordinator

FD 603 (BCC)
ephraim.kum@utah.edu

Nnenna Eke-Ukoh

Operation S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Undergraduate Fellow

Nia Brooks

Operation S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Undergraduate Fellow

Isabel Cossa

Operation S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Undergraduate Fellow

Arin Perkins

Operation S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Graduate Fellow

Tony Shade

Operation S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Graduate Fellow