Center for Student Inclusiveness: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

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Learn more about UMI!

YoU Matter Institute (UMI) is an early arrival program sponsored by the Center for Student Inclusiveness available to all first-year students. Our mission is to offer a positive and enthusiastic experience for students to build a strong foundation of support through peer mentoring and community building activities, address the need for college preparation, and campus resource literacy. Each critical component is intended to enhance the student’s future academic success, ignite the student’s network of support for the best NKU experience.

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We serve our students first by creating access to co-curricular scholarship opportunities which encourages persistence to graduation; fostering interconnectedness to collaboratively build an inclusive environment; and promoting growth and intercultural understanding to intentionally enhance the holistic student experience.