Meeting Cancelled

Due to the weather, the Queer Student Union meeting tomorrow (2/1) will be cancelled. Please be cautious, and we will resume meetings next week. If you have any QSU-related questions please email me at ngoldsmi@purdue.edu.

Be safe,

Nicholas Goldsmith
President
Queer Student Union
Purdue University

QSU Weekly Email

Hi!

QSU's meetings are weekly on Tuesdays at 6pm in the QRC (STEW G20). Be sure to come! We have many ways to get involved!

The National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) at Purdue is having their callout on Thursday, January 27 at 5:30pm in BRNG 1255!

The Center for Career Opportunities is recruiting undergraduate students from all majors for the position of the CCO Ambassador 2011-2012. We are having an information session about the recruitment on January 27, 2011 at 6pm in KRAN G010. The deadline for submitting the application is February 10, 2011 at 4pm. More information about the position can be found on: https://www.cco.purdue.edu/pdf/2011ambassador.pdf

SATS is looking for students to be Team Leaders next year for Boiler Gold Rush! The Callouts for Team Leader applicants will be held January 24th through January 27th in WTHR 200, from 7 pm-8 pm. During this time, they will discuss the application process and specific details about the position.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County has partnered with CEA to offer you the opportunity to study abroad in Paris, France. This year, they have opened enrollment to students from all U.S. colleges and universities. Renowned for its intellectuals, artists, writers, and revolutionaries, Paris represents the perfect combination of tradition and modernity. Long known as a city for freedom and tolerance, Paris has become characterized over the past decade by its acceptance of the LGBT community. Discover the Marais district, the location of CEA's Global Campus in Paris and the heart of Gay Paris. You will live in an apartment with like-minded students and fully immerse in French culture.
The application deadline is March 1. http://www.gowithcea.com/UMBC.html

If you are stressed about school, career, relationships, family, friends,
roommates, classes, work, etc., then the Purdue Counseling and Guidance
Center can help you.  For information about their NO-FEE services or to make
an appointment, call 494-9738 or visit their office in BRNG 3202.  Their email
address is: pcgc@purdue.edu and their website is: www.edst.purdue.edu/pcgc

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

QSU Weekly Email

Hey! I hope your first week of classes has been going well! Remember that the QRC is open most of the day, so feel free to stop by during that hour break in your schedule or any time!

This week at our meeting (Tues., 6pm, QRC), we will be playing board games like Apples to Apples or Funglish! Afterward, we will be flyering for the Big Gay Callout!

The Big Gay Callout is this Thursday at 7pm in Class of 1950 (room 224, the lecture room). Our key speaker will be Charlie Shook, Chairman of the West Lafayette Human Rights Commission, who worked to get Gender Identity and Expression added to West Lafayette's Nondiscrimination Policy last semester. Following the speaker, we will open it up to a resource-fair, allowing everyone to visit the different organizations represented. After the callout, we will be hosting a "Coffee Night" at Vienna Coffeehouse (on Chauncey, across from Chase). It's a great time to socialize, make new friends, and get reaquainted with old friends!

The QSU is also searching for a Social Chair and Fundraising Chair. If you are interested in getting involved in event-planning and leadership, email me at bklewis@purdue.edu or our president, Nicholas Goldsmith, at ngoldsmi@purdue.edu.

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

Queer Student Union Weekly Email

Welcome back! I hope you all had a great holiday and are ready for this semester!

This semester, the general meetings for QSU will be held on Tuesdays at 6pm in the QRC. We will have a meeting this week. It will consist mostly of setting some plans and dates for this semester. Feel free to bring any ideas you have to the meeting or email them to me at bklewis@purdue.edu.

The Big Gay Callout will be on Thursday, January 20, in Class of 1950 room 224 (the lecture hall) at 7pm! The speaker this semester will be Charlie Shook, chair of the Human Relations Commission in West Lafayette, who worked very hard this past semester to get Gender Identity and Expression added to their nondiscrimination policy. We will have many organizations present, so come out and meet some new people. Afterward, at 8, we will be heading to Vienna Coffeehouse on Chauncey for a  "Coffee Night." (There is more than coffee!) This is a great time to relax and socialize after settling into the new semester.

Also, if you are interested in getting involved, we have openings for our Social and Fundraising chairs! These are great positions to get started in leading and planning events. There are many more opportunities besides those as well! Email Nicholas Goldsmith at ngoldsmi@purdue.edu if interested.


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

Nondiscrimination Policy Expanded

Queer Student Union

Stewart Center Box 642

128 Memorial Mall

West Lafayette, IN 47907

pqsu.org

Contact: Nicholas Goldsmith, President

ngolsmi@purdue.edu

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Purdue Board of Trustees Expands Nondiscrimination Policy

On Friday, December 17th, the Purdue Board of Trustees voted to expand the nondiscrimination policy to include "gender identity and expression" and "genetic information." No votes were cast in opposition of the revision.

With this addition, Purdue joins the majority of its peer institutions and the city of West Lafayette in rejecting discrimination on the basis of "gender identity and expression." The amendment was proposed by Purdue Student Government, who voted unanimously to recommend the change.

The policy will now state, "Purdue University prohibits discrimination against any member of the University community on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or status as a veteran."

Purdue Queer Student Union President Nicholas Goldsmith, "I am proud to see Purdue move closer to being an inclusive community for all."

Jess Rombach, Purdue Student Government Senator for the Council of Organizations for Respect and Equality and author of the resolution stated, "This is a giant step towards a more welcoming environment, so that all Purdue students can equally enjoy their time at Purdue."

Purdue Student Government took up the issue after the Queer Student Union illuminated the gap in the inclusivity of the policies.

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: PRIDE LAFAYETTE
Monday, 7-8pm, QRC, STEW G20
Pride Lafayette will be visiting to talk with us about who they are and the community resources they can offer. We will also be discussing plans for next semester.

QSU COFFEE NIGHT
Thurs, Dec 9, 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. This is the last coffee night of the semester!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146221132093933

PRIDE LAFAYETTE HOLIDAY PARTY
Fri, Dec 10, 6:30pm, Pride Lafayette Community Center
Come visit the Pride Lafayette Community Center, meet new people, and celebrate the holidays before Finals start! Feel free to bring a side dish, dessert, or drink to share! They will be collecting items for the YWCA Domestic Violence Program. These include toys, gift cards, or wrapping paper/gift tags for the kids and robes, PJs, slippers, jewelry, or gift sets for the mothers.


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

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