Safe Zone Trainings at UMM
ODP, UMM’s Human Rights and Advocacy Collegiate Fraternal Organization,
and the Diversity Committee are co-sponsoring Safe Zone trainings. You
are invited--and encouraged--to attend one of the upcoming sessions
here on the UMM campus!
Safe Zone trainings have been scheduled on both February 25 and March
25, 2010. On each date there will be two one-hour sessions, 11:00 am to
Noon and 1:00 to 2:00 pm. All sessions will be held in Clipper Lounge.
Safe Zone workshops are intended to help you strengthen your ability to
support LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) students, faculty
and staff. LGBT people represent a significant minority population at
our universities. Although campus climate has improved substantially
over the years, LGBT people still sometimes experience negative
environments and bias-related incidents. Safe Zone projects established
at higher education institutions have been very successful in improving
the campus experience for this group.
At the conclusion of your training session, you will receive a sticker
to display at your office/work space. The sticker is an easily
recognizable symbol that says you are a person who accepts and affirms
people of all sexual orientations. The sticker represents your
office/work space as a safe haven for all.
Please respond to Betty Kelley, bkelley@maine.edu
255-1211, to register for the Safe Zone training session of your
choice. A maximum of 30 participants per session can be accommodated,
so please register at your earliest convenience.
Safe Zone Training Sessions (select one session):
2-25-10, 11 am to Noon
2-25-10, 1pm to 2 pm
3-25-10, 11 am to Noon
3-25-10, 1 pm to 2 pm
ODP and the Diversity Committee look forward to working with you to establish many Safe Zones on the UMM campus!
