LGBTQA: What We Do

About the Center

LGBTQA Programs, Services & Resource Center is located in 345 Nebraska Union (3rd floor). The LGBTQA Center helps build and sustain a socially just campus community that is welcoming and inclusive of all people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expression.

We offer:

• A safe and welcoming space to find out about sexual orientation, gender identity and expression;
• A safe place to hang out and meet friends;
• Safe Space and Ally Development presentations, workshops and materials,
• Opportunities for collaborative programming, outreach and advocacy;
• A library & other resources;
• Involvement opportunities as a member of OutSpeaking (Speakers Bureau) or as a member of the Queerteers (the center’s volunteer group)!

The Assistant Director in Student Involvement for LGBTQA Programs & Services serves as the Director of the Center. The Director:

• Provides consultation and assistance on LGBTQA and social justice issues;
• Meets with individuals to assess needs and circumstances and provide assistance and referrals;
• Works collaboratively to develop resources based on needs assessments and requests;
• Assists with presentations, outreach and programming to raise awareness about LGBTQA and social justice issues and to cultivate a safe, respectful and inclusive campus community for all people of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expression.

Meet the Staff

Pat Tetreault 

Assistant Director, Student Involvement
ptetreault1@unl.edu   
Director, LGBTQA Resource Center:

• Cultivates a safe, respectful and inclusive UNL campus environment for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions
• Provides opportunities for student involvement through LGBTQA events and OutSpeaking Speakers Bureau
• Provides presentations and workshops: OutSpeaking Speakers Bureau panels, Creating Safer Spaces, Ally Development, and other presentations by request
• Provides resource and referral information
• Assists those who have experienced discrimination or harassment based on their sexual orientation and gender identity/expression
 

 Student Staff

Stacey Cleveland

Graduate Assistant
stacey.cleveland@gmail.com

Stacey is pursuing a masters degree in Mathematics Education and hopes to work in higher education after graduation. Her interests are in providing Ally and Safe Space training, LGBTQA History Month programming and creating strong working relationships with other departments on campus. For the 2011 - 2012 academic year, she will be working closely with student volunteers and will be the teaching assistant for Nutrition 230 - Peer Heath Education for LGBTQA Education taught by Dr. Pat Tetreault. She has volunteered with the Resource Center since September 2010 and looks forward to another great year!

Catherine Balta

Catherine is a returning student to UNL and is working on her degree in Advertising.  Catherine will be working in the LGBTQA Resource Center for the 2011-2012 academic year.  In her time outside of school and work, Catherine is involved in her band, Once A Pawn and her drag king persona, C Styles.  Her drag king group, CRUSH, is also another huge part of her time and is a house show at the Q bar in Lincoln.  During the throughout the year she is head of the Entertainment Committee for Lincoln's own, Star City Pride.  Catherine has been an out and active volunteer/participant in the LGBTQA community since the early 2000's.  She is looking very forward to joining everyone at UNL this fall!

Annie Pigaga

Library Coordinator

 New hire, info coming soon!

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Library

The LGBTQA Resource Center Library has over 700 books, DVDs, VHSs, reference materials, and brochures. All resources analyze or address issues of gender and sexuality, or the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexuality.

Resource Center resources are listed in UNL’s library catalog (online at http://libraries.unl.edu/) and are checked out using your NCard. Books can be checked out for two weeks and DVDs and VHSs for one week. If you aren’t finished with the resources by then, you can re-check them!

Suggestions and Donations

We are always eager to hear suggestions on materials that would make our library better. Unfortunately, we are very limited in what we can purchase, so donations are always accepted. If you have recommendations or would like to donate DVDs, books, magazine, etc., please email lgbtqalibrary@gmail.com.

Library Policies

The LGBTQA Resource Center library follows the Circulation Policies set by UNL Libraries.

http://libraries.unl.edu/circpolall

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October: LGBTQA History Month

LGBTQA History Month is a month long observance in October celebrating the achievements of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Ally community. For more information about LGBTQA history, please see the links to the right. If you have historical information related to the LGBTQA Community at UNL, please email lgbtqa@unl.edu.

For more information about this year's History Month festivities, please visit this page.

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Workshops, Presentations, Panels

The LGBTQA Resource Center staff and volunteers offer workshops, presentations, and panels on request. To request one of the following, please email lgbtqa@unl.edu. 

Creating Safer Systems

Ally Development Workshop

OutSpeaking Panel

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