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CUSP Student Voice Academy May 6 th 2011

CUSP Student Voice Academy May 6 th 2011. Jay Wainman , ASB Senator for Diversity & Equity Affairs Cort Campbell , ASB Senator for Legislative Affairs Merlin Tsai-Madrid , ASB Senator for Public Relations SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Olympia, WA.

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CUSP Student Voice Academy May 6 th 2011

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  1. CUSP Student Voice AcademyMay 6th 2011 Jay Wainman, ASB Senator for Diversity & Equity Affairs Cort Campbell, ASB Senator for Legislative Affairs Merlin Tsai-Madrid, ASB Senator for Public Relations SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Olympia, WA

  2. SBCTC uses the Uniform Application for Admission to Community and Technical Colleges in Washington State to collect racial and ethnic demographic information:

  3. Why do colleges collect demographic information?

  4. Proposal: The Washington State legislature should

  5. Why should the CTC system collect this additional information? LGBT people in general are an at-risk group: These challenges follow LGBT students throughout their educational careers (“Safe at School”, “Campus Climate”, “Access and Equity”)

  6. Concerns? Like other demographic information, reporting this information would be voluntary, leaving it to the discretion of students whether or not they feel it is safe or necessary to identify themselves to the institution as LGBT.

  7. Conclusion: • Targeted support services for LGBT are necessary, not optional. • Without support, students pay the price with their emotional and physical safety. • College administrations need data about LGBT students in order to have an informed discussion of the needs of their LGBT students. • The State needs to be held accountable for its commitment to provide equal access to education to all people.

  8. Citations: SBCTC: “Uniform Application for Admission to Community and Technical Colleges in Washington State.” (http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/studentsvcs/arc/2008-uniform-application-for-admission.pdf) MADPH: “The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons in Massachusetts.” (http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dph/commissioner/lgbt_health_report.pdf) NGLTF: “Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth: An epidemic of homelessness.” (http://www.kintera.org/site/lookup.asp?c=nlI2IeN1JyE&b=2483247) NGLTF: “Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey.” (http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/reports/reports/ntds_full.pdf) Lambda Legal: “LGBTQ Youth Risk Data.” (http://data.lambdalegal.org/publications/downloads/gdtb_lgbtq-youth-risk-data.pdf) Biegel & Kuehl: “Safe at School: Addressing the School EnvironmentandLGBT Safety through Policy and Legislation.” (http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/Biegel_LGBT.pdf) NGLTF: “Campus climate for gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender people: A national perspective.”(http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/reports/reports/CampusClimate.pdf) CPEC: “Access and Equity for all Students: Meeting the Needs of LGBT Students.” (http://www.cpec.ca.gov/completereports/2009reports/09-14.pdf)

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