What's Going On In OIE

 

LGBTQ+ and Abroad

If you've studied abroad and would like to be a panelist for this event, send an email to OIE Assistant Director Elliott Kimball.

When: Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020 at 5:00pm

Meeting Registration: go.uncg.edu/lgbtqandabroad

Questions: contact h_bretz@uncg.edu

The Forgotten Stories of #METOO

Where: Zoom link for all events

When: Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Drag Out the Vote: Kaykay Lavelle Interview

When: anytime

Where: Join the OIE’s Ryan McKeel as they interview KayKay Lavelle about the upcoming election. KayKay is a local drag queen and activist who’s been working with Drag Out The Vote!

Voting 101

OLCE Voting Information page: https://olce.uncg.edu/students/voting/

Our site includes information on election dates and deadlines, registering to vote (and how to check if/where you are registered), registering with an on-campus address, how to vote early in-person, as well as FAQs.  

Voter Registration Drive: Thursday, Oct. 8th (tomorrow!!) there will be two outdoor registration stations from 11am-2pm, one outside of Moran Commons (outside the caf) and one on College Ave.  

One-Stop Voting Sites: for those who want to vote in-person early, you can only vote at sites in the county you are registered in.  Find those sites by county here: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/ossite/

TurboVote: https://uncg.turbovote.org/

UNCG is partnered with TurboVote to offer anyone with a UNCG email an easy online tool to walk them through the registration process -- in whatever home state they are registered.

Also -- follow OLCE on Twitter and Instagram for information on events coming out of our office: @olce_uncg

Bayard Rustin was an activist and civil rights movement leader from 1941 until his death in 1987. He was outed as a gay man early in his career, which forced him to become a behind-the-scenes activist. As a member of the AFSC he covertly helped write “Speak Truth to Power…”, a highly influential pacifist essay of the time. Rustin made sure no one knew publicly of his involvement because he thought his sexuality would mar the paper. Similarly, he was a trusted advisor of Martin Luther King Jr. and said himself that he heavily influenced King’s peaceful ideology. "I think it's fair to say that Dr. King's view of non-violent tactics was almost non-existent when the boycott began. In other words, Dr. King was permitting himself and his children and his home to be protected by guns."

Rustin’s orientation would continue to cause him to stay backstage for the labor movement, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the March on Washington, and many other historic advocacy projects. Late in his life, Rustin was able to be one of the faces for the LGBTQ+ Movement when he testified on behalf of New York State's Gay Rights Bill. Due to his orientation, he is often forgotten as one of America’s civil rights leaders. However, in 2013 President Barack Obama posthumously awarded Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Trans* Talk

When: Fridays at 7:00pm

Where: via Zoom, email TJ Slocum at vlslocum@uncg.edu for the link.

What: A space for trans* and non-binary UNCG students to interact with one another. You do not need to be out in your classes to attend these meetings.

Survey: On Academic Success and Mental Health

Where: bit.ly/uncgfall2020

Questions: contact lmcomino@uncg.edu or lnkalo@uncg.edu

Hispanic Heritage Month 2020 Events Program

 

Week 3:

9/28: Life after the G: LatinX Alumni Panel
    6:00-7:00: Link to register: https://uncg.zoom.us/j/99744285366
    Hosts: Yubisela Aranda Sandoval, Office of Alumni Engagement & Office of Intercultural Engagement
9/29: Poetry Reading and Conversation (in Spanish) with Silvia Eugenia Castillero: The Migrant Trail in This Thin Separation/En esta delgada separación
    6:00-7:30: Zoom link: https://uncg.zoom.us/j/96550315306
    Hosts: Dr. Veronica Grossi, UNCG Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
9/30: The Importance of Latinx in Civic Engagement
    6:00-7:00: Zoom link: TBA
    Hosts: Hispanic Federation-NC Civic Engagement Coordinator
10/1: Honoring our Latinx Feminist Foremothers
    5:00-6:00: Zoom link: https://uncg.zoom.us/j/95625326093
    Hosts: Dr. Claudia Cabello-Hutt, UNCG Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Week 4:

10/5: Learning to Be Latino: How Colleges Shape Identity Politics: A Talk with Author Dr. Daisy Verduzco Reyes

    4:00-5:30: Zoom link: https://uncg.zoom.us/j/93703450187

    Hosts: Department of Psychology Diversity Committee & Psi Chi

10/6: Cultures of the Hispanic World

    6:00-7:00: Link to Zoom links: http://culturesofthehispanicworld.weebly.com/

    Hosts: Faculty of the UNCG Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

10/7: Coffee & Conversation: Importance of Culture

    1:00-2:00: Zoom link: https://uncg.zoom.us/j/96641455679

    Hosts: UNCG Office of Intercultural Engagement

10/8: Alianza Meet-and-Greet Night

    6:00-7:00: Zoom link: Contact Estela Ratliff: eyratlif@uncg.edu

    Hosts: Alianza: UNCG Latinas/os Faculty and Staff Association

Week 5:

10/12: Latinx & Liderazgo

    6:00-7:00: Link to register:

https://uncg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ocuGgrTMpH9AzQehQRz5OQj2F--OyGbDf

    Hosts: Yubisela Aranda Sandoval & Kevin Ortiz, Association of Latino Professionals For America

10/13: LLC International Poetry Review: Latin American Poetry Issue: Protest and Revolt (Vol. 43.2020)

    5:00-6:00: Zoom link: https://uncg.zoom.us/j/96335016816?pwd=MVpJTWViTjFxSnc5b0IzV1plUmNjZz09

    Hosts: Ana Hontanilla (UNCG LLC), Sarah Booker (UNC), Luis Correa-Díaz (U of Georgia)

10/14: Nuestras raíces: Spanish Heritage Language Program

    5:00-6:00: Zoom link: https://uncg.zoom.us/j/96566751667

    Hosts: Hispanic Heritage Language Program, UNCG Dept of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

10/15: Superando 2020: Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Families, and Our Community

    6:00-7:00: Link to register in advance: https://uncg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tc-iqrzssEtyDt4ylkoKu9nFJRofBe3Kp

    Hosts: Dr. Gabriela Stein, CAMINOS Lab, UNCG Dept. of Psychology

Lynching Libguide

 

Our very own Digital Archivist, Rhonda Jones, has created a libguide for Lynching in the United States. The intention of the guide is to provide the researcher with helpful tips, and suggested print and electronic resources about lynching in the United States.

"From 1882-1968, 4,743 lynchings occurred in the United States.  Of those people who were lynched 3,446 were African American (72.7%).  These numbers seem large, but the actual numbers will never be known because not every lynching was recorded.  Out of the 4,743 people lynched only 1,297 white people were lynched (27.3%).  The word "lynching" has been used in many different ways.  James E. Cutler's 1905 study, Lynch Law, posits that it derived its name from Virginia Judge Charles Lynch who reportedly punished Tories during the American Revolution.  Over time, the practice was used to punish horse thieves and cattle wrestlers in the southern and border states.  By the nineteenth century, "lynch law" was used by white supremacists to terrorize African Americans as a means of social control.  While the term is largely symbolized by a hanging noose or rope, lynching is defined as the extra-legal execution of individuals for alleged and conceived crimes.  Victims were accused, abducted, hunted, convicted, shot, stabbed, beaten, dragged, drowned, burned, dismembered, and tortured by deputized posses, or more or less spontaneously by a mob."

Be sure to check it out and let Rhonda know what you think! rdjones3@uncg.edu

Queer, and...of Color

 

The Office of Intercultural Engagement invites you to the first installment in their virtual Lunch & Learn series titled "Queer, and...!"

Their first panel will feature Queer People of Color, and participants will hear from undergrad and graduate students, faculty, and staff as we explore intersectionality and representation for QPOC.

When: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 12:30pm

Where: Join via Zoom at https://go.uncg.edu/queerand

With the help of UNCG community members and leaders from the Greensboro area, “Queer, and…” will explore the countless, various identities within the LGBTQIA2S+ community all in an effort to show that people can be “Queer, and…”

Bring your lunch, and an open mind!

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month!

Want to know more about this awesome month long party? The Library of Congress has you covered!

Also check out our research guides for Anthropology, Sociology, International and Global Studies, as well as Languages, Literatures and Cultures resources that we have here in our own UNCG University Libraries collection!

NEA Big Read: Greensboro Kick-off Event Sept. 15

 

When: September 15th @ 6:30 pm

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Sponsored by African American and African Diaspora Studies at UNCG, Greensboro Public Library, Jackson Library at UNCG, Arts and Letters Committee of Greensboro Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc

Dr. Sharon L. Contreras is an award-winning educator who has spent nearly 30 years dedicating her life to ensuring every student graduates college and career ready, and able to fully participate in our democracy. She began working as a high school English teacher in Rockford, Illinois. Dr. Contreras has since served as a principal, area superintendent, assistant superintendent and chief academic officer, serving children & families across five states. She now leads one of the nation’s largest school systems with more than 10,000 employees and 73,000 PreK-12 students. She is a member of numerous national, state, and local organizations and has been recognized for achievements as Superintendent.

Speakers will include: State Representative Ashton Clemmons, Ph.D. and keynote speaker; Dr. Sharon L Contreras, Superintendent of Guilford County Schools.

TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT, GET A COPY OF THE BOOK, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT RELATED EVENTS GO TO AADS.UNCG.EDU/NEA-BIGREAD/EVENTS/

Artivate Summit 2020

 

A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE

SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2020

BUILD CONNECTIONS. BE INSPIRED. 
EXPLORE HOW ARTISTS + HEALERS ARE FORGING A NEW FUTURE, TOGETHER. 

Artivate 2020 will be a practice-based Summit that inspires inquiry around the integration of the arts, science, spirituality and human wellness. The  purpose of the Summit is to acknowledge the divide between arts, science and spirituality, and to propose that practice is a powerful mindset to explore and to renew among a diverse group of innovators and leaders. 

Register HERE!

Safe Zone Online Training

The Safe Zone and Trans Zone format is available via Canvas Course. You will need to log in to Canvas using your UNCG credentials to enroll in the course. If you have already completed Safe Zone 1.0 or 2.0, complete the quizzes for those courses in order to move on to Trans Zone. More information can be found HERE!

Need support while away from campus?

-Therapy for Black Men: https://therapyforblackmen.org

-Black Emotional & Mental Health Collective: BEAM - https://www.beam.community

-African American Mental Health: www.nami.org/support-education/diverse-communities/African-American-Mental-Health

-Therapy for Black Girls: www.therapyforblackgirls.com

-Black Therapists Rock Website: https://www.blacktherapistsrock.com/

-Therapy for Latinx Website: https://www.therapyforlatinx.com/

-Confidential Drop-In Hours have now gone virtual!

-National LGBTQ Victim Hotline: 212-714-1141

-The Network la Red: 617-742-4911; http://tnlr.org/en/

-The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Suicide Prevention): 866-488-7386; The Trevor Project provides support via phone, online chat, and text for LGBTQ+ people going through crisis anytime.

-Students are always encouraged to connect with our on-campus Counseling Center.

-With these resources from PFLAG, help is always just a call or text away!

-Headspace is an app that provides meditation and mindfulness tips and guidance. Although it is not free, there is a free trail, and it is highly recommended and worth the money if you like it.

-UNCG's Keep Working website provides tips, information, and instructions for working remotely effectively.

-OIE's FAQ regarding COVID-19 can be found HERE

-DSA's FAQ regarding COVID-19 can be found HERE

Supporting Queer Survivors Webinar

In honor of Pride month, join the CVRC in a virtual, interactive workshop on supporting Queer survivors. In this webinar, attendees will learn the unique challenges that LGBTQ+ survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, family violence, stalking, and harassment face in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. Participants will also walk away with the tools to respond to disclosures from LGBTQ+ survivors in an affirming way. Registration is open to any UNCG student, faculty, or staff who want to learn more about the intersections of interpersonal violence in the LGBTQ+ community. To register, make sure you can access UNCG Webex, and go to https://tinyurl.com/ya7loorf.

Happy National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month!

Pride needs no introduction :)
To find out more about this nation wide observance, visit the Library of Congress webpage

And go to the research guide for Safe Zone Resources to find all the information we have in our own UNCG University Libraries collection!

Watch Lavender Graduation Online

Check out the video online Here

Happy Jewish American Heritage Month!

Didn't know there was a national month celebrating Jewish American Heritage? Want to know more about this month long party? The Library of Congress has you covered!

And did you know that Jackson Library has a dedicated Jewish Studies Room on the ninth floor?

And finally, for all your religious studies needs, check out the research guide for Religious Studies Resources to find all the information we have in our own UNCG University Libraries collection!

Happy Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month!

Want to know more about this awesome month long celebration? The Library of Congress has you covered!

Also check out our research guides for Anthropology, Sociology, International and Global Studies, as well as Languages, Literatures and Cultures resources that we have here in our own UNCG University Libraries collection!

Pride Month Online

The Office of Intercultural Engagement is excited to share that they have moved a variety of opportunities to engage with Pride Month Programming online!

They know that often Pride Month programs serve as extra credit or credit-bearing opportunities for many courses, and in that respect, almost all of their virtual programming has an associated assignment and/or reflection activity.

They're also excited to announce that they have moved their Queer Film Series online, and are offering eight films that students, faculty, and staff can view for free over the coming weeks.

Keep up-to-date with additional programming they intend to move to a virtual format in the next few weeks by visiting their website and following @uncg_oie on Instagram and Twitter, and UNCG Office of Intercultural Engagement on Facebook.

Office of Intercultural Engagement Happenings

1. Women's History Month Events
2. Pride Month Events - More information HERE
3. Tunnel of Oppression: Call for Volunteers - Sign up to volunteer HERE 
4. LGBTQ+ Mentoring Program - Mentees sign up HERE by 3/13/20
5. 4th Annual UNCG Powwow
6. Gender Diverse Student FAQ - Toolkit HERE
7. LINC Conference - More information HERE
8. Spring 2020 Safe and Trans Zone Schedule for Faculty/Staff Register HERE
9. kaleidoSCOPE Program - Apply HERE by 4/17/20  
10. UNCG Indoor Triathlon 
11. OIE Confidential Drop-In Hours with an LGBTQ+ Advocate
12. DSA Scholarships - Deadline to apply is TODAY - Apply HERE
13. Spartan Base Camp - Apply on Handshake by 3/16/20

Happy Women's History Month!

Women's history is amazing! Learn more about this month long celebration with the Library of Congress

And go to the research guide for Women's & Gender Studies Resources to find all the information we have in our own UNCG University Libraries collection!

Black History Month Events 2020

Monday, February 10th
Get Ready for CACE Workshop
Curry 240 at 11:00am

This interactive workshop is designed to prepare students to present at an academic conference. Facilitated by Erin Harrison and moderated by Dr. Cerise Glenn Manigault.

Tuesday, February 11th
Radical Writing Workshop
EUC Azalea at 6:00pm

This workshop is designed to prepare students to write and perform spoken word pieces for the Literary Cafe and beyond. Facilitated by D. Noble.

Tuesday, February 11th
All Black Affair
EUC Dail Room at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

The UNCG Articulate spoken word group will present a night of poetry by black authors and jazz music.

Wednesday, February 12th
Community Dialogue: Why Don't We Sit Together?
Moran Commons, Fountain View Dining Hall at 5:30pm

Com discuss struggles and share experiences with the student community.

Thursday, February 13th
Community Dialogue: Natural Hair in the Workplace
EUC Room 602 at 6:00pm

The UNCG community will come together to discuss navigating perspectives on wearing natural hair at work.

Friday, February 14th
Douglas Day
MHRA 1305 at 12:00pm

In this nationwide event celebrating the legacy of Fredrick Douglass, students, faculty, and community members from across the country will collaborate to transcribe previously unpublished writings from Black historical figures.

Friday, February 14th
Drapetomania: Tracing the Liberatory Practices of Black Placemaking
Graham 106 at 3:30pm

Dr. Latoya Eaves, from Middle Tennessee State University, will lead a discussion about her recent research on black and feminist geographies.

Tuesday (Feb 18th) - Wednesday (Feb 19th)
CACE 2020 (Conference on African American and African Diasporic Cultures and Experience)
Elliott University Center

Join the AAADS department for two days of research presentations, workshops, and panels. The theme this year is “Connections and Collaborations Across Disciplines and Communities,” exploring how to overcome boundaries and create connections both across disciplinary backgrounds and across the local and global Black community. Learn more at https://aads.uncg.edu/cace/.

Tuesday, February 18th
Literary Cafe
Virginia Dare Room at 6:00pm

Come listen to spoken word performances about creating paths to a resilient, creative, and limitless future. Facilitated by D. Noble.

Wednesday, February 19th
Mental Health and Black Church
EUC Room 062 at 7:30pm

This program will feature a panel, in collaboration with Impact Movement and The Takeover, who will discuss how to debunk the stigma attached to clinical services in the Christian community.

Thursday, February 27th
Conversation with the Community
SOE 114 at 5:00pm

Dr. Hewan Girma will lead a discussion on the significance of the 1896 Adwa victory in Ethiopia's battle for independence against Italian colonization.

Thursday, February 27th
Remembering American History: Red, Black and White
Greensboro Project Space at 7:00pm

The Clarice Young Project will celebrate Black History Month with a remembrance of the stories of forgotten people. See a variety of performances by people including Francine E. Ott, Clarice Young, and UNCG students.

Happy African American History Month!

Check out the Library of Congress website to learn more about this exciting month long party!

And go to the research guide for African American and African Diaspora Studies Resources to find all the information we have in our own UNCG University Libraries collection!

Just Futures: Equity & Sustainability

The Department of Geography, Environment and Sustainability is excited to announce our Spring 2020 Harriet Elliott Lecture Series events under the theme "Just Futures: Equity and Sustainability". All are welcome at this enaging series of events examining issues of environmental justice from diverse perspectives, following up on our very successful initial events in the fall. Our master event list is below and in the attached poster. Stay tuned for details on specific events and speakers throughout the semester.

Feb.  4, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“What Black Panther Taught Me about Our Inner Gorilla: The Shape of Human Animality to Come”
Kim Ruffin

Feb.  7, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Paper Nor Plastic: Proposing a Fee on Single-Use Bags in Durham, NC”
Nancy Lauer

Feb. 20, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Building the Future: Perspectives on the Green New Deal”
Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, & Nick Estes

Feb. 25, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Coffee, Frogs & Workers: Conservation in the Anthropocene”
Paul Robbins (Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar)

Feb. 28, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“How to Build a Black Town”
Danielle Purifoy

Mar. 10, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“This Land Is Our Land: A Call for an American Right to Roam”
Ken Ilgunas

Mar. 17, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“EquiDemia: Solutions in Equity & Justice for Higher Education”
Julian Keniry

Mar. 19, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Believe in the Future: Inclusion & a Radical Sustainability”
Janisse Ray

Apr. 17, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Indigenous Energy Justice & the Climate Change Crisis”
Kyle Whyte

Apr. 20, 3:30pm, Ferguson 100
“Connecting the Dots: How to Think About, Talk About & Fight for Environmental Justice”
Justin Onwenu

Apr. 20, 4:30pm, Ferguson 100
“Diversity in Careers in Environment & Sustainability”
Panel & Workshop

ges.uncg.edu/hels/
Sponsored by the Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability
For disability accommodations: akmarti3@uncg.edu or 336-334-5388.

Tunnel of Oppression

Join the Spartan community as we host the 6th annual Tunnel of Oppression on March 24th, 2020. We are currently looking for volunteers to help in the running of this event. To help volunteer fill out this form!

What is Tunnel of Oppression?

Tunnel of Oppression is an experiential program intended to challenge people's thoughts and perceptions on issues dealing with oppression, discrimination and marginalization. This program is also an opportunity to raise awareness about the effects of these issues within the UNC Greensboro campus community and society. It is sponsored by The Office of Intercultural Engagement, Housing and Residence Life, and many other departments.

Student volunteers play a critical role in making this program successful. We are looking for volunteers to help in a number of ways.

Acting: Always wanted to be an actor? Act in the Tunnel of Oppression, by participating in one of the scenes/rooms. You don't have to have any theatre experience and we don't expect you to memorize every single line. You will get the chance to practice the scenes in rehearsals prior to the event! Dates of rehearsal TBD.

Day-of: Want to be on the front lines of the Tunnel on March 24th? Sign up to be a day-of volunteers! This role is a jack-of-all-trades doing anything from check-in to distributing t-shirts to directing people to come see the Tunnel.

Tour Guides: A key to the Tunnel experience are the tour guides. Your role is to lead groups of participants through the Tunnel itself, which may require some involvement or interaction with the scenes (for example, starting a video or giving actors their cues with specific dialog).

If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please follow this link to fill out the volunteer form. If you have any questions regarding Tunnel of Oppression or serving as a volunteer, please email Paul Lentz at pmlentz@uncg.edu

CVRC Spring 2020 Groups

Survivor to Thriver

A non-clinical support group for LGBTQ+ survivors of violence. This is a place to connect with others in your healing journey.

Tuesdays 5pm - 6:15pm

Empowerment Circle

A clinical therapy group for survivors of difficult life experiences that encourages connectivity and healing while gaining an understanding of the impact of trauma.

Fridays 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Defining My Lines

A non-clinical support group for survivors of violence that explores finding empowerment through healthy boundaries.

Wednesdays, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Circle of Healing

A non-clinical support group for survivors of violence that links together power and positivity through healing.

Thursdays, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

To Register: call 336-334-9839 or visit the CVRC on the ground level of Gove Student Health

All Groups Are Confidential

CVRC.UNCG.EDU

Blossom

Blossom

Growing Through What We Go Through

A peer-led, social support group for Queer, Trans, & Non-binary UNCG students

When: Wednesdays from 2:00pm - 3:00pm (beginning Jan 22, 2020)

Where: Alumni House, Pecky Cypress Room

2020 MLK Celebration

MLK Celebration: An Evening with Natalie Warne

Location: N.C. A&T Harrison Auditorium, 1009 Bluford St., Greensboro, NC, 27411.

*Free shuttles from UNCG to A&T will begin at 6:30pm outside of the EUC Walker Parking Deck and will end at 9:30pm.

When: Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020 at 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:15pm.

NC A&T and UNCG are proud co-presenters of the MLK Celebration. Following our custom of alternating venues, this year’s program will be held at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Harrison Auditorium on the campus of A&T.

Natalie is a activist, advocacy educator, youth engagement expert, producer and TED Talk speaker. This year’s keynote address theme for the program will be Reflect to Envision: 2020.

Natalie has mobilized youth through innovative nationwide programs and campaigns and her work has been featured on CNN, NPR and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She was also asked to produce documentary pieces on women who had survived the Rwandan Genocide during which she lived in Rwanda. Upon returning back to the United States from Rwanda, Natalie began working for TaskForce, an independent agency that served as the creative force alongside Shepard Fairey to create the 2008 Obama HOPE Campaign.

To this day, Natalie has spoken to more than 75,000 people worldwide in 500 different engagements and delivered three TEDx talks about her journey from teenager to global activist. She has worked for prestigious universities, Fortune 500 businesses, non-profits, government organizations, and hundreds of educational institutions ranging from grammar school to high school.

For more accommodation requests or further information, please contact the UNCG Office of Intercultural Engagement at 336-334-5090.
Official Co-Sponsors

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Office of Intercultural Engagement
Housing and Residence Life
Division of Student Affairs

North Carolina A&T State University

The MLK Commemorative Observance Committee
The Division of Student Affairs
Multicultural Student Center
Collegiate Chapter of NAACP at NC A&T
Men on the Move
Memorial Student Union
Student Activities Office
Student Development

LGBTQ+ Mentoring Program

The Office of Intercultural Engagement is excited to launch a new program for queer and trans-identified students across campus: the LGBTQ+ Mentoring Program.  This mentoring program will be dedicated to fostering a deeper sense of belonging and support among queer and trans-identified individuals and will recruit incoming freshman and transfer students as mentees.  We would love your help recruiting students to serve as mentors in this program.  Please use the following link to nominate those you feel would be an effective mentor: LGBTQ+ Mentoring Program Nomination Form.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Briana Joseph, brjosep2@uncg.edu with any questions!

Voices from the Triad

Developed in close partnership with the Impact Triad Community Advisory Board, the “Voices from the Triad” videos are designed to increase understanding of the challenges and barriers that gay/bisexual, African American/Black, Latinx, and transgender community members in Guilford County face when accessing local health and other resources, as well as what can be done to better meet the needs of these members of our community. The videos feature testimonials from Impact Triad Community Navigators (community leaders committed to promoting health in Guilford County) about their real-world experiences. There are 6 brief (3- to 5-minute) videos total.

The videos are available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd7gOGhBerT0w1CTq5BwMcQ/featured. You are invited to view these videos and to share with others at UNCG as well.

The creators would love to hear back from you about what you thought of the videos, including any feedback about parts that were useful to you or made an impact on you and any suggestions you have related to the videos. Please email Lilli (lmann@wakehealth.edu) or Jorge Alonzo (jalonzo@wakehealth.edu) with any feedback or suggestions.

Confidential Drop-in Hours with CVRC Advocate

The LGBTQ+ Advocacy and Training Coordinator, Kate Rawson (she/her), works with any student, faculty, or staff who may have been impacted by intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or harassment during their time at UNCG or before. Advocates such as Kate are able to provide the following services:

• Emotional Support/ Crisis Counseling 
• Assist with understanding reporting options and navigating processes 
• Attending relevant meetings as your advocate 
• Referrals to affirming resources
• Safety planning or navigating coming out
• Assisting with campus accommodations 
• Providing information about the dynamics of interpersonal violence

Individuals who would like to talk to Kate can either email her ahead of time at kerawson@uncg.edu or just walk-in to the Intercultural Engagement Conference Room on Wednesdays 3:00-5:00pm or Thursdays 1:00-3:00pm. Any information shared with Kate is completely confidential unless permission is given to speak to other campus or community officials.