Goals, Goals, and More Goals

Strategic planning for the future

But first, a little about me…

Born 12-25-72 (yes it is)Born and raised: IndianaParents: Fernando and Joyce Urzua, still marriedSiblings: Fernando and Nadia, both youngerNo pets – allergiesCame out at 22BS Biology and MS Education: Indiana University

Coming OUTA little bit at the University of Iowa

Little by little at IU, till somehow I found myselfPresident of OUT, IU’s GLBT Student Union (one of the 13 largest groups on campus and the largest group of its kind in Indiana).

Out in newspapers, magazines, on campus, off campus,to siblings, teachers, employers, co-workers, classmates,roommates, everyone.Parents don’t want to hear about it, but are OK with it.

OUT and About

Became president of OUT in March of 99 On cover of alumni magazineFront page of the IDS several timesWrote for IDSBeen written about in IDS(Please look at scrapbook!)GLBT Speakers Bureau

High schools, other colleges, IUOther newspapers and publications

The Word, IU Bulletin, Herald Times, Bloomington Independent

OUT

National Day of SilenceGay Day at King’s IslandIndy Pride FestOrientation Week and FairNational Coming OUT Day/Week

Sun – TransMon – Lorne NewmanTues – UB ForumWed - Alison BechdelThurs – Kerry Lobel - lectureFri – Kerry Lobel – workshopsSat - Lesbopalooza

OUT

Drag ExtravaganzaGLBT Office 5th Year AnniversarySecret Santa/Adopt a Child(See, we can have gay adoptions!)One IUKentucky ConferenceMiss Gay IUWashington DCGLBT Rainbow Reception at La Casa

Critical Issues

SpaceSafety

MoneyRespect

VisibilityEducationResources

Networking“Coming Out”

Realistic role models

Your Stated Goals According to UVM web page:Creating a defined physical “Base Camp”Space / ”Real” Center with a budget and full

time staff/ Space combined with Free to Be and LGBTQA services

Increase respect for visibility of and sensitivity to GLBTQA student issues

Improve UVM’s ranking as a LGBTQA-friendlycampus in national college guides

Help UVM achieve parity with supportiveness of the state of Vermont

Advisory CommitteeFive-year strategic plan

Your Mission Statement According to UVM web page:Create healthy and safe climate for LGBTQA community

to function optimally in UVM communityFoster visibilityCreate compassion through educationFollow through on State’s mandateFoster awareness Enrich the diversity of UVMSupport the contributions of LGBTQA people on campusEnsure that multicultural education includes LGBTQA

issuesPromote mutual self-respect

My Additional Goals I would like to do the following:Formal mentoring program

Staff with students and/or peer mentoringCampus wide Safe Zone Program

First year – residence hallsWeb page

Have updateable student “wish list”More resourcesCalendar of student group eventsPage for LGBTQA-friendly businesses

Work on advertising

How we are going to get thereAddressing the stated goals:1. Creating a defined physical “Base Camp”

Submit tentative space requirements

library, meeting rooms, offices Find out what is availableFind out what the students want

Location, location, locationcenter of campus vs. boonies

Budget – funding from whereprivate, school, state

Petition?

How we are going to get there2. Space / ”Real” Center with a budget and full-time staff/ Space combined with Free to Be and LGBTQA services

Again, decided space requirements with said organizations.

Where is the money going coming fromSet up fundraising committee

alumni, Q-friendly businesses, grants

Student support

How we are going to get there3. Increase respect for visibility of and sensitivity to LGBTQA student issues

LGBTQA speakers bureauadvertise – tableingSafe Zone

4. Improve UVM’s ranking as a LGBTQA-friendly campus in national college guides

Need to have “Real Center”Campus-wide programmingIncident-reportingUniversity support – listing in mailings,

funding, staff allocation

How we are going to get there5. Help UVM achieve parity with supportiveness

of the state of VermontEducationFundingCommitment

6. Advisory CommitteeComposed of students, staff, faculty,

community members, administration

Help draft long term goals and plansMeet with administration

How we are going to get there7. Five-year strategic plan

What do we wantStudents, Staff, FacultyAdministrationBurlington and Vermont

PrioritizeHave concrete plan – lists, blueprints,

programming ideas ready to go, be ready at any time to talk about it to gather support

Learn it, live it, love it

How we are going to get thereAddressing the Mission Statement:

1. Create healthy and safe climate for LGBTQA community to function optimally in UVM community

Education Safe Zone

2. Foster visibilitySpeakers BureauAdvertising/tableingCome Out – staff, faculty, students

How we are going to get thereAddressing the Mission Statement:

3. Create compassion through educationTake the message to the people – don’t

wait for them to come to you

4. Follow through on State’s mandateWhat is the State’s mandate?What kind of support can you get from Vermont?

How we are going to get thereAddressing the Mission Statement:

5. Foster awareness Education, advertising, web page

6. Enrich the diversity of UVMJoint cross-cultural programmingNetworking

7. Support the contributions of LGBTQA people on campus

Publicize, web page, newsletter

How we are going to get thereAddressing the Mission Statement:

8. Ensure that multicultural education includes LGBTQA issues

NetworkJoint programming/ co-sponsoringStudent forums

9. Promote mutual self-respectEducationBe OutBe ProudSet an example

How we are going to get thereThe number one way to promote mutual self –respect

Become the change you want to see

in this world- Ghandi

Be out, proud, secure in yourself.. Be the role model you never had. Treat others the way you want to be treated.

How we are going to get thereAdditional goals:

1. Formal mentoring programVolunteersVery small budget – copying

2. Campus wide Safe Zone ProgramFirst year – residence hallsStickers, program, shirtsUVM sponsors – departments, student

groups

How we are going to get thereAdditional goals:

3. Web page Have updateable student “wish list”More resourcesCalendar of student group eventsPage for LGBTQA-friendly businessesEquipment – scanner, digital camera? Scrapbook on the web – activities,

speakers4. Work on advertising

Orientation, mailings, tableing, flyers, everywhere and anywhere we canVolunteers

Why me?

Let me be that someone.

Credits

Thanks to Carol Fischer of the IU GLBT Student Support Services Office

Graphics courtesy ofhttp://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/9182/index.html

Completed at the Latino Cultural Center

Urzula Urzua

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