LGBTQ+ and the IT Community: Creating Inclusive and Supportive Campuses

Thursday, November 02 | 8:00AM–9:30AM ET | Meeting Room 109A/B, 100 Level
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Interactive Presentation
This session will explore issues and current topics related to LGBTQ+ communities on campuses. Join invited guest David Greene and co-facilitators Ron Ardizzone and Shelli Fowler from the EDUCAUSE LGBTQIA++ Constituent Group to discuss strategies for campus IT professionals to create inclusive work communities and help foster safe and inclusive campus communities for students, faculty, and staff.

Outcomes: Raise awareness of current issues, including naming and pronoun usage * Provide strategies for eliminating un/conscious bias inside and beyond our IT communities * Examine best practices for creating safe and inclusive environments on campus in this particular political moment and with attention to geographical and related contexts

Presenters

  • Ron Ardizzone

  • Shelli Fowler

    Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University