LGBT Center
March 13, 2015
Applications are now being accepted for Prism Award, given annually to an office, department, person or entity at Case Western Reserve University in recognition of their significant contribution to the campus LGBT community. Past winners include the Office of the Registrar and Career Services. The…
February 17, 2015
This year’s Drag Ball, which will be on Friday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, will feature performances, including one by professional drag queen Lady-J Martinez. There are still spots open for other performers; anyone interested is encouraged to sign up now. Attendance is…
February 11, 2015
The Office of Faculty Development, in cooperation with the LGBT Center and the CWRU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies (LGBTA) Committee, is sponsoring the formation of an LGBTQ research group on campus. This new interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and administrators will focus…
November 03, 2014
Tickets sold out within the first day for the upcoming talk by Laverne Cox, transgender advocate and Emmy nominee for the critically acclaimed Netflix series Orange is the New Black. But those unable to secure a ticket still have a chance to watch her presentation, “Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to…
October 24, 2014
The Office of First-Year Experience and Family Programs (FYEFP) announced the winners of its annual orientation awards, presented to orientation leaders who go above and beyond their roles and responsibilities to truly understand, address and advocate for new students and their families. These…
October 21, 2014
As the diversity on the Case Western Reserve University campus grows, faculty members play an important role in creating the most inclusive atmosphere possible. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session, Liz Roccoforte, program coordinator of the LGBT…
October 07, 2014
Richard Blanco was just the fifth person to hold the title of inaugural poet when he read at President Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013. Yet he was a first in many ways: He was the first Latino, immigrant or gay person to serve in such a role—as well as the youngest, at age 44. Blanco…
August 19, 2014
The Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender (LGBT) Center will host a campus and community welcome for new LGBT students and friends Aug. 21 from 4 to 4:50 p.m.. The campus and Cleveland have much to offer new students including connections to LGBT faculty & staff; University Counseling groups and…
July 08, 2014
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center will host two Safe Zone workshops Thursday, July 24. The sessions are open to the entire campus community, including staff, faculty and students. The first session is from 9 a.m. to noon, and the second is from 1 to 4 p.m. Both sessions will be in the…
June 19, 2014
As one of the goals of the university-wide Diversity Strategic Action Plan (DSAP) in the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, and in partnership with Human Resources and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center, the university will launch the African American Campus…