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Lucy Hopkinson
Instructional Center (IC) & Ethnic Cultural Theater
(ECT)
The IC, a comprehensive academic support center, and
the ECT were created in response to the list of demands
presented by the BSU in 1968. The IC promotes the
academic achievement, retention, and successful
graduation of underrepresented, low-income, and firstgeneration college students. The center offers both
academic support and mentorship with dedicated
tutoring services in some of the UW9s most competitive
and rigorous subjects, including biology, chemistry,
economics and accounting, math and statistics, physics
and engineering, and writing.
The ECT is used as a performance space designed to
provide an artistic outlet for students and community
members to express themselves and their cultures.
The space has been used to host open-mic nights,
stage plays, live music, and other performances from
community members throughout the city and students
across the campus.
Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC)
The ECC first opened its doors in 1972 as part of the
initial list of demands made by the BSU in 1968. The
building was established to be a social space where
students of color could speak openly and connect with
each other. Since then the building has undergone two
different remodels and is currently the largest building
and program of its kind in the nation.
The 26,000-square-foot facility includes study and
meeting spaces, a computer lab, conference rooms, a
dance studio, a social justice library, a wellness room,
and a Leadership without Borders center. The ECC
supports nearly 300 affiliated student organizations and
clubs, and it has been called a
