goals, goals, and more goals strategic planning for the future
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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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