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Office of LGBTQA Affairs Monthly Newsletter
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Rainbow Alliance
7:30pm-9:00pm
E157 Atlantis Student Union
November 18
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Allies: Faculty and Staff
1:00pm-2:00pm
103 Student Union Explorer
November 19
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TAIGA: Trans, Agender, Intersex, Genderqueer, and Allies
5:00pm-6:00pm
November 13
November 20
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Greetings from the Director for the Office of LGBTQA Affairs
Greetings!
It is an honor and privilege to serve as the first Director for the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Ally (LGBTQA) Affairs at Wright State University.
The Office of LGBTQA Affairs was founded in January of 2015 as a new addition to the Division of Multicultural Affairs & Community Engagement at Wright State University. The office is staffed by the Director and one Graduate Assistant and has been fully staffed since August of 2015. It precedes the part-time staff member (graduate assistant) hired for GLBTQA Initiatives by Student Activities & the GLBTQA Resource Room (both founded in 2011).
The Office of LGBTQA Affairs serves all Wright State students, staff, faculty, and alumni through four core tenets: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Education, & Support. The Office of LGBTQA Affairs accomplish these tenets by:
- Advocacy- Recommending & maintaining best Institutional policies and practices that ensure the holistic development and success of the LGBTQ & Ally communities at Wright State University.
- Community Engagement- Facilitating cultural programs, advising & supporting student organizations, and fostering relationships with the greater Dayton community.
- Education- Producing multiple educational opportunities for the Wright State Community to develop a stronger understanding of the complex intersections of Identity, Culture, & Social Justice Allyship.
- Support- Providing resources & referrals that assist and affirm LGBTQ & Ally Wright State students, staff, and faculty to persist to academic and professional goals.
My role as the Director is to facilitate and guide the university's work directly related to LGBTQ & Ally issues on campus; to support and advocate for the needs of LGBTQ students, faculty, staff, alumni and greater Dayton community members; and to oversee the growth and staff of the Office of LGBTQA Affairs and the LGBTQA Community Engagement Room.
Creating a campus in which the Wright State community learns to look at the world critically and compassionately with the ability to be inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals is my ultimate goal.
I hope that the information in the Office of LGBTQA Affairs newsletter helps you to stay informed, stay engaged, and encourages you to partner with the office to achieve our shared goal of transforming our communities to be inclusive of LGBTQ people.
Warm Regards,
Petey Peterson, M.Ed.
Pronouns: they, them, their
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Updated Website!
Check out our
new website to find everything you need in terms of LGBTQA life at Wright State University. New Features Include:
- Live Calendar Feed of LGBTQA events across campus
- Rainbow Alliance, TAIGA, and Allies meeting times and locations
- Greater Dayton area events
- Forms to register for being an Our Voice Panel Member or Safe Space Participant
- Updated resources, featuring information about allied offices and resources
Check it out often, as it will be constantly updated!
Also, connect to our Facebook Page!
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New Program: Call for Facilitators
The Office of LGBTQA Affairs is looking to launch Affinity Groups during Spring term! These groups would gather on shared identities and set their own schedules and topics of discussion. In order to maintain support and structure, facilitators consisting of graduate students, faculty, or staff are desired to lead discussions. It is highly encouraged that facilitator share the identity with the affinity group.
Possible Affinity Groups include:
Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC)
Whiteness and Allyship
Queer Masculinity
Queer and Trans Women
Bi and Pan Umbrella Identities
Queer and Trans Workout group
Queer and Trans science majors
If any graduate students, staff, or faculty are interesting in being a facilitator for an Affinity Group, they should contact the Office of LGBTQA Affairs.
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Introducing...Spectrum Sessions!
In addition to The Safe Space Ally Development Program and the Our Voice Panels, Spectrum Sessions are a part of the Office of LGBTQA Affairs new educational suite.
- Looking for a 20 minute - 2 hour presentation on LGBTQA issues?
- Seeking content that is tailored to a particular audience or purpose?
Requests for specific presentations can be made and The Office of LGBTQA Affairs staff will work with you to create a plan to educate on a given intersection with the LGBTQA community.
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| Safe Space Participants going through "Earliest Messages" Activity |
A Recalibrated Safe Space
The Safe Space Ally Development Program is a staple at Wright State University, and it has been revamped! Focusing on concrete ally concepts and based on Active Bystander tenants, this three hour training is looking to reimagine what allyship looks like.
Training Dates are as follows
- November 19, 2015
- February 4, 2016
- March 23, 2016
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Our Voice Panels: New Name - Same Voice
What's New?
The Office of LGBTQA Affairs will be rolling out new training and sign up practices for Panel Members. Otherwise, the Our Voice Panels will continue to operate to reaffirm LGBTQA Students, Staff, and Faculty while building empathy across campus!
Email
[email protected] to sign up for any OVP
Interested in registering for OVP Training to become a OVP Member? Contact Josh for more information!
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Register: Chosen Family Feast
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Student Union Rathskeller (008)
Mark your calendars for the Office of LGBTQA Affairs 1st annual Chosen Family Feast. The Chosen Family Feast is an event held after Thanksgiving break and before winter break for the LGBTQA+ & Ally community. It is an event for us to gather to celebrate this time of year with chosen family. We will have plenty of food for lunch so please bring friends and colleagues.
Be sure to register so that we are sure to have enough!
Chosen Family Photo booth
We believe that in the LGBTQA+ & Ally community chosen family is sometimes the best kind of family. Come with your chosen family and get a great chosen family photo in our photo booth!
Celebrating & Honoring
5 year anniversary of the GLBTQA Resource Room, the WSU Allies & Core Team who have been the leaders in serving the LGBTQA+ & Ally community at Wright State, and the Rainbow Alliance student organization and their current and past leaders who have been serving the LGBTQA+ & Ally community at Wright State University for the past 25+ years.
Fall 2015 graduates!
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