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Register by Oct. 22 for Safe Zone Training
Safe Zone Training is open to the entire University of Cincinnati Community and interested alumni. Safe Zone Training provides faculty, staff and student leaders with the essential knowledge, tools and resources necessary to be supportive to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) students, faculty and staff.
"This year’s Safe Zone program has been updated and revised from years past to reflect the most current issues affecting LGBTQ individuals and their allies, and we encourage those who have trained with us in the past to consider attending this newly revamped program," says Tamika Odum, UC Women's Center program manager for Outreach and Education. "All participants will receive a comprehensive resource binder to supplement the information we cover in the training session."
Safe Zone training incorporates the UC|21 goal to place students at the center and it creates an opportunity to discuss ways to further include and support LGBTQ faculty, staff and students. In addition, Safe Zone Training helps develop the UC Community by creating a safe, supportive environment for LGBTQ students, faculty and staff. Past participants have found the program to be beneficial for their needs to interact with all students and fellow UC employees.
"A hallmark of Safe Zone Training is the highly visible and easily identifiable decal, indicating a safe space for LGBTQ people, where support and understanding is key and where bigotry and discrimination is not tolerated," Odum adds. "If you choose to display this decal, you are identifying yourself as an ally to the LGBTQ community and indicating that you are someone who is supportive, tolerant and safe. Individuals who participate in Safe Zone Training help make this campus feel friendlier and safer and will positively impact retention rates of LGBTQ students and colleagues."
The campus-wide Safe Zone Training will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Tangeman University Center (TUC), Room 400A from 2 – 4 p.m. Beverages and snacks will be provided for all attendees. Seating is limited, so please pre-register and reserve your space by replying to Tamika.Odum@uc.edu at 513-556-6261 by Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.
