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Safe Zone

Welcome to UNCG’s Safe Zone, a campus group of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning individuals supported by student, faculty, and staff allies.

Mission

The mission of Safe Zone is to provide a supportive and comfortable environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons, and those in the process of defining their sexuality by self-identifying as individuals (allies) who can provide support, information, and a safe place within the UNCG community.

Definition

A UNCG Safe Zone is:

• A source of information for new GLBT persons arriving on campus
• A source of social interaction for GLBT members and allies
• A source of support and information for parents, family members, and friends of GLBT persons
• A source of education about GLBT issues within the broader campus community
• A campus advocate for GLBT persons
• A harbor and refuge if and when needed.

Furthermore, brown-bag lunches and informative meetings help to reinforce the initial training, to launch new ideas, to discuss areas of concern, and to forumlate solutions.

Training

All Safe Zone members must be certified by attending an all-day training session on topics that pertain to challenges faced by those within the GLBT community as well as issues faced by those willing to be allies. Upon completion of the initial training session, members will receive a certificate of completion as well as a Safe Zone decal that can be prominently displayed to indicate membership. Furthermore, brown-bag lunches as well as other types of informative meetings help to reinforce the initial training, to launch new ideas, to discuss areas of concern and to formulate solutions.

Safe Zone Training for the Fall 2009 Semester is full.

If you would like to register for Safe Zone Training for Spring 2010, please click here.

Funding for Safe Zone has traditionally been provided by The Guilford Green Foundation.

This year, additional support for the Train the Trainer program was provided by The Adam Foundation.

For more information please contact the Wellness Center at 336.334.3190.

Campus Climate

This website allows you to check out a university’s rating in GLBT areas.
http://www.campusclimateindex.org

Page updated: 25-Sep-2009

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