Our Story
LGBT Student Involvement and Leadership is the result of a group of stakeholders coming together to determine and direct resources for the campus community.
A brief timeline of our progress:
- January 20, 2005 Student Union passes resolution with encouragement from LGBT campus organizations calling for the creation of an LGBT campus resource center Student Life article
- January 2006 Dean McLeod appoints Campus Issues Task Force to address the concerns of the LGBTQIA community on campus Student Life article
- May 2007 Coordinator for LGBT Student Involvement and Leadership position is created
- From the preamble of the Task Force's report: “This task force will: a) review the original petition brought forward to Chancellor Wrighton and the Student Union (SU) Senate and the subsequent SU GLBTQA Resolution; b) conduct an assessment regarding the differing needs and issues facing LGBTIQAA students, and c) recommend ways to better serve these students at Washington University in St. Louis.”
- February 2007 Student Union passes resolution encouraging Residence Life to consider Gender Neutral housing Student Life article
- July 2007 Campus Life creates Coordinator for LGBT Student Involvement and Leadership
- Fall 2007 Student Health Insurance lifts ‘gender identity' exclusion
- January 2008 WUSTL adds Gender Identity and Expression to non-discrimination policy
- Fall 2008 Residence Life created pilot gender neutral housing program
The Campus Issues Task Force for LGBTQIA concerns produced an exstensive report with reccomendations for the campus community. Below are the executive summaries for each section of the report.
Report Recommendations: