Goals and More Goals Strategic planning for the

Goals, and More Goals Strategic planning for the future

But first, a little about me… Born 12 -25 -72 (yes it is) Born and raised: Indiana Parents: Fernando and Joyce Urzua, still married Siblings: Fernando and Nadia, both younger No pets – allergies Came out at 22 BS Biology and MS Education: Indiana University

Coming OUT A little bit at the University of Iowa Little by little at IU, till somehow I found myself President of OUT, IU’s GLBT Student Union (one of the 13 largest groups on campus and the largest group of its kind in Indiana). Out in newspapers, magazines, on campus, off campus, to siblings, teachers, employers, co-workers, classmates, roommates, everyone. Parents don’t want to hear about it, but are OK with it.

OUT and About Became president of OUT in March of 99 On cover of alumni magazine Front page of the IDS several times Wrote for IDS Been written about in IDS (Please look at scrapbook!) GLBT Speakers Bureau High schools, other colleges, IU Other newspapers and publications The Word, IU Bulletin, Herald Times, Bloomington Independent

OUT National Day of Silence Gay Day at King’s Island Indy Pride Fest Orientation Week and Fair National Coming OUT Day/Week Sun – Trans Mon – Lorne Newman Tues – UB Forum Wed - Alison Bechdel Thurs – Kerry Lobel - lecture Fri – Kerry Lobel – workshops Sat - Lesbopalooza

OUT Drag Extravaganza GLBT Office 5 th Year Anniversary Secret Santa/Adopt a Child (See, we can have gay adoptions!) One IU Kentucky Conference Miss Gay IU Washington DC GLBT Rainbow Reception at La Casa

Critical Issues Space Safety Money Respect Visibility Education Resources Networking “Coming Out” Realistic role models

Your Stated Goals According to UVM web page: Creating a defined physical “Base Camp” Space / ”Real” Center with a budget and full time staff/ Space combined with Free to Be and LGBTQA services Increase respect for visibility of and sensitivity to GLBTQA student issues Improve UVM’s ranking as a LGBTQA-friendly campus in national college guides Help UVM achieve parity with supportiveness of the state of Vermont Advisory Committee Five-year strategic plan

Your Mission Statement According to UVM web page: Create healthy and safe climate for LGBTQA community to function optimally in UVM community Foster visibility Create compassion through education Follow through on State’s mandate Foster awareness Enrich the diversity of UVM Support the contributions of LGBTQA people on campus Ensure that multicultural education includes LGBTQA issues Promote mutual self-respect

My Additional Goals I would like to do the following: Formal mentoring program Staff with students and/or peer mentoring Campus wide Safe Zone Program First year – residence halls Web page Have updateable student “wish list” More resources Calendar of student group events Page for LGBTQA-friendly businesses Work on advertising

How we are going to get there Addressing the stated goals: 1. Creating a defined physical “Base Camp” Submit tentative space requirements library, meeting rooms, offices Find out what is available Find out what the students want Location, location center of campus vs. boonies Budget – funding from where private, school, state Petition?

How we are going to get there 2. Space / ”Real” Center with a budget and fulltime staff/ Space combined with Free to Be and LGBTQA services Again, decided space requirements with said organizations. Where is the money going coming from Set up fundraising committee alumni, Q-friendly businesses, grants Student support

How we are going to get there 3. Increase respect for visibility of and sensitivity to LGBTQA student issues LGBTQA speakers bureau advertise – tableing Safe Zone 4. Improve UVM’s ranking as a LGBTQAfriendly campus in national college guides Need to have “Real Center” Campus-wide programming Incident-reporting University support – listing in mailings, funding, staff allocation

How we are going to get there 5. Help UVM achieve parity with supportiveness of the state of Vermont Education Funding Commitment 6. Advisory Committee Composed of students, staff, faculty, community members, administration Help draft long term goals and plans Meet with administration

How we are going to get there 7. Five-year strategic plan What do we want Students, Staff, Faculty Administration Burlington and Vermont Prioritize Have concrete plan – lists, blueprints, programming ideas ready to go, be ready at any time to talk about it to gather support Learn it, live it, love it

How we are going to get there Addressing the Mission Statement: 1. Create healthy and safe climate for LGBTQA community to function optimally in UVM community Education Safe Zone 2. Foster visibility Speakers Bureau Advertising/tableing Come Out – staff, faculty, students

How we are going to get there Addressing the Mission Statement: 3. Create compassion through education Take the message to the people – don’t wait for them to come to you 4. Follow through on State’s mandate What is the State’s mandate? What kind of support can you get from Vermont?

How we are going to get there Addressing the Mission Statement: 5. Foster awareness Education, advertising, web page 6. Enrich the diversity of UVM Joint cross-cultural programming Networking 7. Support the contributions of LGBTQA people on campus Publicize, web page, newsletter

How we are going to get there Addressing the Mission Statement: 8. Ensure that multicultural education includes LGBTQA issues Network Joint programming/ co-sponsoring Student forums 9. Promote mutual self-respect Education Be Out Be Proud Set an example

How we are going to get there The number one way to promote mutual self –respect Become the change you want to see in this world - Ghandi Be out, proud, secure in yourself. . Be the role model you never had. Treat others the way you want to be treated.

How we are going to get there Additional goals: 1. Formal mentoring program Volunteers Very small budget – copying 2. Campus wide Safe Zone Program First year – residence halls Stickers, program, shirts UVM sponsors – departments, student groups

How we are going to get there Additional goals: 3. Web page Have updateable student “wish list” More resources Calendar of student group events Page for LGBTQA-friendly businesses Equipment – scanner, digital camera? Scrapbook on the web – activities, speakers 4. Work on advertising Orientation, mailings, tableing, flyers, everywhere and anywhere we can Volunteers

Why me? Let me be that someone.

Credits Thanks to Carol Fischer of the IU GLBT Student Support Services Office Graphics courtesy of http: //www. geocities. com/West. Hollywood/Heigh ts/9182/index. html Completed at the Latino Cultural Center

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