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University of Maryland, College Park
“The unstoppable & QUEER.”
“The most violent element in society is ignorance.”
~Emma Goldman
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Queer Social Justice—LGBTQA Students and Resident Life Share/ Learn
o Monday, April 9, 5-6PM, 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
o Join a panel discussion about UMD housing policies which impact LGBT students and LGBTQ issues in residence life. What's going well for you and what could be even better? Representatives from campus housing will present their policies and take questions.
LGBT Equity Programs:
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 April 10th, 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.
Co-Sponsored Programs:
Queering Honors
o Vinny Prell is looking for Honors students 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.
o If you’re interested contact Jack Izen or Vinny at lgbtga@umd.edu
Athlete Ally Founder and the 2012 UGST Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Hudson Taylor
o 1. Friday, April 13, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch. Join Athlete Ally founder and the 2012 UGST Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Hudson Taylor for a special informal brown bag lunch to discuss how this former wrestler became one of the LGBTQ communities greatest allies! Crossland Room, room 2200, Stamp Student Union. Drinks and cookies will be provided. Open to students and staff. Please rsvp to Lori Jusiewicz at ljusie1@umd.edu. You are also welcome just to show up at last minute!
o 2. Friday, April 13, 2:00-3:00 p.m. 45 minute Presentation: “Allyship: Becoming a Champion for Inclusion on Your Campus,” followed by Q&A. Join Athlete Ally founder and the 2012 UGST Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Hudson Taylor for a special presentation on how we all can be better allies for our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Community. 6137 McKeldin Library. Refreshments will be served. Open to public.
Additional Announcements:.
Women2Women (W2W):
o Tuesday, April 10th 7-8PM, in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
o a group for LGBTQQIA- identified women.
Bisexuals at Maryland (BAM):
o Thursday, April 12th, 6-7PM, in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
o a discussion group for those who inhabit the wide expanse that lay between gay and straight.
TransU:
o Thursday, April 12th, 7-8PM, in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
o a discussion and safe space for those who identify as transgender, genderqueer, or otherwise feel restricted by conventional definitions of "man" and "woman".
Queer Grads Happy Hour
o Thursday, April 19th 6-8PM at Nellie’s Sports Bar
o Please save the date for the University of Maryland LGBTQA Graduate and Professional Student Happy Hour. Wear your Terp gear so we can all easily identify ourselves. The event is co-sponsored by Queer Grads and Smith Pride Alliance. All graduate and professional students (and guests) are welcome!
The Queer Monologues
o TQM is currently in need of more readers. If you are interested or have any questions, contact Elysha at Elysha.Valera@gmail.com. Check out the facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/222398164438394/members/
Deloitte Diversity & Inclusion Event
o April 20th, 2012 9:30AM—1PM at Deloitte’s Rosslyn Office (1919 N. Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22209) Rosslyn Metro Stop (Blue/Orange Line)
o Are you looking for a career with impact? Do you want to start your career as part of a collaborative and diverse team culture that brings out the best in you?
o Please join Deloitte’s GLOBE & Allies Business Resource Group to learn about the importance of identifying an organization that accepts you for who you are and thrives on professional diversity.
o There will be a panel of professionals discussing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered identification in the workplace; presentations from our recruiting team on Diversity & Inclusion at Deloitte; and the opportunity to network and ask any questions you may have about a career with Deloitte.
o *RSVP no later than April 9 to Kate Juhl at kjuhl@umd.edu or 301.314.4040
o If you have any questions, please contact Alex Daly (aldaly@deloitte.com) and Frank Garcia (frangarcia@deloitte.com).
Intercollegiate Council Chair Position
o Council Chairs are the most important link between the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and universities. They will lead the fight for marriage equality on their campus. ICC Chairs represent the HRC directly on their campus by co-hosting events, engaging students and faculty, advocating for equality and representing Human Rights Campaign on campus. ICC Chairs also utilize social media to help connect students on his/her campus with the Human Rights Campaign. Candidates must be outgoing, creative and involved on their campus. Preferred candidates will be politically active and informed and located in Maryland for Summer 2012.
o How to Apply: Please submit your resume, cover letter and writing sample To: cynchen16@gmail.com with the subject title: Intercollegiate Council Chair
o DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Lead the ICC HRC group on your campus, recruiting and activating students in the fight for marriage equality in Maryland, 2. Initiate and support Human Rights Campaign initiatives and actions, 3. Author, schedule, and distribute bi-weekly emails detailing campus challenges and campaign action items, 4. Weekly ICC website and social media content management, 5. Develop and train student recruits and student organizations on advocacy and field organizing best practices, 6. Coordinate all logistics for, and help plan and execute bi-monthly on-campus meetings, and 7. Commit to attend one of the following campaign events: Baltimore Pride (June 15-17), Chesapeake Pride (August 4) or General Presidential Election (November 6)
o KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 1 year experience managing similar political campaign or issue advocacy tasks, Ability to develop creative, student driven, advocacy campaigns, Experience recruiting, leading and motivating volunteers, Team-player with superior interpersonal and collaboration skills, Knowledge of college campus and university life, Strong organizational skills; able to multitask and prioritize a number of projects, Superior writing and oral communication skills, Ability to produce under pressure and with tight deadlines, Genuine passion and interest for HRC’s issues and priorities.
Victory Congressional Internship
o The Victory Congressional Internship is accepting applications for Fall 2012.
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 Monday, April 30 – 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/.
Call for Applications: 2012 Summer Institute in LGBT Popular Health
o On July 16-August 10, 2012, The Center for Population Research in LGBT Health at The Fenway Institute and the Department of Community Health Sciences at Boston University School of Public Health are hosting a Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health in Boston, Massachusetts. The Institute will provide participants with foundational training in interdisciplinary theory, knowledge and methods for conducting population research in sexual and gender minority health. Current doctoral or Masters' students and recent doctoral program graduates are eligible to apply for one of 18 spots in the program.
o To be held over four weeks at Boston University and Fenway Health, the Summer Institute will include several components: 1. A dynamic Cornerstone Seminar in LGBT Health and Social Life that will overview key topics, methods, and perspectives in the interdisciplinary study of LGBT Health 2. Short-course instruction in statistics and quantitative data analysis at the intermediate and advanced-intermediate levels 3. Hands-on training in analysis of LGBT population health data in the Interactive Data Lab.
o There is no cost for tuition and participants may apply for free housing in Boston University dormitories during the Institute. The Summer Institute is funded by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grant number R25HD064426).
o Please visit http://www.lgbtpopcenter.org/training to download the Call for Applications. Applications will be accepted until April 16, 2012. For more information, please call 617-927-6348 or email summerinstitute@lgbtpopcenter.org
o *There are a limited number of slots for free housing available. Per grant funding guidelines, free housing is only available to U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals of the U.S., or those with legal permanent resident status. No temporary or student visas allowable. Non-citizens may apply for the program, but must cover their own housing and transportation costs.
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.
