LGBTQ Campus Resource Center Events- QTBIPOC Student Experiences, Findings & Recommendations
Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC) Student Experiences Project:
Findings & Recommendations for Student Leaders
*This session is intended for UCLA Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Week 1: Thursday, October 8, 4pm-5:30pm PST
RSVP Required: http://tiny.cc/studentshareout (Zoom links will be shared after registration)
The LGBTQ Campus Resource Center’s QTBIPOC Student Experiences study sought to learn and document the experiences of LGBTQ+ students of color at UCLA. In this session, we will share findings and recommendations UCLA staff, faculty, and student leaders can implement to better support LGBTQ+ students of color. These changes have the potential to benefit all historically marginalized communities, and create a safer and more affirming campus environment for all Bruins.
This assessment project is sponsored by the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center with support from the Community Programs Office, Bruin Resource Center, and the Graduate Student Resource Center
Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC) Student Experiences Project:
Findings & Recommendations for Campus Partners
*This session is intended for UCLA Staff and Faculty
Week 1: Friday, October 9, 12pm-1:30pm PST
RSVP Required: http://tiny.cc/campusshareout (Zoom links will be shared after registration)
The LGBTQ Campus Resource Center’s QTBIPOC Student Experiences study sought to learn and document the experiences of LGBTQ+ students of color at UCLA. In this session, we will share findings and recommendations UCLA staff and faculty can implement to better support LGBTQ+ students of color. These changes have the potential to benefit all historically marginalized communities, and create a safer and more affirming campus environment for all Bruins.
This assessment project is sponsored by the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center with support from the Community Programs Office, Bruin Resource Center, and the Graduate Student Resource Center
More Info on the UCLA QTBIPOC Student Experiences Project:
In the winter of 2018, the LGBTQ Campus Resource Center began work on a qualitative needs assessment of the experiences of UCLA’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, aromantic, and intersex (LGBTQIA+) graduate and undergraduate Black, Indigenous, Students of Color (BIPOC). LGBTQ CRC Intern (and now undergraduate alumna and UCLA graduate student) Vanessa Warri launched and led this project, and in the 2019-20 academic year, Smriti Nagarajan joined the research team. With the overall aim of enhancing policies and the current provision of services available to LGBTQIA+ students of color on campus, the questions we are aimed to ask are:
- How satisfied are LGBTQ students of color overall regarding feelings of belonging, wellness, and support from student organizations, staff, faculty, and peers?
- What are the unique needs of LGBTQ students of color at UCLA?
- What needs are and are not being met regarding social and academic engagement?
- How do the many intersecting identities of LGBTQ students at UCLA impact the unique needs of the population?
- What are some recommendations for student leaders, staff, and faculty that might better enable them to improve the overall quality of experience for LGBTQ students of color at UCLA?
The results of this assessment project will guide the work of the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center as we enter our 25th year. Furthermore, the results will be presented to Student Affairs units and student leaders to share out learnings in order to support UCLA’s mission to provide an affirming and inclusive learning environment for all students moving into it’s next one hundred years. Questions about this project can be directed to UCLA LGBTQ CRC Director Andy Cofino at acofino@lgbt.ucla.edu.
This assessment project is sponsored by the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center with support from the Community Programs Office, Bruin Resource Center, and the Graduate Student Resource Center