Our Place on Campus

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.

• IntroductionLGBT Centers on Campus: What Are They and Why Do You Need Them?An Overview of This New Profession in Higher EducationAssessing the Needs and Proposing SolutionsThe Development and Administration of Campus LGBT Centers and Offices by Brett BeemynDocumenting Their Existence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on Campus by Therese Eyermann and Ronni SanloStarting Your Program or CenterMatching Directors and Centers or Offices: Hiring for SuccessDeveloping a Strategic PlanDeveloping Your Vision, Mission, Goals, and Evaluation: Building Your Action PlanAdvisory BoardsIdentifying and Providing Programs and ServicesSelecting and Implementing Services: The Basics of an Active Center or OfficeSafe Zones and Allies ProgramsMentoring Programs by Patricia Alford-KeatingAdvocacy and Judicial ResponseLGBT Faculty, Staff, and Alumni OrganizationsThe Power of a System-Wide Organization: The University of California LGBTI Association by Jonathan WintersSelecting and Implementing ProgramsThe Lavender Leader: An Inqueery Into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student LeadershipLGBT Peer Counselors by Christine Browning and Patricia WalshLavender Graduation: Acknowledging the Lives and Achievements of LGBT College StudentsMaintaining Your CenterManaging Ancillary Staff by Steven J. LeiderCreating Visibility and Positive Public RelationsFunding and DevelopmentGrass-Roots Activism versus the Ivory TowerAppendix A: Directory of the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher EducationAppendix B: Campus Climate Report: Three Meta-Analysis ThemesAppendix C: Summary of Recommendations for ChangeAppendix D: Example of StructureAppendix E: Center Director Position DescriptionAppendix F: Pennsylvania State University's LGBT Resource Room Goals and Action PlanAppendix G: Inventory of Questions for Service ProvidersAppendix H: Referral Letter, Resource Guide Referral Form, and Survey of Community PractitionersAppendix I: National OrganizationsAppendix J: Resources for LGBT Centers, Services, Programs, and LibrariesAppendix K: Announcement of the Safe Zones Program to Student and Campus Life StaffAppendix L: Testimony to the Regents of the University of CaliforniaAppendix M: Associations and Agents that Provide Speakers and EntertainersAppendix N: Lavender Graduation Certificate of DistinctionReferencesIndex