| Meeting Held: | February 23, 2007, 1 - 3 pm, Library East Conference Room |
| Next Meeting: | Tentative: March 23, 2007, 1 - 3 pm, Library East Conference Room |
| Committee Web site: | http://www.aa.ufl.edu/committees/lgbtcc.htm |
| Attendance: | Greg Allen, Charles Brown, Joyce Dewsbury, John Dobson, Linda Lamme (co-chair), Melissa Neider, Nora Spencer, Flo Turcotte (co-chair) |
| Reports and Discussion (Actions Items are marked **) | |
| Rainbow
Alliance Awards: -- Discussed need to publicize the awards -- Find new formula for essay portion -- may be too dautning for many applicants |
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| DP
Benefits -- Board of Trustees may vote to change UF's definition of "family" as early as March |
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| Nora | --
PSU working on Pride Awareness Month -- PSU working to promote adding Gender identity and expression to student constitution in 2/28 elections -- Pride Awareness Month opening ceremony April 3 at 8 pm -- Accent has agreed to pay for keynote speaker -- LGBTQ sponsoring "Pretty in Pink" Queer Prom -- Program for first year med students on LGBT health care needs on Feb 28 -- Friends Training at law school on Feb 28 for students faculty and staff -- LGBT director cosponsoring program with Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research, "Hollywood's Furious LEsbians" -- Yard Sale on March 3 from 9am to 1:30pm to help LGBT students got Wash DC for alternative break -- Multicultural Awards Ceremony on March 26 -- Lavender Graduation scheduled |
| General Discussion | Concerning Sexual Harrassment Training -- are LGBT scenarios appropriate? Recommend that committee members attend training and prepare suggestions for HR on sexual orientation component of sexual harassment training. |
| Committee visited Ustler Hall, where the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research is housed. | |