Diversity & Inclusion

The Harvard Business School (HBS) Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP) is a one-week residential educational program for rising college seniors designed to increase diversity and opportunity in business education. This summer’s program will be the 37th anniversary of SVMP.

An annual event at HBS, this unique educational experience helps participants develop a broader understanding of the challenges business leaders face, the many dimensions of the business world, and the impact they can have on their community and the world through business leadership.

The deadline to apply is April 24, 2019.

Please visit the School of Business, Diversity Initiatives website for more details - https://diversity.business.uconn.edu/leadership/

Come join us in the 1st Floor of the Student Union to engage in conversation about this important day for our community!

The New Black is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community's institutional pillar-the black church and reveals the Christian right wing's strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-gay political agenda.

Please join the MIXED program in a discussion about mixed identity. Hear what your mixed peers and faculty have to say. Learn more about adoption and their experiences.

MIXED is a collaborative program between the Asian American Cultural Center and the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center that embraces and celebrates mixed heritage and trans-racial adoptee experiences. The events MIXED hosts focus around the intersection between races and range from film screenings, cook-offs, workshops, and more.

This event is free and open to public.

The Out to Lunch Gender, Sexuality, and Community is a weekly academic lecture and discussion series with guest scholars and community activists from various disciplines examining a variety of topics related to gender identity, gender expression, and sexuality. Each semester offers a broad sampling of the areas.

The Spring 2019 semester is co-sponsored by the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department (http://wgss.uconn.edu).

Today's lecture is entitled, "From Reagan to Trump: Over 30 years of US LGBTQIA+ Policy Failures" and will be presented by Lynne M. Alexander (they/them/theirs) & Zane Carey (he/him/his).

Synopsis: US federal policies have consistently marginalized individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community. We will trace some of the major policy failures over the past 30+ years, and the ways in which the federal government has sought to address or conceal these issues. We will discuss the ways in which representation can play a role in policy development and how we can confront current problematic policy. We will close by brainstorming, in collaboration with attendees, what aspects of policy the LGBTQIA+ community should make a focus for future activism and education.

Biographies: Lynne M. Alexander is a dual master’s student in the Department of Public Policy focusing on Public Administration and the School of Social Work with a concentration in Practice with Individuals, Groups and Families. They work with the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Instructor. They currently serve on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition (CTAC). Their research interests include queer pedagogy, classroom inclusion and culturally competent clinical social work care for LGBTQIA+ individuals and survivors of gender-based violence.

Zane Carey holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Urban and Community studies from UConn, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Administration, also at UConn. In his current studies he works the intersection of the LGBTQ+ experience and public policy, hoping to bridge the two wherever he goes. Currently he works at Bridgeport Prospers, a nonprofit focused on Collective Impact organization, and UConn Residential Life, on their One Summer program. Previously he worked at the Rainbow Center coordinating the Legally Trans workshop and transgender and non-binary discussion group. He aspires to work in state or national policy after graduating in May. In his spare time, he knits socks, practices aerial yoga, reads, and snuggles his cat, Rasva.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunches

Weekly meeting for affiliated student organization members of the Pan Asian Council (PAC).

A discussion group for people who like more than one gender or think they might. Come and discuss, learn, make friends, and have fun with people who share your feelings and experiences. Although we love the support of our allies, this is a closed group for the confidentiality and comfort of our participants.

Come join us in the Rainbow Center for the USG open house! We will serve light refreshments and we will be giving out some 'swag'!See you there!