Our Place on Campus: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Services and Programs in Higher Education Book

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction
Pt. I	LGBT Centers on Campus: What Are They and Why Do You Need Them?
1	An Overview of This New Profession in Higher Education	5
2	Assessing the Needs and Proposing Solutions	13
3	The Development and Administration of Campus LGBT Centers and Offices	25
4	Documenting Their Existence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on Campus	33
Pt. II	Starting Your Program or Center
5	Matching Directors and Centers or Offices: Hiring for Success	43
6	Developing a Strategic Plan	51
7	Developing Your Vision, Mission, Goals, and Evaluation: Building Your Action Plan	57
8	Advisory Boards	63
Pt. III	Identifying and Providing Programs and Services
9	Selecting and Implementing Services: The Basics of an Active Center or Office	75
10	Safe Zones and Allies Programs	95
11	Mentoring Programs Patricia Alford-Keating	101
12	Advocacy and Judicial Response	107
13	LGBT Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Organizations	113
14	The Power of a System-Wide Organization: The University of California LGBTI Association	121
15	Selecting and Implementing Programs and Services	131
16	The Lavender Leader: An Inqueery into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Leadership	137
17	LGBT Peer Counselors	149
18	Levender Graduation: Acknowledging the Lives and Achievements of LGBT College Students	159
Pt. IV	Maintaining Your Center
19	Managing Ancillary Staff	167
20	Creating Visibility and Positive Public Relations	171
21	Funding and Development	175
22	Grass-Roots Activism versus the Ivory Tower	181
Pt. V	Appendices
App. A	Directory of the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education	185
App. B	Campus Climate Report: Three Meta-Analysis Themes	203
App. C	Summary of Recommendations for Change	205
App. D	Example of Structure	207
App. E	Center Director Position Description	209
App. F	Pennsylvania State University's LGBT Resource Room Goals and Actions	215
App. G	Inventory of Questions for Service Providers	219
App. H	Referral Letter, Resource Guide Referral Form, and Survey of Community Practitioners	221
App. I	National Organizations	225
App. J	Resources for LGBT Centers, Services, Programs, and Libraries	229
App. K	Announcement of the Safe zones Program to Student and Campus Life Staff	249
App. L	Testimony to the Regents of the University of California	251
App. M	Associations and Agents that Provide Speakers and Entertainers	253
App. N	Lavender Graduation Certificate of Distinction	255
	References	257
	Index	265
	About the Editors and Contributors	271