Afro Student Organizations
These UNM Chartered Student Organizations work closely with our office. Membership and involvement in these student organizations are open to all UNM students. For a list of all UNM Chartered Student Organizations, please click HERE.
BGPSA
The Black Graduate & Professional Students Association (”BGPSA”) seeks to support the unique needs and concerns of minority graduate and professional students, as well as the greater surrounding communities of the University of New Mexico to promote graduate and professional student success.
Black Student Union
The purpose of the University of New Mexico's Black Student Union (BSU) is to create unity by fostering a sense of collective work and shared responsibility amongst people of African descent, as well as the greater student body and surrounding communities of the University of New Mexico.
Brothers Leading and Cultivating Knowledge
Brothers Leading and Cultivating Knowledge (B.L.A.C.K.) supports African American men, as well as the greater student body, in their academic, personal, and professional pursuits through volunteerism, and positive development among the community.
Powerful Movement of Educated Sisters
Powerful Movement of Educated Sisters (PMES) is a student organization seeking to unify and support black women and femmes, as well as the greater student body, through scholarship and community involvement. PMES includes a solid network of students who share the same passion towards education, professionalism, and promoting academic and personal growth.
Black Law Student Association
The UNM Chapter of the Black Law Student Association mission seeks to support the unique needs and concerns of Black/African American law students, as well as the greater student body and surrounding communities of the University of New Mexico to promote student success.
For additional information, please click HERE to visit their website.
African Student Association of UNM
Our mission is to promote African cultures and excellence at UNM which we will achieve by fostering unity among students regardless of race, ethnicity, or religious orientation; encouraging and supporting student involvement on the UNM campus; welcoming and embracing all incoming students interested in African affairs; and last but not least, by working closely with other organizations, staff, and faculty to promote scholarship, fellowship, and service through diversity and internationalism.
