The Cross Cultural Centers (CCC) engaged students through a LGBTQIA+ Focus Group on March 17, 2021 in order to understand the current needs of the specific student population.
How does this program connect with social justice?
![Respecting Pronouns](/sites/default/files/styles/image_with_side_text/public/pronouns_720.png?itok=feRlLS76)
By hosting the LGBTQIA+ Focus Group, the CCC's hope to was develop skills, programming and awareness that directly affect the identity and culture of our LGBTQIA+ identified students. This will help to transform the institution's practices and policies in order to be more inclusive.
Learning Outcomes
![Wooden tiles displaying the pronouns Him, Her and They](/sites/default/files/styles/image_with_side_text/public/program_tiles_720.jpg?itok=EwZMM2LV)
The data collected allowed the Cross Cultural Centers to think more about the importance of language inclusivity and where we need to do more work or follow up.There is a need to understand a policy that the Academic Senate passed in order to operationalize it with programs, services and support of pronouns.
Next Steps
Student Engagement
- Reactive TransQueer Connection student organization by supporting the student leadership.
- Continue to create a sense of community in the Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC).
- Create opportunities for intersectional Queer dialogue.
Academic Affairs
- Develop more partnerships with Academic Affairs, establishing programming centering LGBTQIA+ student experiences.
- Grow our listserv, access, marketing efforts to college deans and professors in order to create relationships.
Training/Education
- Develop on-going training and learning for our faculty/staff and student leaders on campus, a three-part training series that will address some of the concerns and more.
- Review our pronouns campaign with the U-SU and continue to expand awareness in different areas of campus through our student life partners.
Access/Support
- Hired a full-time coordinator in July 2021 to support student staff, student leaders and engage in campus intersectional initiatives.
- Will work to update our GSRC website, as current content is outdated.
- Will create a campaign around pronouns through the U-SU Marketing as well as CCC social media platforms.
- Will provide gender affirming supplies and resources.
Center/Visibility
- Will create Trans visibility in the center aesthetics, working with Trans students
- Will work to connect with marketing efforts of the CCC to create more virtual visibility of the physical space.