RAPP Leaders Go On To Be... Neurophysiologists!

A couple of years back, we made a couple videos called "RAPPers Go On To Be..." to highlight how involvement in RAPP makes sense for all Bearcats regardless what career you might be headed toward.

In reflecting on encouraging people to apply for formal leadership positions in RAPP, we thought it could be similarly useful to highlight how people have contributed to RAPP and gone on to apply the knowledge they learned in a variety of impactful professions.

Tyler (center) received the 2013 Leadership Award from the UC LGBTQ Center.

Tyler Thompson (RAPP XXV) was a Peer Leader with RAPP XXVII. Tyler graduated a year ago with degrees in Neuroscience and Psychology.  He is currently a Neurophysiologist at Nielsen NeuroFocus.

LGBTQ Black History Program - Feb 19th!

From UC LGBTQ Center & the AACRC:

Mark your calendars and join the LGBTQ Center and the African American Cultural & Resource Center for our LGBTQ Black History Program.

An Absurd Conversation on RAINBOes and Color

Date: February 19
Time: 5:30-7 PM

Location: AACRC (60 W. Charlton)

Highlights:

Chicken * Queer people * Black people * prizes * Entertainment

Tweet questions about queer Blacks @UC_LGBTQCenter

There will be a game. The prize will be amazing. Only 20 people will be allowed to play.  If you want to play, email: feb19game@yahoo.com

"Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays" - Jan 17th!

From UC Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies:

Title: “Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays”

Speaker: Dr. Bernadette Barton, Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, Morehead State University

Thursday, January 17, 2013, 2-3:30pm—*WGSS-sponsored

Location: Tangeman University Center 400B

What is it like to grow up gay and live in the Bible Belt?  While discussions of gay rights are increasingly prevalent in American media, the thoughts and experiences of gay people, especially those from Bible Belt states, remain background noise in the conversation.  Legally, Bible Belt gays are still second-class citizens. 

Living in the Bible Belt, a region highly saturated with conservative Christian beliefs and practices, socializes gay men and lesbians to suppress their same-sex attractions, hide them and try to pray the gay away.  In this powerful multi-media presentation – including original interview data from lesbians and gay men living in the Bible Belt, video clips and photographs – Dr. Barton illustrates the effects of religious-based homophobia on individual lives. 

She concludes the lecture noting that although the institutional voices condemning homosexuality are loud, there is much evidence that acceptance of homosexuality is rapidly increasing among a range of social groups, even in the Bible Belt. Lesbians, gay men and their allies, indeed all those committed to social justice, have reasons to feel hopeful about the future of gay rights in the region.

Dr. Barton is the author of two books, Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays (New York University Press, 2012), and Stripped: Inside the Lives of Exotic Dancers (New York University Press, 2006). Her research on gender, sexuality, feminism, work, and religion has appeared inFeminist Formations, Gender & Society, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Journal of Homosexuality, Qualitative Sociology, Sexuality & Culture, and Symbolic Interaction.

Cosponsors: Department of Sociology, Charles Phelps Taft Research Center, LGBTQ Center 

"Pray the Gay Away": The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays - Jan 17th!

From UC Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies:

Title: “Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays”

Speaker: Dr. Bernadette Barton, Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, Morehead State University

Thursday, January 17, 2013, 2-3:30pm—*WGSS-sponsored

Location: Tangeman University Center 400B

What is it like to grow up gay and live in the Bible Belt?  While discussions of gay rights are increasingly prevalent in American media, the thoughts and experiences of gay people, especially those from Bible Belt states, remain background noise in the conversation.  Legally, Bible Belt gays are still second-class citizens. 

Living in the Bible Belt, a region highly saturated with conservative Christian beliefs and practices, socializes gay men and lesbians to suppress their same-sex attractions, hide them and try to pray the gay away.  In this powerful multi-media presentation – including original interview data from lesbians and gay men living in the Bible Belt, video clips and photographs – Dr. Barton illustrates the effects of religious-based homophobia on individual lives. 

She concludes the lecture noting that although the institutional voices condemning homosexuality are loud, there is much evidence that acceptance of homosexuality is rapidly increasing among a range of social groups, even in the Bible Belt. Lesbians, gay men and their allies, indeed all those committed to social justice, have reasons to feel hopeful about the future of gay rights in the region.

Dr. Barton is the author of two books, Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays (New York University Press, 2012), and Stripped: Inside the Lives of Exotic Dancers (New York University Press, 2006). Her research on gender, sexuality, feminism, work, and religion has appeared in Feminist Formations, Gender & Society, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Journal of Homosexuality, Qualitative Sociology, Sexuality & Culture, and Symbolic Interaction.

Cosponsors: Department of Sociology, Charles Phelps Taft Research Center, LGBTQ Center 

LGBTQ Center Resource Packet Making Party - Dec 28th!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

Resource Packet Making Party
Friday, December 28th
11:00AM to  5:00PM
UC LGBTQ Center - 5th Floor Steger Student Life Center

Looking for a few good volunteers to help make Safe Zone 101 Resource Packets. We will provide pizza, popcorn, drinks, and a movie after the job is finished. Come hang out and help the LGBTQ Center so we can keep fighting the good fight. :)

LGBTQ Staff/Faculty Social - Dec 6th!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

The LGBTQ Center is planning its first LGBTQ Staff/Faculty Social.  

This event is open to UC faculty/staff that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer.  

Date: 12/6/12
Time: 6-8 p.m.

Food, fun, mixing and mingling with your UC LGBTQ colleagues.

This event will be a private, safe, environment for us to socialize and build alliances.

Official invitation to follow.  Please send your email address to Leisan at smiln@ucmail.uc.edu to be added to the invite list.

Queer People of Color Jeopardy - Oct 22nd!

From Colors of Pride:

QPOC Jeopardy
Monday, October 22nd
5:00PM
LGBTQA Center, 5th Floor Steger

This upcoming Monday Colors of Pride will be Hosting Queer people of color Jeopardy. Come learn something new or to show how much you already know.

Faculty & Staff - Register Now for "Creating a Gender-Inclusive Campus" Webinar

From UC News:

Faculty and Staff: Register Now For Informative Webinar

As part of the larger LGBT History month celebrations at UC, the LGBTQ Center & RAPP are partnering to host a campus showing of the webinar, 'Creating a Gender-Inclusive Campus.'

Date: 10/15/2012 12:00:00 AM
By: Rebecca Lehman
Phone: (513) 556-6119

   UC faculty and staff are invited to the webinar, “Creating a Gender-Inclusive Campus,” which takes place from 1-2:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, in Room 425 of Tangeman University Center. 

The LGBTQ Center (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Center) and RAPP (Racial Awareness Program) invite UC faculty and staff to build their knowledge and skills around supporting and meeting the needs of trans individuals and creating a more gender-inclusive campus.  

This program will discuss complex ways that students understand and express their gender and best practices and policies in areas such as housing, facilities, health services, student activities, athletics and admissions.

An RSVP is required to attend. Click here for registration and more information.

UC Celebrates LGBT History Month with a Rainbow of Activities!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

October is LGBT History Month.  Please support.

**Wednesday, October 3^rd, 12-1 p.m., 559 Steger Student Life Center

                Brown Bag Lunch- LGBT History Month & Activism

**Wednesday, October 3^rd, 7:00 p.m., Old Chem 601

                LGBTQ Jeopardy with UC Alliance

**Thursday, October 11^th, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., McMicken Commons

                Come out and celebrate National Coming Out Day!

**Thursday, October 11^th, LGBTQ Center YouTube Page

                Coming Out Vlogs Premiere, ThatCortnieGirl.com and the LGBTQ Center (stop by the LGBTQ Center to record and share your Coming Out Story)

**Tuesday, October 16^th, 5 – 7 p.m., Swift Hall 719

                Campus-Wide Safe Zone Training (please RSVP)

**Thursday, October 18^th, 7 – 9 p.m., Swift Hall 519

                “Beyond Stonewall: How Trans Folk Helped Build the LGBTQ Community”, GenderBloc

**Friday, October 19^th,  All Day

                National Spirit Day!  Wear purple to speak out against bullying and to show your support for LGBT youth

**Monday, October 22^nd, 5:00 p.m., 565 Steger Student Life Center
                Queer People of Color Jeopardy History with Colors of Pride

**Monday, October 29^th, 1 – 2:30 p.m., TUC 425 (Staff & Faculty only)
                “Creating a Gender-Inclusive Campus”, RAPP and the LGBTQ Center (please RSVP to leisan.smith@uc.edu)

UC Celebrates Coming Out Day - Oct 11th!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:
Coming Out Day
Thursday, October 11th
11AM-2PM
UC LGBTQ Center (5th Floor, Steger)

Come out and celebrate National Coming Out Day! Good music and rainbows. 

From 11-12:30 we will have rainbow sharpies, glitter sharpies, and fun stuff to decorate a white t-shirt with a unique coming out message of your own. 

Then wear your t-shirts for our come out and dance party from 12:30 to 2. "Come out, come out wherever you are" and join us!

Campus-Wide Safe Zone Training - October 16th!

From UC LGBTQ Center:

Are you a Safe Zone Ally?  If not, please RSVP for the Campus-Wide Safe Zone Training.

Campus-Wide Safe Zone Training
October 16 @ 5PM in Swift 719

SAFE ZONE TRAINING

Safe Zone Training is designed to give students, staff and faculty the tools and resources they need to better understand the University of Cincinnati's LGBTQ community and create an inclusive environment.  Participants are provided a resource packet.  Those who wish to be LGBTQ allies are also given a Safe Zone magnet that acknowledges their space as safe to LGBTQ persons to express themselves openly and know they will be treated with respect.

To find out more about how you can participate in Safe Zone Training, please contact Leisan Smith at smiln@ucmail.uc.edu

Campus-Wide Safe Zone Training
October 16 @ 5PM in Swift 719

Talkin' Bout my Generation - Tomorrow!

WelcomeWeekend 2012

Come on a journey with us! This award-winning play will surely bring down the house.
FREE DINNER!

Talkin' Bout My Generation
Saturday, August 25
4:00-6:00 P.M.
Tangeman University Center Cinema

Presented by the LGBTQ Center, Women's Center, Enough is Enough, Student Wellness Center, African American Cultural & Resource Center, and Ethnic Programs & Services

Register at Discount by July 31st for the 2013 Midwest BLGTA College Conference!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

The MBLGTACC 2013 Planning Coalition would like to remind you about an upcoming deadline to register for the 2013 Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference. We know that with summer breaks, vacations and traveling (and the wonderful summer sunshine!), people may check their email less frequently — so we wanted to remind you with plenty of time in advance!

Register by July 31st!

Registration, both online and by mail, is currently available at the reduced price of $55. However, registration prices will increase to $65 after July 31st. The registration price will continue to increase according to the following timeline:

– May 1, 2012 – July 31, 2012: $55
– August 1, 2012 – February 1, 2013: $65
– After February 1, 2013: $75

Students and those who work directly with LGBTA students are encouraged to register for the conference.

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In case this is your first time receiving this message, here is further information about MBLGTACC:

What Is MBLGTACC?

MBLGTACC is the largest LGBTA college conference in the nation. It is an annual conference that is hosted at a different Midwest college each year and features about 90 educational workshops, as well as nationally-recognized speakers and entertainers. 

When Is It?

MBLGTACC 2013 will be held February 8-10, 2013, at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich., and is organized by students from Michigan State University.

What Are the Workshops About?

If you are interested in presenting a workshop at the conference, the call for workshop proposals is now open. Anyone can submit a proposal — including students, staff, faculty, community members, professionals and advocates! The deadline for submitting a proposal is Nov. 1, 2012.

Workshop topics are about the intersection of LGBTA identities and race; religion; gender; sex; disability; history; education and schools; health; politics; allyship; homelessness; professionalism; leadership; HIV/AIDS; and more. A list of the workshops offered at the 2011 and 2012 conferences is available on our workshops page.

Where Can I Get More Information?

If you are interested in receiving more information about MBLGTACC, please subscribe to our eNewsletter! Be sure to also check out our website, follow us on Twitter and “Like” our Facebook page!

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If you have any questions, feel free to email us at info@mblgtacc2013.org.

Enjoy your summer! We look forward to seeing you in Lansing in 2013!

Welcome the RAPP 2012-13 Leadership!

This year's selection of the formal RAPP leadership positions was the most difficult process I've been through yet.  We had twenty-three outstanding candidates for an intended ten positions.

Much gratitude is due to the folks who helped made the selections!  A team of staff and students from RAPP, SALD, Resident Education & Development, Academic Excellence & Support Services, and the LGBTQ Center carefully reviewed applications and worked together to make the final decisions.

Without further ado, here are the folks selected for the formal leadership positions:

Accelerating Racial Justice

• Facilitators:
• Ani Naik (XXVI, XXVI Social Committee Chair)
• Jojo Azevedo (XXIV, XXVI Peer Leader, XXVII Facilitator, Social Justice League 2010-12)
• Peer Leaders:
• Jalisa Holifield (XXVII)
• Laura Perez (XXVII)
• Matt Miller (XXVI, Social Justice League 2011-12)
• Process Observers:
• Matthew Woodruff (XXVI, Peer Leader XXVII, Social Justice League 2011-12)
• Melissa Meyer (Community member, owner Meyer Consulting)

RAPP XXVIII

• RAPP Facilitation Intern:  Brice Mickey (XXV, XXVI Peer Leader, Social Justice League 2010-12)
• Peer Leaders:
• Farooq Alkhateeb (XXVII)
• Krisin Myers-Young (XXV)
• Tianshu Lu (XXVI)

RAPPORT 2012-13

• RAPPORT Facilitation Intern: Jamieson Williams (XXVII)

Please extend congratulations and heart-felt wishes for success to these folks as they enter into their new positions!

Join UC for Cincinnati Pride on June 30th! - Sign Up Today to be a Parade and/or Festival Volunteer!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

It’s almost time for Cincinnati Pride! What is Cincinnati Pride you ask? The mission of Cincinnati Pride is to provide the Greater Cincinnati LGBT community and allies a forum celebrating and affirming our individuality and importance to the Greater Cincinnati area by giving expression to our community's rich history and diversity and renewing our dedication to promoting acceptance of all individuals regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

They provide information, support local economic growth by partnering with the community to attract individuals to the Greater Cincinnati area, collaborate with other organizations through outreach programs, citizen involvement, and events, and educational resources to those inside and outside of the LGBT community.

This year, the LGBTQ Center, Alliance, Colors of Pride and GenderBloc will not only have a table at Cincinnati Pride representing the University of Cincinnati, but we will also be participating in the Pride Parade which will take place the morning of Saturday, June 30th! 

This is where we hope we can get your support. We would love to have a large, strong University of Cincinnati group that will walk with us in the Pride Parade. Below are two links. The first one is a very short survey to see who is available to walk and/or help work the table (greeting folks, passing out information) and the second link is to the Cincinnati Pride website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Share your availability to walk and/or work the table!

Cincinnati Pride website!

Reminder: Apply Now for the 2nd Annual Rainbow Celebration!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

Are you a graduating senior?  If so, you need to sign up to participate in the 2^nd annual Rainbow Celebration.  If not, you need to encourage students who are to participate.

Contact B Carbonara at carbonby@mail.uc.edu or in 565 Steger Student Life Center for an application!

Frequently asked questions:

1)   What is Rainbow Celebration?

·         This ceremony congratulates and celebrates the achievements of LGBT and ally undergraduate seniors and graduate students. It is an opportunity for us to thank you for your contributions to the LGBT community and/or the University of Cincinnati community in general.

2)   Why should I participate?

·         Rainbow Celebration rewards you for your accomplishments while a student at the University of Cincinnati. It also serves as a formal “goodbye” to the community and Center.  You will be able to serve as an example and inspiration to the University of Cincinnati community, particularly fellow students. 

3)   Who attends Rainbow Celebration?

·         Everyone is welcome! Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are encouraged to attend the ceremony. If you have individuals you would like to invite to watch you participate, simply have them RSVP to carbonby@mail.uc.edu or smiln@ucmail.uc.edu by Thursday, May 31^st, 2012. 

4)   Will I miss my “real” graduation?

·         No, you will not.  Rainbow Celebration is held on Wednesday, June 6^th, 2012, before the “real” graduation.

5)   Do I have to be an LGBT leader or extensively involved with LGBT issues?

·         No, you do not.  Rainbow Celebration is held to celebrate all sorts of achievements by LGBT and ally students.

6)   What should I wear to the ceremony?

·         Don’t worry: no caps and gowns for this ceremony!  Most participants in the past have chosen to dress “business casual,” but you are welcome to dress as you wish. 

(Un)heard: Transmasculine People of Color Speak! - May 3rd!

From Colors of Pride:
(Un)heard: Transmasculine People of Color Speak!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
6:00pm until 8:00pm
AACRC


As part of our Queercat Pride Week celebrations, the University of Cincinnati LGBTQ Center, Colors of Pride, and the United Black Student Association are bringing the audio/visual installation (Un)heard: Transmasculine People of Color to the University. In addition to a gallery display at the beginning of the event, the group will present Building Solidarity: An LGBTQ-Focused Anti-Racism Workshop. The event will take place at the African-American Cultural Resource Center located by Daniels and Dabney on the University of Cincinnati's campus.

ABOUT (UN)HEARD:
(Un)heard is an audio/visual installation about the lives and experiences of transmasculine people of color. By sharing first-person accounts and positive images, this exhibit seeks to challenge damaging myths and stereotypes about transgender people and people of color, and to educate people about a marginalized, and often invisible, group. The project celebrates a range of views, opinions, and experiences that are unique and empowering to trans
gender people everywhere.

The past two decades have seen an increase in conversation about transmasculine experiences and identities. However, the experiences of transmasculine people of color are often misunderstood, ignored, unaddressed, and unheard. To date there is no other mixed media project that focues specifically on the expereinces of transmasculine people of color. By utilizing in-depth audio interviews and intimate portraits, (Un)heard seeks to move transmasculine (transgender, ftm, bois, masculine of center) people of color identities and community from margin to center and addresses issues of personal triumph, loss, desire, community, relationships and discrimination. At the most basic level, (Un)heard combats transphobia and racism by breaking silence and making the invisible visible. By encouraging people of all ages to affirm and appreciate diversity, this traveling exhibit contributes to the process of dismantling the destructive power of prejudice and intolerance, thereby making the world a safer place for all individuals.

http://transunheard.com/
http://transunheard.tumblr.com/

QueerCat Pride Week - Apr 30th to May 5th!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

QueerCat Pride Week
It's that time of year again … for UC's LGBTQ community and its allied friends to celebrate diversity! Join us for all of the great events that the LGBTQ Center has planned for Queercat Pride Week 2012!

MONDAY, 04/30
• Rainbow Flash Mob ..... 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m., Main Street
• Queer Movie Monday ..... 7:00 p.m., Swift 500 (Food will be provided.)

TUESDAY, 05/01
• Ally Day
• Purple People Eater Picnic ..... 12:30 – 2:00 p.m., McMicken Commons (Show your support. Wear purple. Pick up your ally button.)
• Sara Montiel as a Gay Icon in Theatre, Cinema and Literature within the Hispanic World Today ..... 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Baur Room, CCM
• Speaker: Genny Beemyn, Ph.D., Director, the Stonewall Center, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst ..... 6:00 p.m., Braunstein 301
• Queer Game Night ..... 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Daniels Hall (Bring your favorite game. Snacks will be provided.)

WEDNESDAY, 05/02
• Ally Day (Wear your ally button.)
• Free HIV Testing ..... 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., TUC 415
• UC Monologues / Open Minded Mic Night ..... 7:00 p.m., Baba Budan’s
• Alternative to the Alternative Dance Party ..... 9:30 p.m., Baba Budan’s

THURSDAY, 05/03
• Queer Zumba w/ Carlos Gooden ..... 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., McMicken Commons
• (Un)heard: Transmasculine People of Color Speak! / Building Solidarity: An LGBTQ-Focused Anti-Racism Workshop ..... 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., AACRC (Gallery display at start of program.)

FRIDAY, 05/04
• Same-Sex Hand Holding Day
• Genderf*ck Drag Show .... 9 p.m., Catskeller
• Guerilla Queer Bar ..... After the drag show, location TBA

For more info contact:
LGBTQ Center (565 Steger), 513-556-4329

www.uc.edu/lgbtq
http://uc-lgbtq.blogspot.com/
www.twitter.com/UC_LGBTQcenter

Co‐sponsored by:
LGBTQ Center, UC Alliance, GenderBloc, Colors of Pride, UC Women’s Center, Student Wellness Center, Student Government, SALD, UBSA.

Creating Trans* Inclusive Campus Policies & the Legal Rights of Trans* People - May 1st!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

Genny Beemyn, co-author of The Lives of Transgender People, presents

Creating Trans* Inclusive Campus Policies & the Legal Rights of Trans* People


Tuesday, May 1st
Braunstein 301
6PM

From hate crime law to college health services, make UC a better place for students of all gender expressions & identities.

LGBTQ Center & GenderBloc

Nominate Students and More for Rainbow Graduation Celebration Awards - Nominations due May 4th!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

The Rainbow Graduation Celebration is a cultural celebration that strives to create a cohesive UC LGBTQ community and recognizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and LGBTQ ally students who survived the college experience.  Through such recognition, LGBTQ students may leave the university with a positive last experience of the institution, thereby encouraging them to become involved mentors for current students as well as active alumni.  This event is where LGBTQ students and their allies can share their hopes and dreams with one another and can be officially recognized by the institution for their leadership, success and achievements.

The University of Cincinnati’s 2^nd Annual Rainbow Graduation Celebration will be held on Wednesday, June 6^th at 6:00 p.m. in the UC Alumni Center.  Part of our celebration includes the Rainbow Celebration Awards.  Students, staff, and faculty are honored for the work they have done for UC LGBTQ students, and the LGBTQ community as a whole.

Below you will find a list of the awards and their description.  Attached to this email you will find a nomination form.  Please read over the awards and nominate deserving students, staff,  and faculty.

We are asking that all award nominations be submitted by Friday, May 4^th.

Thank you in advance for your time and your nominations.

Leisan C. Smith
Program Director
LGBTQ Center
University of Cincinnati
565 Steger Student Life Center
www.uc.edu/lgbtq

LGBTQ Safe Zone Ally
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Awards:

v  Outstanding Faculty Research Award- recognizes LGBTQ or heterosexual ally faculty for offering an LGBTQ inclusive curriculum, and whose research, teaching or writing has raised awareness about LGBTQ people, history and culture

v  Outstanding Grad Research Award- recognizes LGBTQ or heterosexual ally graduate student whose research, teaching or writing has raised awareness about LGBTQ people, history or culture

v  Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award- recognizes LGBTQ or heterosexual ally undergraduate student whose research or writing has raised awareness about LGBTQ people, history or culture

v  Outstanding Staff Award- recognizes LGBTQ or heterosexual ally staff for challenging oppressive policies, for going above and beyond to create a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ students, faculty and staff

v  Collaborative Excellence Award- recognizes departments whose collaborative efforts have resulted in new or improved resources and services for LGBTQ students, faculty, staff, or community members

v  Leadership Award- recognizes one student for outstanding leadership, dedication and service within the University or in the community that has resulted in new resources, services or programs for LGBTQ constituents

v  Outstanding Alum- recognizes one UC Alum whose work and dedication have helped create a more inclusive community both at UC and the community in which they live and work

v  Outstanding Ally- recognizes an LGBTQ Ally whose words and actions have helped to make UC a more inclusive campus for all students regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity

v  Outstanding Program- recognizes an exemplary UC program that has raised awareness and educated the campus about LGBTQ people, the community, or an issue that directly affects the LGBTQ community

v  Visible and Vocal- recognizes an individual who has been a model of excellence for both the LGBTQ community and the greater community at large (open to those in the UC community and/or community leaders from the Cincinnati area)

v  Outstanding LGBTQ Center Volunteer Service Award- recognizes the outstanding LGBTQ Center volunteer(s) who has provided significant contributions to the programs and activities of the UC LGBTQ Center

v  Deb Meem & Michelle Gibson Outstanding Service Award- recognizes a UC faculty or staff member that has provided long-standing contributions to the UC LGBTQ community