Our place on campus : lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender services and programs in higher education / edited by Ronni Sanlo, Sue Rankin, and Robert Schoenberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sanlo, Ronni L., 1947-

Rankin, Sue

Schoenberg, Robert

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Greenwood educators' reference collection

The Greenwood educators' reference collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay college students--Services for--United States.

Gay college students.

Lesbian college students--Services for--United States.

Lesbian college students.

Bisexual college students--Services for--United States.

Bisexual college students.

Trans college students--Services for--United States.

Trans college students.

Homosexuality and education--United States.

Homosexuality and education.

Transsexual college students.

United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Contents:

Part I. LGBT Centers on Campus: What Are They and Why Do You Need Them?

1. An Overview of This New Profession in Higher Education 5

2. Assessing the Needs and Proposing Solutions 13

3. The Development and Administration of Campus LGBT Centers and Offices / Brett Beemyn 25

4. Documenting Their Existence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on Campus / Therese Eyermann, Ronni Sanlo 33

Part II. Starting Your Program or Center

5. Matching Directors and Centers or Offices: Hiring for Success 43

6. Developing a Strategic Plan 51

7. Developing Your Vision, Mission, Goals, and Evaluation: Building Your Action Plan 57

8. Advisory Boards 63

Part III. Identifying and Providing Programs and Services

9. Selecting and Implementing Services: The Basics of an Active Center or Office 75

10. Safe Zones and Allies Programs 95

11. Mentoring Programs / Patricia Alford-Keating 101

12. Advocacy and Judicial Response 107

13. LGBT Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Organizations 113

14. The Power of a System-Wide Organization: The University of California LGBTI Association / Jonathan Winters 121

15. Selecting and Implementing Programs and Services 131

16. The Lavender Leader: An Inqueery into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Leadership 137

17. LGBT Peer Counselors / Christine Browning, Patricia Walsh 149

18. Lavender Graduation: Acknowledging the Lives and Achievements of LGBT College Students 159

Part IV. Maintaining Your Center

19. Managing Ancillary Staff / Steven J. Leider 167

20. Creating Visibility and Positive Public Relations 171

21. Funding and Development 175

22. Grass-Roots Activism versus the Ivory Tower 181

Appendix A Directory of the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education 185

Appendix B Campus Climate Report: Three Meta-Analysis Themes 203

Appendix C Summary of Recommendations for Change 205

Appendix D Example of Structure 207

Appendix E Center Director Position Description 209

Appendix F Pennsylvania State University's LGBT Resource Room Goals and Actions 215

Appendix G Inventory of Questions for Service Providers 219

Appendix H Referral Letter, Resource Guide Referral Form, and Survey of Community Practitioners 221

Appendix I National Organizations 225

Appendix J Resources for LGBT Centers, Services, Programs, and Libraries 229

Appendix K Announcement of the Safe Zones Program to Student and Campus Life Staff 249

Appendix L Testimony to the Regents of the University of California 251

Appendix M Associations and Agents that Provide Speakers and Entertainers 253

Appendix N Lavender Graduation Certificate of Distinction 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-263) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0313314063

OCLC:

48579433