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title: Grantee Partner Spotlight - Monmouth University Intercultural Center
description: Grunin Foundation's grantee partners are doing incredible work - learn about Monmouth University's Intercultural Center.
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March 23rd, 2026 | [Partner Updates](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/tag/partner-updates)
# Grantee Partner Spotlight - Monmouth University Intercultural Center
**by [grunin](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/author/grunin)**
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#### Grantee Spotlight: Intercultural Center at Monmouth University
The Intercultural Center at Monmouth University (ICMU) cultivates a campus environment where all its members can thrive equitably, with dignity, and a sense of belonging.
Since its opening in 2019, the Intercultural Center has been coordinating engagement opportunities that include:
- Co-curricular cultural programming
- Educational and cross-cultural dialogues
- Identity exploration
- Student leadership development and club advising
- Community-building and affinity networks
- Student mentoring, empowerment, support, and advocacy
ICMU's efforts support the academic, social, and professional success of historically underrepresented campus community members, including but not limited to, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, first-generation, low-income, international, and religious minority members of Monmouth University. Additionally, ICMU aims to build allyship and understanding across differences.
Furthermore, ICMU promotes university-wide shifts towards diversity, inclusion, and respect by fostering a sense of shared responsibility for enacting equity within our diverse community of students, faculty, staff, administration, neighbors, and alumni. ICMU does this through policy/practice consultation, campus climate assessment, professional development, grant-making/co-sponsorships, committee service, and general collaboration.
To learn more about the Intercultural Center at Monmouth University (ICMU) and the services provided, visit: [monmouth.edu/intercultural](https://www.monmouth.edu/intercultural)
Credit and photo credit: [monmouth.edu/intercultural/signature-initiatives](https://www.monmouth.edu/intercultural/signature-initiatives/)
*Our grantee partners are doing incredible work in the community - advancing an equitable, just, and vibrant Central Jersey Shore. We believe in the sharing of stories, learnings, and accomplishments of people, organizations, and community. Each week, we will highlight a grantee partner who we have funded in the prior quarter. Please visit their websites and learn more about how they are impacting the people they serve and the greater community.*
[](https://www.monmouth.edu/intercultural/signature-initiatives/)
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