Events
The GSRC offers a variety of programs. The following is a list of our scheduled events for the fall 2011 semester:
Dialogue Sessions (please click here for a link to the pdf poster)
Thursdays 7–9 pm, in the GSRC – 219 Hunt Union
February 2
“Is it a secret? Disclosure, Outing and Invisibility” [Jeffrey Dennis]
LGBT people tend to be invisible in a culture where everyone is assumed heterosexual. Is it possible to be out to everyone at all times, or does the assumption of universal heterosexuality mean that you always have to reveal your "secret"? How do you decide when to tell, how to tell, and who to tell?
February 9
“Total Frat Move or Total Stereotype?” [Angie Eichler]
A discussion about this popular website and what it says about Greek Life, sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, and class.
February 16
“It's simple. Hope for our youth: It Gets Better” [Stephanie Preschel]
The It Gets Better Project started as one video on YouTube in September of 2010 and quickly became a worldwide movement sending a simple and important message to LGBT and questioning youth, “It gets better.” We will view and discuss different videos from the It Gets Better Project, the hope for the future, and ways to be a role model for our youth.
February 23
“A Change In Perspective” [Bree Friel]
Sometimes the best way to truly understand something is to see it from someone else's eyes. The "Star Activity" is an interactive story that encourages participants to look at LGBTQ issues in a whole new way.
March 1
“Relationships: Popular culture Vs. Religious views” [Pete Derway]
Come discuss the current ways of thinking when it comes to relationships and marriage. We will be looking at both what we all know as popular culture (hook up culture) as well as what the different religions and institutions say about relationships. This discussion will be welcoming and open.
March 8
“What’s a guy gotta’ do…? - Lessons learned in Guyland” [Robb Thibault]
This session will draw from material in Michael Kimmel’s book “Guyland-The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men” and other media sources to serve as a basis of discussion on manhood and issues related to male identity and development. It will be facilitated by a dude with daughters still trying to figure it all out…
March 15
“The Purity Myth” [Rebecca Harrington]
I would like to show the new documentary “The Purity Myth” based on the book of the same title by feminist author Jessica Valenti. Here’s Valenti’s quote defining “The Purity Myth”: “The Purity myth is the lie that women’s sexuality has some bearing on who we are and how good we are. Because really I think that we all know that young women are so much more than whether or not they have sex. We really should be teaching our daughters that their ability to be good people is based on their intelligence, their compassion, their kindness-not what they do with their bodies.”
March 29
“Women in Christianity, Women in the Church” [Teressa Sivers]
So many times we equate the universal church's position on women to be the role of women in Christianity at large. The Church is an institution or community that is created to serve God and the Christian faith. It does not embody that faith. I hope to explore the empowering moments of the Christian faith and the Church, and those too frequent times when both were used to harm.
April 5
“Living the Good Life” [Karen Henry]
Living is tricky enough in today's fast paced world. Living well is an art. Finding true peace, love and happiness in the face of challenges and a society who may not understand you're true character is an exercise in becoming an artist. From the empirical work of the best of the best expert in the field of positive psychology, Karen Henry will share what works and why in living the good life with a goal of thriving. Positive psychology is the science of studying what is right with humanity. Living your best life is within your reach. Students learn to be producers and creators of knowledge, rather than passive consumers of information.
April 12
“Pick a side: Acceptance of anti-bisexual stereotypes among gays and lesbians” [Mike Brown]
Dr. Michael Brown will discuss the results of his research that suggest gays and lesbians are as likely, and in some cases more likely, than straight individuals to endorse negative stereotypes about bisexuals. Theoretical and social implications will be considered.
April 19
“Rock the Vote” [Ashley Hubler]
With the upcoming 2012 presidential election, women in the 18-24 voting category are still one of the groups with one of the lowest turn out to the polls. This session will take a journey through the history of women gaining the right to vote and the struggles our predecessors went through for women to have the opportunity to participate in elections.
April 26
“Power is Sexy, Action is Hot! The Creating Change Panel”
Come here about the lessons learned by the eigh students who attended the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Annual Creating Change Conference.
May 3
Women of Color – A perspective on on-going progress in diversity and inclusion in higher education [Bernadette Tiapo]
This session will discuss some of the issues and challenges faced by women of color in higher education. It will focus on the progress and milestones made over the years, especially in the very recent past, and how this has positively affected the desire/commitment of institutions of higher learning to build more diverse and inclusive campuses.
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