The mission of the LGBTQ+ Resource Center is to help make our campus a more welcoming and accepting institution regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. As the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, we strive to give students an open and inviting space for discussion, to help students be heard, and to contribute to the diverse landscape that is Southeast Missouri State University. It is our mission to help every student feel at home at Southeast.
The Southeast Safe Zone program serves to identify and train faculty, staff, and students who are understanding and affirmative to the needs of members of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community. Our mission is to provide opportunities to learn about gender and sexual, LGBTQ+ identities and challenges to create a more inclusive and supportive community at Southeast.
The LGBTQ+ Resource Committee will review, evaluate and make recommendations to facilitate the coordination of resources to support the success of the LGBTQ+ student community.
The committee seeks to encourage a safe environment that is welcoming to all students and members of the university community. The committee will identify the best practices of peer institutions to raise the campus community's understanding and awareness of challenges faced by students whose sexual orientation or gender identity and expressions differ from their own.
In effort to support the educational, cultural, social, and developmental needs of
students, and of advancing cross-cultural awareness on campus and in the wider community,
the LGBTQ+ Resource Committee will actively work to create an environment where interdisciplinary
learning acknowledges and recognizes people of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
and queer experience.
The committee is always looking for input from students; feel free to contact the
committee with suggestions or concerns.
Contact Sonia Rucker, Assistant to the President for Equity & Diversity and Dean of Students
Academic Hall 010
deanofstudents@semo.edu
573-651-2524
573.651.2677
lgbt@semo.edu
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