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LGBTQIA Employee Resource Group

Gender & Sexuality Center 47 Oakland Center
312 Meadow Brook Rd.
Rochester, MI 48309-4452
(location map)

Chair Kelli Dowd
Coordinator for Student Services, Leadership, & Engagement
kdowd@oakland.edu

LGBTQIA Employee Resource Group

Gender & Sexuality Center 47 Oakland Center
312 Meadow Brook Rd.
Rochester, MI 48309-4452
(location map)

Chair Kelli Dowd
Coordinator for Student Services, Leadership, & Engagement
kdowd@oakland.edu

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Meetings and Programs

The LGBTQIA ERG is a welcoming community open to all OU employees interested in supporting each other and LGBTQIA issues on campus. Please join us as we identify strategies to increase LGBTQIA inclusivity at Oakland University, for social and support events, and professional development workshops. Please feel free to bring your lunch!

The meeting locations have been kept private for those who are not Out with their students or colleagues. If you sign up for the listserv, meeting locations will be sent out the week of the meeting each month (when applicable).

Any questions or to get more involved please reach out to Kelli Dowd at lgbtqia_erg@oakland.edu

Upcoming LGBTQIA - ERG events

BBQueer - Pride Month Kick-off and Networking Mixer

  • Monday, March 13th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM in NFH 159
  • All are welcome!

Lunch & Learn Event

  • Murdering Our Queer Past: LGBTQ History & Television Historical Dramas with Dr. Bridget Kies
  • Wednesday, March 15th from 12:00-1:00 PM in NFH 159

Anti-Racism Discussion Group - From Ally to Accountability

  • Friday, March 24th from 12:00-1:00 PM
  • The discussion topic will be anti-racism, intersectionality, and things that are within our scope of change.
  • This event will be hosted virtually. 

Pride Month Book Club

  • April 11th from 4:00-5:30 PM in 104J NFH
  • We will be discussing Ma and Me by Putsata Reang. Books will be available soon, but you may also consider purchasing one or borrowing a copy from the library!
  • Putsata Reang will be this year's Larabee Lecture speaker with the topic: Beyond the Cage of Our Stories

Lavender Graduation - Celebrate our LGBTQIA+ students by volunteering or attending!

OU Pride Month - hosted by the Gender and Sexuality Center - takes place March 13 - April 13, 2023! Visit the OU Pride Month linktree for the most up to date event information.