Goals

LGBTQIA Commission goals

New goals for the LGBTQIA Commission are being determined.

Prior goals of the commission have included:

1. Create an inclusive admissions application with gender identity and sexual orientation.
2. Create an inclusive classroom environment by including student pronouns and preferred names in the attendance roster.
   • Professors will include this resource in their syllabi.
   • Professors will be provided best practices on how to discuss pronoun usage in class, provide a safe and comfortable environment for LGBT+ students, and encourages professors to normalize pronoun usage in daily communications.
3. Continue to pursue the creation and maintenance of gender neutral bathrooms across campus.
   • Create an advertisement of gender neutral bathroom locations to raise awareness and knowledge.
   • Working with Equity & Access to accurately map all gender vs ‘family’ and ‘unisex’ bathrooms.
4. Ensure students, staff, and faculty are aware of the resources available to them concerning health promotion and inclusive bathrooms.
5. Continue building scholarship fund to endowment goal of $25,000.
6. Create a safe and inclusive environment at Rainbow Convocation where attendees can receive their rainbow stole with their graduation regalia.
7. Advocate for tenure track positions within Women and Gender Studies.
   • This will be accomplished via communicating requests to the dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
8. Alumni Resources: advocate for the creation and maintenance of an LGBT+ specific alumni group.