About Us

Values

• We commit to justice, equality, and respect for all persons in all of our endeavors.
• We value equally people of all sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions and honor whatever label they may choose to self-identify.
• We value equally those who question their sexual or gender identity.
• We seek a better sense of community among LGBT students, staff, faculty and alumni, and a more secure sense of their belonging to the campus community.
• We serve every member of the student body, and all staff and faculty.
• We believe that by graduation all students should possess a base of authoritative knowledge pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
• We support heterosexual allies and seek their development.
• We aspire to become a model for other universities, especially those within the University System of Maryland and our official peer institutions.

Actions

• We connect the needs of LGBT students, staff, and faculty with on- and off-campus resources.
• We assist service providers within the university as they address the needs of LGBT people.
• We provide unique support services specific to LGBT students.
• We disseminate authoritative information about LGBT people and assist the institution in providing opportunities for students to learn about this population.
• We collaborate with campus citizens to improve the climate for all people with marginalized identities.

Annual Events

• LGBT Fall Kickoff Reception, the Monday after Labor Day - Event designed to bring LGBT people together, especially new students, with representatives of selected resource providing units
• National Coming Out Day, October 11 - Support and coordination of the annual Out List and Ally List, published in mid-October in The Diamondback
• Holiday Fund-raisers - Various activities in late November and early December to raise funds for the LGBT Scholarship Fund
• Pride Days - Promotion of activities focused on LGBT people during the weeks immediately following Spring Break
• Lavender Graduation - Spring community celebration for LGBT and allied graduates
• LGBT Community Pride Events - University presence at various spring celebrations including DC Black Lesbian and Gay Pride, one of the largest African-American LGBT events in the United States, and Capital Pride, the major Metro DC LGBT spring festival

Liaisons

• Campus Programs: Michael Weinberger
• Career Center: Stacey H. Brown
• Counseling Center: Pepper Phillips
• Financial Aid: vacant
• University Health Center: Julia Matute
• University Libraries: Glenn M. Moreton

Awards

• LGBT Scholarship Fund - Annual student award(s) of $1000
• Staff/Faculty Awards - Coordination of LGBT Staff and Faculty Association awards
  • Champion of Our Community
  • Defender of Diversity
  • Pride Awards

Staff

• Dr. Luke Jensen, Director
  Web page for Luke Jensen

  Contact

  Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity
  0119 Cole Student Activities Building
  University of Maryland
  College Park, MD 20742
  tel: 301.405.8720
  email: lgbt@umd.edu

  Archive

  Click here on the word archive for selected current and historical documents of interest to the LGBT community at the University of Maryland.