In its efforts to be truly student centered, IUP aims to support every student who sets foot on campus. Offering a range of services for the LGBTQIA+ community is a key part of that.
Here, Liv/Ollie Martin shares their experience coming to IUP as a gender-fluid student. Tedd Cogar, senior assessment coordinator and LGBTQIA Support, discusses ways IUP supports students like Liv/Ollie.
IUP offers a supportive campus climate for the LGBTQIA+ community in these and other ways:
- Gender-Inclusive Housing Policy : Allows students to live together on campus as a group
- Preferred First Name Policy : Enables anyone to indicate a name preference, even without a legal change
- LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community : Helps students feel connected while living together in Wallwork Hall
- All-Gender Restrooms: More than 70 single-occupancy restrooms across campus have been re-labeled as all gender. See an interactive map of all-gender restrooms or a PDF poster of all-gender restroom locations.
- Lavender Graduation: Recognizes new LGBTQIA+ graduates and allies for their IUP accomplishments
- Queer Conversations Workshop Series: Brings together community members to discuss important topics and share resources
- Minor in LGBTQ Studies : Examines diversity in sexual and gender identities in a minor that supplements any major
- Pride Alliance , Queer Colors , and other student groups: Provide safe and supportive spaces, including a space specifically for students of color
- LGBTQIA+ Commission : Addresses issues that affect the welfare of this community
- Incident Reporting: Provides a coordinated approach to address incidents of concern. Report an incident of concern at any time.