The purpose of Safe Zone is to reduce homophobia and discrimination against non-heterosexual orientations on the UAS campus, making our campus a safer and freer environment for all members of our community regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Safe Zone prepares primarily staff and faculty members to serve as a resource for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning issues, and also strives to educate the campus community about the Safe Zone program.
Although transgender refers to gender identity and not necessarily sexual orientation, this is also a sexual minority group that is unfairly discriminated against, and therefore is included in the Safe Zone program.
 Academic Advisor Phone: 796-6439 Email: ajtriplett@alaska.edu SRC: Academic Advising Mourant Bldg, 1st Floor, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus https://uas.alaska.edu/academic_advising/index.html BiographyBorn and raised on a farm in central Ohio, Amanda moved to Juneau in 2004 to attend UAS. Although she had never been to Alaska, she was instantly hooked and never looked back. The beautiful campus, amazing professors, friendly staff and small class size allowed her to excel in her studies and graduate with a BLA. Now Amanda takes her passion of UAS all over the state talking to prospective students about the amazing opportunities that UAS can offer them. In her spare time, Amanda enjoys speeding time with her family, camping, fishing, and skating with the Juneau Rollergirls. |
 Advising Coordinator Phone: 796-6451, Fax: 796-6005 Email: amrichards4@alaska.edu SRC: Academic Advising Mourant Bldg, 1st Floor, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/academic_advising EducationBachelor of Science - Geography, University of Winnipeg Master of Education - Post-secondary Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
 Math Specialist, The Learning Center Phone: 796-6168 Email: amstiehr@alaska.edu |
 Counseling Services, Clinician Phone: 796-6514, Fax: 796-6005 Email: baiverson@alaska.edu |
 Circulation Desk Supervisor Phone: 796-6264 Email: cboesser@alaska.edu |
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 Web Coordinator Phone: 796-6576 Email: ctosterhout@alaska.edu Public and Media Relations Novatney Bldg, 127, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/pr/index.html EducationBachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Computer Engineering Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 1999 Master of Education, Education Technology University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK, 2014 BiographyLike many other Juneauites, I came to Juneau from the Lower 48 almost 12 years ago for just a summer but fell in love with the people and the area they call home. I promptly traded an old, loud, underpowered, Kawasaki for a louder, rustier, and even more underpowered Subaru and a pair of Xtratuffs, excited for the opportunity to live, work, and play in Southeast Alaska. Outside of work I enjoy judo, hockey, playing music, and more importantly, spending time with my wife and family. I look forward to working with the marketing / PR team to highlight the great work of students, faculty, and staff of UAS. Throughout my career as engineer, programmer, network administrator, and more recently as K-12 technology specialist, I have found that the ominously omnipresent "other duties as assigned" can be the most challenging and rewarding. |
 Associate Professor of Anthropology Phone: 796-6413, Fax: 796-6406 Email: dbmonteith@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Soboleff Bldg, 221, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D., Michigan State University. Dr. Monteith specializes in ethnohistory, economic anthropology, cultural ecology pertaining to subsistence, Tlingit art and oral narratives, and archeology of Southeast Alaska; his geographical areas of interest include Alaska, the Russian Far East, and Siberia. BiographyDan grew up in Seattle, Washington and went to the University of Chicago for a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. He earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. in anthropology from Michigan State University. He also holds a master’s degree in social science from the University of Chicago. While in Chicago he worked at the Field Natural History Museum and Oriental Institute Museum. As a student his summers were spent working in the fishing industry in Bristol Bay. This experience led him to his current research, which is an anthropological study of the Bristol Bay fishery.Daniel has a wide range of practical experience. In 1992-93 he was employed by the Forest Service as an archeologist in the Ketchikan area of the Tongass National Forest. He then worked for the Tongass Tribe on a federal project; and during 1995-96 in the Economic Development Center at the UAS- Ketchikan Campus. In 1998 he became the Executive Director of Historic Ketchikan. Curriculum Vitae |
 Academic Advisor Phone: 796-6090 Email: dmcarl2@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences Juneau Campus EducationBachelor of Science – Hotel, Tourism, Restaurant Management, University of Wisconsin – Stout |
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 Career Services Coordinator/VA School Certifying Official Phone: 796-6368, Fax: 796-6005 Email: drrydman@alaska.edu |
 Associate Director of Campus Recreation Phone: 796-6545 Email: dvklein@alaska.edu Student Recreation Center Recreation Center, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/juneau/rec EducationBachelor of Arts, Journalism with emphasis in Public Relations United States Air Force, 4.5 years BiographyFollowing high school graduation in San Diego, CA I escaped the city life for the remotes of Alaska by joining the US Air Force. Stationed at Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, Alaska I crewed KC-135 aerial refueling and reconnaissance aircraft. Following my honorable discharge, I worked the summer on the "slime line" working in the canneries of Bristol Bay, Alaska to get the feel for Alaska life outside the military. Although the life of cannery work was never in my cards, I did enjoy the comradery of working in a fish camp, enough to return for several summers while pursuing my degree from Humboldt State University in northern California.
My wife Lori also works at UAS. We have a wonderful son Garrett, who loves the outdoors and exploring our wonderful surroundings. To coin the term, "Life is Good". OtherAccomplishments while at UAS include:Associate Director of Campus Recreation, University of Alaska Southeast: 2014 - Present Regional Web Coordinator, University of Alaska Southeast: 2/2003 - 2014
Manager, Student Activities Center, UAS: 8/1999 - 2/2003
Administrative Assistant, Student Activities/Student Government, UAS: 8/1996 - 9/1999
Living Group Advisor & Community Advisor , Humboldt State University/UAS: 8/1994 - 8/1996 As an undergraduate, I served as a Living Group Advisor (2 years) at Humboldt State University and as a Community Advisor at UAS while on National Student Exchange. As anyone who has this experience will tell you, it was both challenging and rewarding and worthy of mention as it helped shaped me into the professional I am today. |
 Student Services Assistant Phone: 796-6076, Fax: 796-6550 Email: e.g@alaska.edu Alaska College of Education Hendrickson Annex, RM 101, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/education/ EducationB.A. Social Sciences - University of Alaska Southeast BiographyElisabeth was born and raised in Fairbanks and moved to Juneau in 2009 to complete her Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences at UAS. She previously worked at the Keith B Mather Library in the International Arctic Research Center for a year at UAF and then at the UAS Bookstore for over 4 years as a student assistant and fair trade specialist. In her free time enjoys playing with her dogs, video games, hiking, fishing, disc golfing, and gardening. |
 Professor of Anthropology Phone: 796-6017, Fax: 796-6406 Email: edhill@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Soboleff Bldg, 217, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationErica received her Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in 1999. She has archaeological excavation experience in Alaska, Florida, the Southwest, Mexico, Peru, and the Russian Far East and has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Honduras. BiographyErica is a broadly trained archaeologist with research interests in Peru and the Arctic. She received her B.A. from the University of Florida, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. She has excavation experience in Alaska, Florida, the Southwest U.S, Mexico, Peru, and the Russian Far East and has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Honduras. Erica is interested in ancient belief systems and cosmology, especially the cross-cultural study of funerary ritual and sacrifice. Her work in Peru focuses on iconography and burial evidence of the Moche, a pre-Inca culture of the Pacific coast of South America. (Selected publications on the Moche) More recently, Erica’s work has focused on the prehistory of human–animal relations in the Bering Sea region. She is particularly interested in how approaches from animal geography can be applied to archaeological evidence. (Selected publications on human–animal relations.) Erica is the editor of Iñupiaq Ethnohistory: Selected Essays by Ernest S. Burch, Jr. (2013) and co-editor, with Jon B. Hageman, of The Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory and Veneration (2016). As a 2016–2017 Fulbright–NSF Arctic Research Scholar, Erica spent a semester at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik studying the Icelandic language and researching the use of horses in Viking Age burial practices. Many of Erica’s publications are available at academia.edu and at ScholarWorks@UA. Selected Publications on the Moche 2016 Identifying the Revered Dead in Moche Iconography, pp. 189–212 in Erica Hill and Jon B. Hageman, eds. The Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory and Veneration. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 2013 Death, Emotion, and the Household among the Late Moche of Peru. In The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial, edited by Sarah Tarlow and Liv Nilsson Stutz, pp. 597–616. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2008 Animism and Sacrifice: Reconstructing Moche Religion through Architecture, Iconography, and Archaeological Features. In Religion in the Material World, edited by Lars Fogelin, pp. 38–60. Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. 2006 Moche Skulls in Cross-Cultural Perspective, pp. 91–100 in Michelle Bonogofsky, ed. Skull Collection, Modification and Decoration. British Archaeology Reports (BAR) International Series 1539. Oxford, Archaeopress. 2003 Sacrificing: Moche Bodies, Journal of Material Culture 8(3):285–299. 2000 The Embodied Sacrifice, Cambridge Archaeological Journal 10(2):307–316. 1998 Death as a Rite of Passage: The Iconography of the Moche Burial Theme, Antiquity 72(277):528–538. Selected Publications on Human–Animal Relations 2013 Archaeology and Animal Persons: Toward a Prehistory of Human-Animal Relations, Environment &Society: Advances in Research 4:117–136. 2012 The Nonempirical Past: Enculturated Landscapes and Other-than-Human Persons in Southwest Alaska. Arctic Anthropology 49(2):41–57. 2011 Animals as Agents: Hunting Ritual and Relational Ontologies in Prehistoric Alaska and Chukotka. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 21(3):407–426. |
 Professor of English Phone: 796-6113, Fax: 796-6406 Email: edwall@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Soboleff Bldg, 213, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationM.F.A. in Poetry University of Arizona, 1996 Bachelor of Arts in English Literature Colby College, 1994 Bachelor of Arts in German Colby College, 1994 Recent Honors/Awards:
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BiographyMy passion is for poetry. I’ve been studying, writing, and publishing poetry for 20 years. I’ve been lucky enough to be part of a connected and supportive writing community throughout Alaska. I’ve brought many writers, including poet laureates to my classes and to work with my students. At UAS I’ve found the perfect writing laboratory: a wild and beautiful place, with a small but artistic town, and access to a broader community of outstanding writers. I love teaching students how to write. In workshops with students I focus on craft and my goal is for every student leaving my class to have stronger, more powerful poems and stories. In each of my workshops I work to create a supportive, safe environment where students can bring their stories and poems and share them with other students. We laugh a lot, and sometimes there are tears over painful stories, but in each class I’ve been thrilled to see how students come together to support true writing communities. Students who have taken my classes have gone on to publish their poems in journals, get into graduate creative writing programs, and have been hired in a variety of jobs including at the local NPR radio station, the local newspaper, and various non-profits like the Juneau Arts Council. A number of them have been hired into well-paying state and federal jobs in marketing departments, human resources, and other departments looking for strong writing and communication skills. OtherCurriculum Vitae |
 Database Coordinator Phone: 796-6069, Fax: 796-6365 Email: elingle@alaska.edu Admissions Mourant Bldg, Admissions, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/admissions BiographyEric grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska. He attended the University of California Santa Cruz, earning a bachelor's in History. After graduation, Eric served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in eastern Uganda where he worked with a local organization building community microfinance associations. After returning to the United States, he undertook several studies with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Bureau of Land Management before joining the University of Alaska Southeast. Eric currently serves as the public member of the Alaska Board of Optometry and volunteers with Juneau Mountain Rescue. In his free time, Eric greatly enjoys skiing, boating, diving, and coffee. |
 UAS Library Dean, including the Learning, Testing, & Writing Centers, & the Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching (CELT) Phone: 796-6467 Email: emtomlinson@alaska.edu Egan Library Egan Library, Room 208, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationMaster of Public Administration, University of Alaska Southeast, 2020 Courses TaughtLS110 - Library Resources and Information Literacy LS111 - Library Information Literacy for Distance Students BiographyHired by the UAS Egan Library in 1999 as an Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, Elise has worked in school, public, special, and academic libraries for the past 30 years. She received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, in 2006, and became the Regional Library Director for UAS in 2012. In 2016 she also began overseeing the Juneau campus Learning, Testing, and Writing Centers and the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT). Her position title changed to UAS Library Dean in 2018. Outside of librarianship, Elise is a painter and a photographer who exhibits regularly in Juneau. She also loves to spend time with her family skiing, sailing, and playing musical instruments. Come by and say hello the next time you're in the library! HoursMonday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm |
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 Professor of Mathematics Phone: 796-6242 Email: jadumesnil@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Soboleff Bldg, Rm 211, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus OtherJill has been at UAS since 2005. She enjoys teaching all levels of mathematics courses and particularly enjoys the opportunity to interact with students both in and out of the classroom. Her specialized areas of interest include algebra and number theory. Outside of academics, Jill enjoys raising her two sons, exploring the area's plants and animals whenever possible, reading and scrapbooking and has a budding interest in photography. |
 Disability Services Specialist Phone: 796-6000, Fax: 796-6005 Email: jamalecha@alaska.edu |
 Professor of Education Phone: 796-6404 Email: jllofthus@alaska.edu Alaska College of Education Hendrickson Annex, 107, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/education/ EducationPh.D., M.A., & B.S. - University of North Dakota BiographyPrior to entering the education field, I was an electrician, farm laborer, bookseller, food server, bartender, custodian, and in the Army National Guard (Combat Engineer, Water Purification Specialist and a Retention Counselor). I spent a couple of years hitchhiking and riding the rails around the U.S in the 1970s. My BS degrees are in secondary education (social science and English) and Elementary Education and my MA is in counseling. I served as a school counselor and a teacher prior to becoming an administrator. My Ph.D. is in Educational Leadership (Principal and Superintendent). I served as an elementary principal for 8 years until 2001 in Nebraska. I served two buildings – one K-6 and the other a K-3 public Montessori. I'm a Professor of Education at UAS in Juneau. I serve as the Coordinator of the Distance Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education Program, teaching classes and supervising student teachers. In the past, I taught classes and supervised principal interns for the UAS Principal Program in addition to my work in elementary education. I work closely with the Preparing Indigenous Teachers and Administrators for Alaska's Schools (PITAAS) program, recruiting, supporting and advising Alaska Native students in teacher and educational leadership. Additionally, I taught numerous courses and supervised interns in the Educational Leadership Program (teachers aspiring to be principals) at UAA from 2001 to 2008 and served as Education Outreach for an NSF grant with UAF Arctic Research Faculty. I am the Executive Director of Alaska ASCD. I look forward to serving you.OtherProgram Coordinator: Elementary Education: B.A. |
 Credentials Evaluator Phone: 796-6366 Email: kdaffatato@alaska.edu Registrar's Office Novatney Bldg, 202, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationB.A., M.A. University of Louisiana Monroe |
 Student Equity and Multicultural Services Manager Phone: 907-796-6454, Fax: 796-6005 Email: kejames@alaska.edu SRC: Native and Rural Student Center Mourant Bldg, Rm 110, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus //www.uas.alaska.edu/juneau/nrsc/index.html EducationB.L.A., University Alaska Southeast. |
 Assistant to the Executive Dean Phone: 796-6050 Email: kfcoonjohn@alaska.edu Alaska College of Education Hendrickson Annex, 101, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationMaster of Public Administration (M.P.A.) (2020) Bachelor of Social Science, Political Science (B.A.) (2017) Associate of Arts, General Education (A.A.) (2015) Other |
 Associate Professor of Public Administration Phone: 796-6418, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: kjdilorenzo@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, Rm 133, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationDoctor of Arts in Political Science–2007 BiographyKathy DiLorenzo grew up in the Western states of Nevada, California, Washington, and Idaho, and is particularly interested in western and rural issues. She is currently completing her Doctor of Arts in Political Science with an emphasis in Public Administration and Public Law from Idaho State University. She completed her Masters of Public Administration in 2004. While completing her education Kathy worked as the primary quantitative analyst for Partners for Prosperity, non-profit organization that acquired a substantial grant to study and eradicate poverty in the 16-county region of Southeastern Idaho. Her areas of research include the bureaucracy, constitutional and public law, poverty, minority and at-risk populations. |
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 Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs; Interim Director of Recruitment, Admissions, and Advising Phone: 907-796-6057 Email: laklein@alaska.edu |
 Associate Professor of Social Sciences, Social Sciences Department Chair Phone: 907-796-6152, Fax: 907-796-6406 Email: levess@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm. 211, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus https://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/socialsciences/index.html |
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 Interim Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor of Accounting Phone: 907-796-6353, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: mmhaavig@alaska.edu Provost Office Novatney Bldg, Rm 101A, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationWalden University, Doctor of Business Administration - Accounting Emphasis University of Alaska Southeast, Master of Business Administration University of Alaska Southeast, Bachelors of Business Administration - Accounting Emphasis Western Washington University, Fairhaven College, Bachelors of Arts - Interdisciplinary Concentration AffiliationsAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants American Accounting Association Institute of Managerial Accountants Government Finance Officers Association Courses TaughtACCT 201/202 Principles of Financial/Managerial Accounting ACCT 310 Income Tax for Individuals ACCT 342 Advanced Managerial Cost ACCT 379 Fund and Governmental Accounting BA 325 Financial Management OtherAwards MBA Excellence Award – Recipient, 2012 UAS Cohort Licenses/Certifications Certified Public Accountant (Alaska) Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate Professional Work Experience State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Finance Officer Alaska Pacific Bank, Controller Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, Accountant and Internal Auditor State of Alaska Legislature, Division of Legislative Audit, Auditor, Juneau, AK |
 Director of Residence Life Phone: 796-6391 Email: nbodenstadt@alaska.edu Housing Student Housing, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/juneau/housing Education2013- Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Alaska Southeast 2016- Master of Science, Student Affairs in Higher Education, Colorado State University |
 Biology Lab Technician Phone: 796-6316, Second Phone: 723-8081 Email: skcaldwell@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences - Biology Anderson Bldg, Rm 310, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus HoursM-F 8:30-4:00 |
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 Helpdesk Technician (IS Consultant 2A) Phone: 796-6400 Email: traci.taylor@alaska.edu I.T. Services Hendrickson Bldg, 101A, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationAssociate of Arts, UAS (2013) Bachelor of Science - Marine Biology, UAS (2016) Associate of Science, Cottey College (2020) |
 Assistant Professor of English Phone: 796-6419 Email: wdelliott@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Whitehead Bldg, Rm 215, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. English. University of California, Davis. 2014 B.A. English. University of Puget Sound. 2006 Courses Taught
BiographyGrowing up in rural Alaska, we were always reading, especially the snow. Today, I teach writing, literature, and humanities courses that attend to the ways our experiences are both socially constructed and materially grounded, shaped by stories and signs curved along the contours of a more-than-human world. |
While attending Humboldt, I went on National Student Exchange to the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau during my Junior year. Upon graduation from Humboldt, I returned to Juneau and have been working with UAS since. My role at UAS have varied from employment with student housing to manager of the recreation center to regional web coordinator. What attracted me to Southeast Alaska was the feeling I had as an exchange student. That was the feeling of euphoria one felt as a child upon waking up the morning of a trip to Disneyland. For the outdoor enthusiast, Juneau has just about everything for those who enjoy kayaking, hiking, hunting, camping, fishing, skiing...you name it.Participation
To be a Safe Zone participant, one must be open to questions from and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning (LGBTIQ) people and their issues. Questions may come from students who identify as LGBTIQ or are questioning their sexual orientation. Additionally, questions may come from students who are heterosexual and who are disturbed by the presence of LGBTIQ persons in their classes, residence hall, or family. Colleagues may also come to Safe Zone participants with questions.
Generally, participants support policies that bring equity to otherwise inequitable situations and give open support for LGBTIQ issues. Members will also encourage others to be part of the Safe Zone. The more willing people are to talk about these issues with facts and openness, the safer and more welcoming our campus will become for LGBTIQ individuals.
How to Participate
Participation in the Safe Zone program involves attending a Creating a Safe Zone Workshop, which examines attitudes and beliefs, raises awareness, builds, skills, and offers resources. Workshops are held on the Juneau campus once a semester or by request.
After attending the workshop and signing the UAS Safe Zone Contract & Confidentiality Statement, display the Safe Zone sticker in your workspace. Additionally, Safe Zone members participate in periodic campus Safe Zone network meetings held approximately once per semester. Check the Campus Calendar for both training and network meetings.
The Safe Zone Sticker
The purpose of the Safe Zone sticker helps convey a message that you are supportive, trustworthy and sensitive to the needs and concerns of LGBTIQ people. Displaying the sticker indicates that within your office or room, homophobic and heterosexist comments and actions will not be tolerated silently. Instead, such comments and actions will be addressed in an educational, informative and non-threatening manner.
The Safe Zone sticker does not indicate whether you yourself are LGBTIQ; it merely states that you are a support and resource person or ally.
Commitment
The length of your commitment to Safe Zone is up to you. As long as you participate, display your sticker on your door or within your office. If you decide to discontinue your participation, simply remove the sticker. If you wish to have your name or office removed from the UAS Safe Zone registry, contact the Safe Zone Coordinator. There will be no questions asked. You may re affiliate anytime.
Being an ally can be tough at times. Your genuine dedication to this program, no matter what its length, will create a positive space within your community.
Designating a Safe Zone
There are many things that you can do to make you and your workspace feel like a Safe Zone for LGBTIQ students and colleagues. These are a few suggestions:
- Believe that our campus is enriched and enlivened by the diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning (LGBTIQ) people.
- Be aware of the presence of LGBTIQ students, faculty, and staff and be willing to engage in genuine dialogue and interaction.
- Be willing to discuss issues impacting LGBTIQ people's lives in a non-judgmental manner.
- Know your LGBTIQ resources on campus and in the community.
- Comfortably and regularly use inclusive language, avoid stereotyping, and do not assume everyone is heterosexual.
- Maintain confidentiality.
What to Expect
As a result of posting a Safe Zone sticker in your workspace you may find that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning students, faculty, and staff censor their speech less, providing for a more genuine exchange with you. Similarly, students, faculty, and staff may be more at ease around you, anticipating a non-judgmental atmosphere in your workplace.
You may never notice a difference in the interactions you have with students, faculty, and staff but you will make a difference in improving the campus climate at UAS and the lives of our community members.
What Else Can I Do?
- Acquaint yourself with lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered individuals, and intersexuals. Learn more about LGBTI culture by reading books, making friends, attending functions, and celebrating.
- Challenge homophobia and heterosexism (jokes, remarks, cartoons, behaviors, language, ect.)
- Continue to educate yourself about the coming out process and sexual identity development.
Useful Articles
Gender & Sexuality Information
LGBTIQ Support Information
- Special issues for LGBTIQ students
- Becoming a heterosexual ally
- Cycle of oppression
- Homophobia scale
- How homophobia hurts everyone
- How heterosexism & homophobia hurts LGBTIQ people
- Coming out
- Cass' Homosexual Identity Development Model
- When a student "comes out" to you
Improving the Campus Climate
Local Resources
- SEAGLA
- Southeast Alaska LGBTQ+ Alliance
- UAS CIA
- Campus Inclusivity Alliance (formerly GSA) strives to enhance social acceptance and awareness of non-heteronormative issues on campus, and act as a point of reference for resources.
General Sites on Support, Organizations, Information
- PFLAG
- Support, education, and advocacy; working for/with LGB individuals and their families.
- Glad.org
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force- dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression.
- Queer America
- Largest database of queer resources: information on community centers, support orgs., PFLAG chapters, ect.
- Accredited Schools Online
- LGBTQ Student Resources & Support:
- Mental Health Guide for College Students
- This guide is designed to help you identify the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues for college students.
- Support LGBTQ-owned small businesses
- Ways and tips to support and help LGBTQ-owned small businesses
Sites on creating safe schools for LGBT people
- www.glsen.org
- The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
- Creating a Safe Space - Things to Consider When Evaluating Colleges
- The following is a list of important things LGBTQ+ students should think about when vetting colleges and assessing LGBTQ inclusiveness.
Transgender-Specific Resources
- Youth Guard
- Internet support services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, and straight supportive youth.