Intercultural Center (IC)
(located in the Hormel-Nguyen Intercultural Center; Sproul Hall)
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081

IC Big Room - Closed until Spring 2024
(located in Clothier Hall, entrance in the Fragrance Garden)
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Phone: 610-328-7353

IC Big Room Hours:

Closed for Fall 2023; will re-open Spring 2024

By OneCard access only. Reserve through 25Live.

The Intercultural Center welcomes all visitors and is an accessible building. The IC has an elevator which reaches all floors and the front entrance (closest to Clothier Hall) is wheelchair accessible. There are accessible restrooms on the first and second floors. Additionally, there are accessible parking spaces outside of Clothier Hall that provide easy access to our center.

The Clothier Cloisters, (building adjacent to the Hormel Nguyen IC) and the IC Big Room include a ramped walkway and wheelchair lift, but no accessible restroom. Please contact IC Director, Imaani El-Burki for assistance with information and accommodations for your event in the Old IC Big Room. The space is reservable through 25Live.

Staff and Interns 2014 - 2015

IC Interns

IC Fellows

Sam Mori

Hours: 10 - 12 PM Tuesday

Knowledge: Public speaking, communications, brewing coffee

smori1@swarthmore.edu

Kat Galvis Rodríguez

Hours: 8 - 10 PM Monday

Knowledge: Intergroup dialogue facilitation, community outreach, and event organizing

kgalvis1@swarthmore.edu

Louis Lainé

Hours: 8 - 10 PM Tuesday

llaine1@swarthmore.edu

Salman Safir

Hours: 10 - 12 PM Friday

Knowledge: Communication and Advocacy with Administration, SGO, Interfaith Life

ssafir1@swarthmore.edu

CreaTech Team

Ben Xie

Hours: 6 - 8 PM Monday

Knowledge: Web development, computer science, resume writing in LaTeX

bxie1@swarthmore.edu

Christine Lee

Hours: 6 - 8 PM Thursday

Knowledge: Typography, Adobe Photoshop, color choices, k-pop

clee3@swarthmore.edu

Vivek Ramanan

Hours: 8 - 10 PM Thursday

Knowledge: Social media analytics, publicity campaigns, public speaking

vramana1@swarthmore.edu

Julian Turner

Hours: 8 - 10 PM Wednesday

Knowledge: videography / photography, editing (premiere, after effects)

jturner4@swarthmore.edu

IC Strategy Consultants

Joelle Bueno

Hours: 6 - 8 PM Friday

jbueno1@swarthmore.edu

Jasmine Rashid

Hours: 6 - 8 PM Tuesday

Knowledge: Event planning, marketing and outreach, racial justice

jrashid1@swarthmore.edu

Cesar Cruz-Benítez

Hours: 2 - 4 PM Thursday

ccruzbe1@swarthmore.edu

Daniel Orr

Hours: 2 - 4 PM Monday

dorr1@swarthmore.edu

Maria Castaneda

Hours: 6 - 8 PM Wednesday

mcastan1@swarthmore.edu

Imaani El-Burki

Assistant Dean & Director, Intercultural Center

Intercultural Center

Email:ielburk1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-7360

Profile

Reach out to Dean Imaani El-Burki for needs related to:

First point of contact for questions about the IC in general
Campus and community partnerships
Representation on behalf of the Intercultural Center
Funding requests
Support as your student dean

Maggie Hussar

Assistant Director, Intercultural Center

Intercultural Center

Email:mhussar1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 690-5740
Hormel-Nguyen Intercultural Center 102

Reach out to Maggie Hussar for needs related to:

Intercultural internship
Student leadership opportunities
Student group advising and support for Heritage Month Committees