Goals, Goals, and More Goals

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Goals, Goals, and More Goals

• Strategic planning for the future

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But first, a little about me
Born 12-25-72 (yes it is) Born and raised
Indiana Parents Fernando and Joyce Urzua, still
married Siblings Fernando and Nadia, both
younger No pets allergies Came out at 22 BS
Biology and MS Education Indiana University
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Coming OUT
A little bit at the University of Iowa Little by
little at IU, till somehow I found
myself President of OUT, IUs GLBT Student Union
(one of the 13 largest groups on campus and the
largest group of its kind in Indiana). Out in
newspapers, magazines, on campus, off campus, to
siblings, teachers, employers, co-workers,
classmates, roommates, everyone. Parents dont
want to hear about it, but are OK with it.
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OUT and About
Became president of OUT in March of 99 On cover
of alumni magazine Front page of the IDS several
times Wrote for IDS Been written about in
IDS (Please look at scrapbook!) GLBT Speakers
Bureau High schools, other colleges, IU Other
newspapers and publications The Word, IU
Bulletin, Herald Times, Bloomington Independent
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OUT
National Day of Silence Gay Day at Kings
Island Indy Pride Fest Orientation Week and
Fair National Coming OUT Day/Week Sun
Trans Mon Lorne Newman Tues UB Forum Wed
- Alison Bechdel Thurs Kerry Lobel -
lecture Fri Kerry Lobel workshops Sat -
Lesbopalooza
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OUT
Drag Extravaganza GLBT Office 5th Year
Anniversary Secret Santa/Adopt a Child (See, we
can have gay adoptions!) One IU Kentucky
Conference Miss Gay IU Washington DC GLBT Rainbow
Reception at La Casa
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Critical Issues
Space Safety Money Respect Visibility Education R
esources Networking Coming Out Realistic role
models
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Your Stated Goals
According to UVM web
page Creating a defined physical Base
Camp Space / Real Center with a budget and
full time staff/ Space combined with Free to Be
and LGBTQA services Increase respect for
visibility of and sensitivity to GLBTQA student
issues Improve UVMs ranking as a
LGBTQA-friendly campus in national college
guides Help UVM achieve parity with
supportiveness of the state of Vermont Advisory
Committee Five-year strategic plan
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Your Mission Statement
According to UVM web
page Create healthy and safe climate for LGBTQA
community to function optimally in UVM
community Foster visibility Create compassion
through education Follow through on States
mandate Foster awareness Enrich the diversity of
UVM Support the contributions of LGBTQA people on
campus Ensure that multicultural education
includes LGBTQA issues Promote mutual
self-respect
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My Additional Goals
I would like to do the
following Formal mentoring program Staff with
students and/or peer mentoring Campus wide Safe
Zone Program First year residence halls Web
page Have updateable student wish list More
resources Calendar of student group events Page
for LGBTQA-friendly businesses Work on
advertising
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How we are going to get there
Addressing the stated goals 1. Creating a
defined physical Base Camp Submit tentative
space requirements library, meeting rooms,
offices Find out what is available Find out
what the students want Location, location,
location center of campus vs. boonies Budget
funding from where private, school,
state Petition?
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How we are going to get there
2. Space / Real Center with a budget and
full-time staff/ Space combined with Free to Be
and LGBTQA services Again, decided space
requirements with said organizations. Where
is the money going coming from Set up
fundraising committee alumni, Q-friendly
businesses, grants Student support
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How we are going to get there
3. Increase respect for visibility of and
sensitivity to LGBTQA student issues LGBTQA
speakers bureau advertise tableing Safe
Zone 4. Improve UVMs ranking as a
LGBTQA-friendly campus in national college
guides Need to have Real Center Campus-wide
programming Incident-reporting University
support listing in mailings, funding, staff
allocation
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How we are going to get there

• Help UVM achieve parity with supportiveness of
  the state of Vermont
• Education
• Funding
• Commitment
• 6. Advisory Committee
• Composed of students, staff, faculty,
  community members, administration
• Help draft long term goals and plans
• Meet with administration

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How we are going to get there
7. Five-year strategic plan What do we
want Students, Staff, Faculty Administration
Burlington and Vermont Prioritize Have
concrete plan lists, blueprints, programming
ideas ready to go, be ready at any time to talk
about it to gather support Learn it, live it,
love it
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How we are going to get there

• Addressing the Mission Statement
• Create healthy and safe climate for LGBTQA
  community to function optimally in UVM community
• Education
• Safe Zone
• Foster visibility
• Speakers Bureau
• Advertising/tableing
• Come Out staff, faculty, students

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How we are going to get there

• Addressing the Mission Statement
• Create compassion through education
• Take the message to the people dont wait
  for them to come to you
• Follow through on States mandate
• What is the States mandate?
• What kind of support can you get from
  Vermont?

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How we are going to get there

• Addressing the Mission Statement
• 5. Foster awareness
• Education, advertising, web page
• Enrich the diversity of UVM
• Joint cross-cultural programming
• Networking
• 7. Support the contributions of LGBTQA people on
  campus
• Publicize, web page, newsletter

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How we are going to get there

• Addressing the Mission Statement
• Ensure that multicultural education includes
  LGBTQA issues
• Network
• Joint programming/ co-sponsoring
• Student forums
• Promote mutual self-respect
• Education
• Be Out
• Be Proud
• Set an example

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How we are going to get there
The number one way to promote mutual self
respect Become the change you want to see in
this world - Ghandi Be out, proud, secure
in yourself.. Be the role model you never had.
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
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How we are going to get there
Additional goals 1. Formal mentoring
program Volunteers Very small budget
copying 2. Campus wide Safe Zone
Program First year residence
halls Stickers, program, shirts UVM sponsors
departments, student groups
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How we are going to get there
Additional goals 3. Web page Have
updateable student wish list More
resources Calendar of student group
events Page for LGBTQA-friendly
businesses Equipment scanner, digital camera?
Scrapbook on the web activities, speakers 4.
Work on advertising Orientation, mailings,
tableing, flyers, everywhere and anywhere we
can Volunteers
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Why me?
Let me be that someone.
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Credits
Thanks to Carol Fischer of the IU GLBT Student
Support Services Office Graphics courtesy
of http//www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/
9182/index.html Completed at the Latino Cultural
Center
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Urzula Urzua
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