Rainbow Report
University of Maryland, College Park
“The
unstoppable & QUEER.”
“We
are not heterosexual, homosexual, nor nonsexual.
We are simply sexual. Deal with it.”
~Amy Birdsong
LGBT Equity Programs:
Queer Wellness
o Monday, April 30th, 5-6PM in
2218 Marie Mount Hall
o Finals
week is looming over our heads and the end of the semester is upon us. Join us
to destress and prepare for the academic apocalypse with self-care maps! Don't
know what that is? Come out and find out! Smelly markers will be involved
Queer Study Time (Every Wednesday)
o 2-4PM at 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
o Come and study with others in a
queer-friendly space! Bring your books/laptop/work. We'll have some snacks and
friendly faces
Queer Luncheon (Every Thursday)
o
11:30 AM- 1 PM at 2218
Marie Mount Hall.
o
Join us for some queer
lunch!. Bring your food, we'll bring the games and good conversation!
Safe Space (Every Tuesday)
o
May 1st, 7:30 PM-9PM, 2308
Marie Mount Hall.
o A supportive environment for students navigating identity,
coming out, or transitioning. It is a partnership between the LGBT Equity
Center and Pride Alliance.
Lavender Graduation 2012
o
You are
cordially invited to the Fourteenth Annual Lavender Graduation at the
University of Maryland, College Park. Please celebrate with us!
o
Lavender
Graduation recognizes an important milestone in the lives of our LGBTQ and
Allied graduates. Each LGBTQA graduate will receive a rainbow tassel and
a certificate of achievement. This event also provides an opportunity for
our community to come together and honor those among us who have worked to make
College Park a better place for LGBTQ people.
o
This
year’s Lavender Graduation will be Saturday, May 19, 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Colony
Ballroom of the Stamp Student Union and includes both a ceremony and a generous
buffet.
o
The
University’s Main Commencement Ceremony will be Sunday, May 20 at 1:00
PM. College ceremonies will be immediately following the Main
Commencement and all day Monday, May 21. You are encouraged to participate in
all relevant commencement activities during these days. By beginning with
Lavender Graduation, you will have your Rainbow Tassel to wear at the other
ceremonies.
o
Graduates
at all levels are especially encouraged to attend and bring family, friends,
and other significant individuals in their lives. This may include
members of faculty or staff. Of course, all faculty and staff are
invited.
o
Lavender
Graduates are strongly encouraged to fill out the form completely and
early.(Some are already submitting their information.)For all others,
you need only respond to the first three questions and RSVP by May 6.
Co-Sponsored
Programs:
Queering Honors
o
Are you interested in
putting together a framework to help build a visible queer community within the
Honors program? This would be relatively independent work that would involve
talking with administrators, coordinating programming, and trying to engage
with other students to figure out needs and build interest in this effort.
o
The Honors program is
interested in supporting this effort, but hesitant to commit substantial
resources unless we can demonstrate an active interest in this among Honors
students.
Additional Announcements:.
Bisexuals at Maryland (BAM):
o
Thursday,
May 3rd, 6-7PM, in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
o
a
discussion group for those who inhabit the wide expanse that lay between gay
and straight.
Bro2Bro:
o
Wednesday,
May 2nd, 6-8PM, in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
o
a
group for LGBTQQIA- identified men.
Rodler-Wood Scholarship 2012
o
The
LGBT Studies Program invites applications for the Rodler-Wood Scholarship.
o
Full-time
undergraduate or graduate students returning in Fall 2012 are eligible
to apply for this $1000 award (towards Fall tuition costs). The award will
be made on the basis of one or more of the following criteria: demonstrated
financial need; hardship based on sexual orientation; academic
interest in LGBT Studies; extracurricular activities on behalf of LGBT issues.
o
Applicants
should submit:1) a brief written statement outlining their qualifications and
interests;2) an unofficial transcript; and 3) one letter of recommendation.
o
Hard
copies of materials should be submitted to the LGBT Studies Program,2417 Marie
Mount Hall, attn. JV Sapinoso, no later than Tuesday May 1.
o
Materials
may also be sent by e-mail attachment (Word or PDF only) by May 1 to
lgbts@umd.edu. Put “Rodler-Wood Scholarship” in
the subject line of your message.
o
A
list of past recipients of the Rodler-Wood Scholarship can be found at http://www.lgbts.umd.edu/partner.html
o
For
further information, contact JV Sapinoso sapinoso@umd.edu. For the facebook posting, go to https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150677717648068
Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS
Event
o
Monday,
May 7th at 7PM in the Cafritz Theatre in CSPAC
o
Students in the University of Maryland Musical Theatre
Workshop will present a Cabaret of contemporary work from the Broadway stage as
a Benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (www.broadwaycares.org).
The show was created by the students themselves with musical direction by Ron
Chiles under the direction of Scot Reese. The show features songs and duets
from the contemporary musical stage including In the Heights, Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels, The Book of Mormon, and much more.
o
During the musical performance, a silent auction will
take place to support Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Just some of the
items to be featured include:
- Cast autographed posters of War Horse, Mary Poppins,
and others.
-A magnificent, Broadway inspired snow globe.
-And a plethora of Broadway apparel
o
Come out and dress to the nines to support these rising
artists and a fantastic cause!
LGBT Health Survey
o
Ethan Mereish is a doctoral candidate at Boston
College. He is conducting an online research study on LGBTQ people’s health and
resilience in relation to discrimination and oppression. He is conducting his
dissertation study to help our community, and would like to use the results
from this study for the purposes of promoting our health and clinical
care.
o
The confidential survey takes approximately 30 minutes
to complete.
o
In appreciation for your participation, he will
donate $1 on each participants' behalf to a LGBTQ-affirming organization. As
an additional thank you for participating, LGBTQ university members have the
option of entering into raffle to win one of five $50 prizes. The study has
been approved by the Boston College Institutional Review Board and it is
supervised by Dr. Paul Poteat.
Victory Congressional Internship
o
The Victory Institute will
bring outstanding LGBTQ college students to Washington, D.C., for an intensive
leadership program, including a Congressional internship with an LGBT-friendly
member of Congress.
o
The program includes a
generous stipend, housing in D.C., placement in a congressional internship and
travel to/from Washington, D.C., as well as travel and registration to the
International Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference in Long Beach, California,
in December 2012.
o Applications for Fall 2012 are due May 14– find out more
and apply now at www.victoryinstitute.org/vci.
o
The Victory Congressional
Internship is open to current undergraduate students of all genders,
orientations, abilities, races, and political affiliations, including people
with majors other than political science.
Spend a Week at Harvard Business
School
o
Apply
for Harvard Business School's Summer Venture in Management Program. Application Deadline: May 16, 2012
o
The Harvard Business
School (HBS) Summer Venture in Management Program
(SVMP) is a one week management training
program for rising college seniors designed to increase diversity and
opportunity in business education. This thirty-year HBS tradition demonstrates
the many rewards of an MBA degree to students who may not otherwise
have considered this path. Participants spend a week on campus living the MBA
student experience – attending classes, analyzing case studies, and
debating management issues with peers and faculty.
o
This unique educational
experience, in combination with a summer internship at a sponsoring
company or organization, gives participants a broader understanding of the
challenges business leaders face, the innumerable opportunities that exist in
management, and the impact they can have on their community and the world
through leadership.
o
Participants will be
selected based on academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, and
personal characteristics. Consistent with the objective of promoting
educational diversity and opportunity in business leadership, additional
criteria to be considered among others, are whether the applicant is: The first family member to attend college; A member of a group that
is currently underrepresented in business schools and corporate America (e.g.
African-American, Latino, Native American, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or
Transgender); From
a family with little business education or experience; and/or from a school
whose graduates do not typically attend a top-tier university (e.g., attends a
rural or predominantly minority college, or has attended a community college as
part of a four-year degree).
o
The SVMP Application will
be available online in February 2012. The deadline is May 16, 2012. To apply and for more
information about this program, please visit the SVMP website: http://www.hbs.edu/mba/svmp/.
Whitman-Walker Health
o
Need to talk? Whitman-Walker Health offers peer support.
o
No matter what you are going through, there are others who have
been there. Trained volunteers can provide individual and group support for
issues related to HIV, life stressors, loneliness, coming out, relationships,
and more.
o
For more information, contact Nick Choksi at 202-797-3580, or
email PeerSupport@whitman-walker.org. Whitman-Walker
Health is located at Elizabeth Taylor Medical
Center-- 1701
14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009.
Would you like your announcement
or program to appear in Rainbow Report? The Report is typically sent out on
Mondays. To ensure your announcement’s consideration for publication, submit it
via this form at least one week in advance: http://lgbt.umd.edu/newsletteritem.html
Would you like the LGBT Equity
Center to consider co-sponsoring one of your events by lending our name,
resources, or outreach support? Please submit all co-sponsorship requests through
this web form at least one week prior to requesting a decision on your
co-sponsorship request. Resources are limited. http://lgbt.umd.edu/cosponsorship.html If you wish to
engage in a deeper collaboration beyond event co-sponsorship, please talk and
meet with us directly.
If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, feel free to contact us at 301-405-8720, by e-mail at
lgbt@umd.edu, or come to our office. We are located in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
