- UW Madison is hosting the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgendered Ally College Conference this weekend at Monona Terrace. Details are available at www.mblgtacc.org.
- Point Foundation Scholarship, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit has announced the opening of its 2010 application season. Students who will be enrolled in the 2010-2011 school year are eligible to apply for the prestigious multi-year scholarships. Details: http://www.pointfoundation.org/instructions.html
- Committee chairman Professor Thomas Armbrecht presented the committee's annual report to the University Committee and the Faculty Senate earlier this month. Key recommendations included full funding of a faculty position for the LGBRT Studies Certificate Program (which serves an average of 25 students per year), University participation in formal LGBT admissions recruitment fairs held in the Midwest, the formalization of a faculty/staff mentor resource for LGBT students, among others. Feel free to contact Dave or Elliott for a full version of the annual report.
Additionally, the committee spent a productive hour meeting with Vice Provost for Diversity Damon WIlliams. Dr. Williams reviewed the committee's recommendations, discussed some strategic ideas for moving the recommendations ahead, and offered some valuable perspective on his ongoing efforts to improve diversity programs and address attendant diversity issues on campus. Dean of Students Lori Berquam also participated in the meeting as a regular member of the LGBT Issues committee.
The next committee meeting will be held in March, most likely on a Monday at 2:30. Exact date is still to be finalized.
--Dave Wilcox (Graduate student representative)
--Elliott Rezny (Undergraduate student representative)
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