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. Subjects include: . The history of LGBT centers in higher education . Needs assessments, proposal…mehr
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. Subjects include: . The history of LGBT centers in higher education . Needs assessments, proposal development, and types of centers . Issues related to documentation of the LGBT campus population . Starting an LGBT center or office on campus . Hiring center directors . Strategic development for successful action planning . The importance of advisory boards for LGBT centers and programs . Selection and implementation of basic services and programs . Visibility, funding, and staffing issues. This book is a collaborative effort among three colleagues who have spent years working to build the profession of the LGBT Campus Resource Center Director. Colleagues from the LGBT Centers around the country provided many of the case studies and authored several of the chapters.
RONNI SANLO is Director, University of California, Los Angeles, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center and a lecturer in the Graduate School of Education. SUE RANKIN is Senior Diversity Planning Analyst and Coordinator of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity at Pennsylvania State University. ROBERT SCHOENBERG has been the director of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the most advanced programs of its kind in the nation, since its founding in 1982.
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Introduction LGBT Centers on Campus: What Are They and Why Do You Need Them? An Overview of This New Profession in Higher Education Assessing the Needs and Proposing Solutions The Development and Administration of Campus LGBT Centers and Offices by Brett Beemyn Documenting Their Existence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on Campus by Therese Eyermann and Ronni Sanlo Starting Your Program or Center Matching Directors and Centers or Offices: Hiring for Success Developing a Strategic Plan Developing Your Vision, Mission, Goals, and Evaluation: Building Your Action Plan Advisory Boards Identifying and Providing Programs and Services Selecting and Implementing Services: The Basics of an Active Center or Office Safe Zones and Allies Programs Mentoring Programs by Patricia Alford-Keating Advocacy and Judicial Response LGBT Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Organizations The Power of a System-Wide Organization: The University of California LGBTI Association by Jonathan Winters Selecting and Implementing Programs The Lavender Leader: An Inqueery Into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Leadership LGBT Peer Counselors by Christine Browning and Patricia Walsh Lavender Graduation: Acknowledging the Lives and Achievements of LGBT College Students Maintaining Your Center Managing Ancillary Staff by Steven J. Leider Creating Visibility and Positive Public Relations Funding and Development Grass-Roots Activism versus the Ivory Tower Appendix A: Directory of the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education Appendix B: Campus Climate Report: Three Meta-Analysis Themes Appendix C: Summary of Recommendations for Change Appendix D: Example of Structure Appendix E: Center Director Position Description Appendix F: Pennsylvania State University's LGBT Resource Room Goals and Action Plan Appendix G: Inventory of Questions for Service Providers Appendix H: Referral Letter, Resource Guide Referral Form, and Survey of Community Practitioners Appendix I: National Organizations Appendix J: Resources for LGBT Centers, Services, Programs, and Libraries Appendix K: Announcement of the Safe Zones Program to Student and Campus Life Staff Appendix L: Testimony to the Regents of the University of California Appendix M: Associations and Agents that Provide Speakers and Entertainers Appendix N: Lavender Graduation Certificate of Distinction References Index
Introduction LGBT Centers on Campus: What Are They and Why Do You Need Them? An Overview of This New Profession in Higher Education Assessing the Needs and Proposing Solutions The Development and Administration of Campus LGBT Centers and Offices by Brett Beemyn Documenting Their Existence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on Campus by Therese Eyermann and Ronni Sanlo Starting Your Program or Center Matching Directors and Centers or Offices: Hiring for Success Developing a Strategic Plan Developing Your Vision, Mission, Goals, and Evaluation: Building Your Action Plan Advisory Boards Identifying and Providing Programs and Services Selecting and Implementing Services: The Basics of an Active Center or Office Safe Zones and Allies Programs Mentoring Programs by Patricia Alford-Keating Advocacy and Judicial Response LGBT Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Organizations The Power of a System-Wide Organization: The University of California LGBTI Association by Jonathan Winters Selecting and Implementing Programs The Lavender Leader: An Inqueery Into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Leadership LGBT Peer Counselors by Christine Browning and Patricia Walsh Lavender Graduation: Acknowledging the Lives and Achievements of LGBT College Students Maintaining Your Center Managing Ancillary Staff by Steven J. Leider Creating Visibility and Positive Public Relations Funding and Development Grass-Roots Activism versus the Ivory Tower Appendix A: Directory of the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education Appendix B: Campus Climate Report: Three Meta-Analysis Themes Appendix C: Summary of Recommendations for Change Appendix D: Example of Structure Appendix E: Center Director Position Description Appendix F: Pennsylvania State University's LGBT Resource Room Goals and Action Plan Appendix G: Inventory of Questions for Service Providers Appendix H: Referral Letter, Resource Guide Referral Form, and Survey of Community Practitioners Appendix I: National Organizations Appendix J: Resources for LGBT Centers, Services, Programs, and Libraries Appendix K: Announcement of the Safe Zones Program to Student and Campus Life Staff Appendix L: Testimony to the Regents of the University of California Appendix M: Associations and Agents that Provide Speakers and Entertainers Appendix N: Lavender Graduation Certificate of Distinction References Index
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