LGBTA - Safe Zones Project

Safe Zones at Bloomsburg
	The BU Safe Zone program, coordinated by the LGBTA Commission, is designed to improve visibility and support of LGBT students and employees. While other minority individuals can often identify role models and mentors, the invisibility of sexual orientation makes it very difficult for LGBT members of the BU community to ascertain where they can safely turn for support and information. The Safe Zone program is comprised of trained faculty and staff (identifiable by the Safe Zone emblem posted on their door) who will be available to provide these resources.
	The Safe Zone symbol is a message to LGBT students and colleagues that an employee has participated in the Safe Zone training and is committed to increasing their knowledge of and sensitivity to LGBT issues. The symbol allows the campus community to identify program members and know that they can speak freely with these individuals about issues, including sexual orientation and gender identity, which may affect their academic success or job satisfaction. Safe Zone members will be able to provide assistance, as needed, including referrals. Because one of the goals of the Safe Zone program is to improve the campus climate for LGBT individuals, the symbol also signifies that Safe Zone members have agreed to challenge homophobic and heterosexist comments or behaviors in an educational and informative manner. For more information, and to sign up for a seminar, please email LGBT@bloomu.edu.
Current Safe Zone Participants
	Alana B. Atchinson (Safe Zone Coordinator) Sociology, Social Work & Criminal Justice MCHS 2118 aatchins@bloomu.edu Nogin Chung Art & Art History OSH 209 nchung@bloomu.edu Jean Downing Solve SSC 224 jdowning@bloomu.edu Jason Godeke Art & Art History OSH 208 jgodeke@bloomu.edu Jerrold Harris Graduate Studies and Research CEH 212 jharris@bloomu.edu Asa Kelley Instructional Media Services MCHS 1233 akelley@bloomu.edu Christina Mathews English BCH 115B cmathews@bloomu.edu Marilee Salvator Art & Art History OSH 215 msalvato@bloomu.edu Stephanie Schlitz (Safe Zone Coordinator) English BCH 117B sschlitz@bloomu.edu
Additional Resources
	An online version of the Safe Zone manual will be available soon.

This page last updated July 15, 2009
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