History
The Native American Longhouse was established in 1971, but moved into the current location in 1972. The Black Cultural Center was established in 1975. In 1981, the Center was renamed the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center after the first director of OSU's Educational Opportunities Program. The Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez was established in 1975 as the Chicano Cultural Center, changed to the Hispanic Cultural Center in the mid 1980's. Its final name change came in 1996 in honor of Mexican farm worker activist Cesar Chavez. The Asian Cultural Center was established and open it's doors in 1991. The name was recently changed to the Asian Pacific Cultural Center in spring of 2003. The Queer Resource Center, which provides programs and support services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ) and allies of the OSU community was established in Spring Term 2001.
