Sunday, November 28, 2010

Queer Student Union Weekly Email

MEETINGS
QSU: Mondays, 7-8pm, QRC (STEW G20)
NOGLSTP: THursdays, 5:30pm, ARMS 1103
GRAD: Fridays, 6pm, ARMS 1021

QSU MEETING: ELECTIONS
Monday, 7-8pm, QRC, STEW G20
The elections for QSU positions for next semester will be this Monday. In order to vote or be an officer, you must have attended three meetings this semester. The officer positions are: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The chairs are: Activist, Diversity, Social, Public Relations, Technology, and Fundraising. More detail in our Constitution at http://www.pqsu.org/Constitution.pdf

SPEAKER RONNI SANLO
Fri, Dec 3
Dr. Ronni Sanlo will be attending a Student Leaders meeting at 9am in the QRC and will be speaking at a brown bag lunch at noon in LWSN 1142.
Dr. Ronni Sanlo is a Senior Associate Dean of Students and Professor and Director of the UCLA Masters of Education in Student Affairs. Formerly, Ronni was the director of the UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center, the University of Michigan LGBT Center, and an HIV epidemiologist in Florida. Ronni lives on the campus of UCLA as a Faculty-in-Residence during the week, and in her Palm Desert retirement community on the weekends where she rides around in her purple golf cart and plays rotten but passionate golf.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170899939599056

CCR HOLIDAY PARTY
Fri, Dec 3, 7-10pm, Loeb House
708 Cincinatti St, Lafayette
Citizens for Civil Rights will hold its annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 3, at the always beautifully decorated Loeb House, 708 Cincinnati St. in Lafayette, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.  Come join us for great food, beverages and conversation with some of the most interesting people in town. Feel free to bring your favorite snack or dessert to share and invite friends and allies to come!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141468559235086

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Queer Student Union Weekly Email

MEETINGS
QSU: Mondays, 7-8pm, QRC (STEW G20)
NOGLSTP: THursdays, 5:30pm, ARMS 1103
GRAD: Fridays, 6pm, ARMS 1021

QSU MEETING: NOMINATIONS AND GAMES!
Monday, 7-8pm, QRC, STEW G20
The nominations for QSU positions will be opening up this week and we will be having a fun time before Thanksgiving! Feel free to bring any games you want to play! :)

SPEAKER RONNI SANLO
Fri, Dec 3
Dr. Ronni Sanlo will be attending a Student Leaders meeting at 9am in the QRC and will be speaking at a brown bag lunch at noon in LWSN 1142.
Dr. Ronni Sanlo is a Senior Associate Dean of Students and Professor and Director of the UCLA Masters of Education in Student Affairs. Formerly, Ronni was the director of the UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center, the University of Michigan LGBT Center, and an HIV epidemiologist in Florida. Ronni lives on the campus of UCLA as a Faculty-in-Residence during the week, and in her Palm Desert retirement community on the weekends where she rides around in her purple golf cart and plays rotten but passionate golf.

CCR HOLIDAY PARTY
Fri, Dec 3, 7-10pm, Loeb House
708 Cincinatti St, Lafayette
Citizens for Civil Rights will hold its annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 3, at the always beautifully decorated Loeb House, 708 Cincinnati St. in Lafayette, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.  Come join us for great food, beverages and conversation with some of the most interesting people in town. Feel free to bring your favorite snack or dessert to share and invite friends and allies to come!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141468559235086

OFFICER NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
The nominations for QSU officers and chairs open this week. The elections will take place on Monday, November 29. In order to vote or be an officer, you must have attended three meetings this semester. The officer positions are: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The chairs are: Activist, Diversity, Social, Public Relations, Technology, and Fundraising. More detail in our Constitution at http://www.pqsu.org/Constitution.pdf

Brian K. Lewis
Vice President
Queer Student Union
Purdue University
bklewis@purdue.edu

Monday, November 15, 2010

Queer Student Union Weekly Email

MEETINGS
QSU: Mondays, 7-8pm, QRC (STEW G20)
NOGLSTP: THursdays, 5:30pm, ARMS 1103
GRAD: Fridays, 6pm, ARMS 1021

QSU MEETING: MBLGTACC DISCUSSION
Tonight, 7-8pm, QRC, STEW G20
The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference (MBLGTACC) is an annual conference occuring in February. QSU will be discussing sending people, expectations, and past experiences at the conference.

IT GETS BETTER WITH TREVOR
Wed, Nov 17, 8-10pm, ARMS 1010
Gamma Rho Lambda is presenting the films Bullied and Trevor to shed some light on the recent LGBT tragedies. Pizza will be provided by the Purdue Queer Student Union and any donations will be sent directly to the Trevor Project. Cosponsored by Gamma Rho Lambda, QSU, and Pride Lafayette.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147803815266092

CCR HOLIDAY PARTY
Fri, Dec 3, 7-10pm, Loeb House
708 Cincinatti St, Lafayette
Citizens for Civil Rights will hold its annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 3, at the always beautifully decorated Loeb House, 708 Cincinnati St. in Lafayette, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.  Come join us for great food, beverages and conversation with some of the most interesting people in town. Feel free to bring your favorite snack or dessert to share and invite friends and allies to come!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141468559235086

OFFICER NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
The nominations for QSU officers and chairs will open next Monday, November 22. The elections will take place on Monday, November 29. In order to vote or be an officer, you must have attended three meetings this semester. The officer positions are: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The chairs are: Activist, Diversity, Social, Public Relations, Technology, and Fundraising. More detail in our Constitution at http://www.pqsu.org/Constitution.pdf

Brian K. Lewis
Vice President
Queer Student Union
Purdue University
bklewis@purdue.edu

Monday, November 8, 2010

Queer Student Union Weekly Email

MEETINGS
QSU: Mondays, 7-8pm, QRC (STEW G20)
NOGLSTP: THursdays, 5:30pm, ARMS 1103
GRAD: Fridays, 6pm, ARMS 1021

QSU MEETING: WRITING A RESUME THAT WORKS
Tonight, 7pm, QRC (STEW G20)
This week's meeting will be a presentation from the Center for Career Opportunities (CCO). Come learn how to create a resume from scratch plus advice on how to polish a resume to catch the employer's eye. This will include tips about being out on your resume and other queer-specific topics. The presenter is very open to speak about whatever you may want to know about. Also, we will be presenting a certificate CCO received from Out for Work (http://www.outforwork.com/) because of our "Out at Work" event last year, which we will be holding again this Spring.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156841661024443

"BULLIED" AND "TREVOR" FILM SCREENING
NEXT Wed, Nov 17, 8pm, ARMS 1010
In light of recent coverage regarding LGBTQ bullying, Gamma Rho Lambda, with assistance from QSU, will be screening "Bullied" and "Trevor".

Brian K. Lewis
Vice President
Queer Student Union
Purdue University
bklewis@purdue.edu

Monday, October 25, 2010

Queer Student Union Weekly Email

MEETINGS
QSU: Mondays, 7-8pm, QRC (STEW G20)
NOGLSTP: THursdays, 5:30pm, ARMS 1103
GRAD: Fridays, 6pm, ARMS 1021

QSU MEETING: FREEZE
Tonight, 7pm, QRC
Come play Freeze with the Queer Student Union! Freeze is an improv game in which two players begin a scene. At some point another person will yell "Freeze!" and the two will freeze. The other person will then take the place of one of the people in the scene and continue with a different scene.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162092467144902

COFFEE NIGHT
Thursday, 8-10pm, Vienna Coffeehouse
Enjoy the many different beverages (not just coffee), baked goods, and other edibles that Vienna has to offer! Meet new people or catch up with old friends in an informal setting
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161425577211894

INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITY
QSU is looking for a Fundraising Chair to organize fundraising events. If you are interested, email ngoldsmi@purdue.edu.

Brian K. Lewis
Vice President
Queer Student Union

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Queer Student Union Weekly Email

MEETINGS
QSU: Mondays, 7-8pm, QRC (STEW G20)
NOGLSTP: THursdays, 5:30pm, ARMS 1103
GRAD: Fridays, 6pm, ARMS 1021

QSU MEETING: VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Monday, 7pm, QRC
Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Exum will be present at the Queer Student Union meeting. Come prepared to learn more about her vision for Purdue and discuss the problems you see here.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117504291642469

EARLY VOTING STARTS AT PURDUE
Tues-Wed, Oct 19-20, 10am-4pm, in Stewart Center
It may seem hard to believe, but this midterm election is a crucial one for LGBT rights in Indiana.  If one party controls all three parts of the state government, it's likely that there will be no effective opposition to issues that will directly affect our friends, our neighbors and our families.
Be sure to bring your student ID!

BIAS REPORTING TRAINING
Thursday, October 21, 4-5pm, BRNG B212
The Queer Student Union will be hosting the Office of Institutional Equity for a training on discrimination and harassment reporting procedures. This will be geared towards student leaders though is open to anybody. The procedures apply to all Nondiscrimination categories, though sex and sexual orientation will probably be highlighted due to their inclusion in Purdue's policies and this being a Queer Student Union hosted event.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Gender Identity and Expression

West Lafayette City Council voted 5-2 today to add Gender Identity and Expression to its Human Relations Ordinance! Hopefully this will push Purdue University forward on joining its peer institutions and its city.

Please, consider attending the Purdue Student Government meeting on this Wednesday, October 6th at 7:00pm in KRAN G18. A resolution urging Purdue University to add Gender Identity and Expression, as well as Genetic Information, will be voted on then. Also, please consider contacting your PSG Senator to support this resolution (contact information available at http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~psg/senators/).

Below is the Citizens for Civil Rights press release on the West Lafayette City Council's vote today.

Thank you,
Nicholas Goldsmith
President
Queer Student Union
Purdue University

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PO BOX 2461

West Lafayette, IN 47906

www.nlci.com/ccr

Press Release:  5. October 2010

CONTACT:  Randy Studt, Political Action Chair

gnwmann@aol.com / 765-532-2006 – cell

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 West Lafayette City Council Extends Civil Rights Protections


On Monday, October 4th, the West Lafayette City Council extended nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity, gender expression and veterans' status.  The measure sponsored by Council President Ann Hunt and Mayor John Dennis was approved five to two.

With this addition, West Lafayette joins Bloomington and Indianapolis in rejecting discrimination based on gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation.  Areas covered by the resolution include housing, employment and public accommodations. The change was proposed by the West Lafayette Human Relations Commission chaired by Charlie Shook.

West Lafayette HRC Chair Charlie Shook pointed out, "This was truly a community-wide effort.  We had very strong support from Councilor Hunt and the Mayor from the beginning. This again affirms that West Lafayette is an inclusive, safe and diverse community. "

Citizens for Civil Rights Political Action Chair Randy Studt stated, "I applaud the city council on taking a firm stand on behalf of nondiscrimination for all. "

In addition to the hard work of the West Lafayette Human Relations Commission, this measure was supported by a coalition of Citizens for Civil Rights, Pride Lafayette, the Greater Lafayette Chapter of PFLAG, ACLU-Indiana Greater Lafayette Chapter and the Purdue Queer Student Union.