Strengths Weaknesses A physical office in Smithgall Extremely small physical space Dual support from Institute Diversity and Limited budget and finances Student Life Lack of campus awareness of the Center Location in a major queer-friendly city Antiquated and discriminatory policies Significant employee interest in Safe Space regarding name change, and Trans 101 Gender expression, domestic partner Quickly increasing visibility of the Center benefits, member benefits LGBTQIA-inclusive Campus Partners No formal tracking of LGBTQIA population Building strong reputation for success and Continued need for dynamic institutional collaboration support Opportunities Threats Aby Parsons- energy, background, and Conservative state & USG Politics experience Poor or absent employee benefits Decent amount of investment by GT Poor level of education/cultural community competency campus-wide Liberal Ideologies in some STEM fields Lack of visibility in relation to other Recent trend toward LGBTQIA inclusion in multicultural offices STEM Competing funds and programming Breadth and influence of Institute demands Diversity Restricted food and programming budgets GT focus on "innovation" and leadership Competing LGBTQIA community Partnership opportunities with local expectations colleges/universities STEM Culture as slow to change, conservative Intersecting oppressions for LGBTQIA people of color, of faith Goals and Strategies Student Initiatives
Strengths Weaknesses A physical office in Smithgall Dual support from Institute Diversity and Student Life Location in a major queer-friendly city Significant employee interest in Safe Space and Trans 101 Quickly increasing visibility of the Center LGBTQIA-inclusive Campus Partners Building strong reputation for success and collaboration Extremely small physical space Limited budget and finances Lack of campus awareness of the Center Antiquated and discriminatory policies regarding name change, Gender expression, domestic partner benefits, member benefits No formal tracking of LGBTQIA population Continued need for dynamic institutional support Opportunities Threats Aby Parsons- energy, background, and experience Decent amount of investment by GT community Liberal Ideologies in some STEM fields Recent trend toward LGBTQIA inclusion in STEM Breadth and influence of Institute Diversity GT focus on "innovation" and leadership Partnership opportunities with local colleges/universities Conservative state & USG Politics Poor or absent employee benefits Poor level of education/cultural competency campus-wide Lack of visibility in relation to other multicultural offices Competing funds and programming demands Restricted food and programming budgets Competing LGBTQIA community expectations STEM Culture as slow to change, conservative Intersecting oppressions for LGBTQIA people of color, of faith Goals and Strategies Student Initiatives
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