It Might Get Better: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students in the Classroom and Beyond

Spring 2023

Mar 23, 2023 [ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR]
11:30am-12:30pm
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Traditionally, educational environments have been framed within a heteronormative paradigm; in other words, “. . . curriculum, campus activities, and individual interactions taking place . . . assumes all individuals on campus are heterosexual” (Preston and Hoffman 2015, p. 67). Such heteronormative assumptions allow university culture, especially programs and policies targeting student success and retention, to remain unchallenged (Preston and Hoffman 2015, p. 66). Although MTSU has created several sources for supporting LGBTQIA+ students on campus (e.g., SafeZone Training and various organizations), only a handful of academic courses explicitly focus on LGBTQIA+ experiences and perspectives.

How might university campuses such as MTSU’s cultivate LGBTQIA+ students’ sense of belonging and well-being? What unique challenges do LGBTQIA+ students encounter and how might these challenges be navigated by faculty? (Martin et al. 2018) Finally, what role might faculty play in facilitating LGBTQIA+ students’ sense of well-being? (Linley et al. 2016)  

This presentation addresses these central questions and provides practical tools for faculty to help support LGBTQIA+ students in the classroom and beyond it.  

Workshop Objectives: 

  • Introduce faculty to the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ students.  
  • Offer faculty guidance on how to support LGBTQIA+ students, both in the classroom and outside of it.  
  • Provide faculty with campus and academic resources for enabling LGBTQIA+ students’ sense of well-being and inclusion, including local and regional resources such as LGBTQIA+ groups and organizations.  

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This is a Zoom workshop.

You will receive a Zoom meeting link the day before the workshop.

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