Our Place on Campus: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Services and Programs in Higher Education
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students arrive on campuses every year expecting their voices to be heard, their concerns acknowledged, and their needs met in a welcoming educational environment. The establishment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Centers on campuses has transformed colleges and universities into places where social justice prevails. This book provides guidelines for establishing and operating LGBT centers or program offices on their own campuses.\...
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Guidelines are provided for establishing and operating LGBT centers or program offices on college or university campuses.
AcknowledgementsIntroductionPt. ILGBT Centers on Campus: What Are They and Why Do You Need Them?1An Overview of This New Profession in Higher Education52Assessing the Needs and Proposing Solutions133The Development and Administration of Campus LGBT Centers and Offices254Documenting Their Existence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on Campus33Pt. IIStarting Your Program or Center5Matching Directors and Centers or Offices: Hiring for Success436Developing a Strategic Plan517Developing Your Vision, Mission, Goals, and Evaluation: Building Your Action Plan578Advisory Boards63Pt. IIIIdentifying and Providing Programs and Services9Selecting and Implementing Services: The Basics of an Active Center or Office7510Safe Zones and Allies Programs9511Mentoring Programs Patricia Alford-Keating10112Advocacy and Judicial Response10713LGBT Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Organizations11314The Power of a System-Wide Organization: The University of California LGBTI Association12115Selecting and Implementing Programs and Services13116The Lavender Leader: An Inqueery into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Leadership13717LGBT Peer Counselors14918Levender Graduation: Acknowledging the Lives and Achievements of LGBT College Students159Pt. IVMaintaining Your Center19Managing Ancillary Staff16720Creating Visibility and Positive Public Relations17121Funding and Development17522Grass-Roots Activism versus the Ivory Tower181Pt. VAppendicesApp. ADirectory of the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education185App. BCampus Climate Report: Three Meta-Analysis Themes203App. CSummary of Recommendations for Change205App. DExample of Structure207App. ECenter Director Position Description209App. FPennsylvania State University's LGBT Resource Room Goals and Actions215App. GInventory of Questions for Service Providers219App. HReferral Letter, Resource Guide Referral Form, and Survey of Community Practitioners221App. INational Organizations225App. JResources for LGBT Centers, Services, Programs, and Libraries229App. KAnnouncement of the Safe zones Program to Student and Campus Life Staff249App. LTestimony to the Regents of the University of California251App. MAssociations and Agents that Provide Speakers and Entertainers253App. NLavender Graduation Certificate of Distinction255References257Index265About the Editors and Contributors271
