The Ithaca College Student Governance Council....heard from Crissi Dalfonzo, director of LGBTQ Education, Outreach, and Services, to hear more about LGBTQ+ resources on campus and how to promote more gender-inclusive language.
Crissi Dalfonzo receives “Environmental Resilience” Staff Award for the LGBTQ Center's Gender-Affirming Closet
Crissi received the award for her development of the Gender Affirming Closet project, a donation-based, completely free, clothing closet housed within the LGBTQ Center in Towers Concourse 110. The closet has a wide variety of clothing, shoes, and accessories. Crissi “worked with several other campus departments to repurpose surplus furniture in order to create this comfortable and easy to use permanent clothing closet…The closet is open to everyone, of all genders and sexualities.”
IC named to Campus Pride’s “Best of the Best” list for 2023
Ithaca College has once again been named one of the top colleges and universities for LGBTQ+ students, according to Campus Pride, the leading national organization dedicated to building future LGBTQ and ally leaders and creating safer communities at colleges and universities. The college was one of the select few to earn the organization’s Best of the Best honor for 2023.
Know How Guide Updated for 2023!
The trans person's guide to get or change all of the life documents and essential paperwork you'll need to make your way in the world. This handy booklet is chock-full of specific steps and how-to's to help people manage the process of changing names, gender markers, and identity documents from driver's licenses to passports. You may want to make some of these changes, all of them, or none. There is no one path to take. You will have to think about how or which parts work best for you, and also think through the possible benefits and complications each step might create for you.
Ithaca College Launches New Initiative to Support Students and the Field of LGBTQ Higher Ed Resource Professionals
One of the first of its kind nationally, the IC Pride Fellowship is a two-year fixed term paid fellowship position made available to recent graduates and young professionals looking to gain access and insights into the fields of LGBTQ+ campus resource professionals, higher education, and student affairs. The role provides an early career experience designed to instill key core competencies to become effective leaders and changemakers to make a meaningful impact both during their time at Ithaca College and beyond.
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SGC discusses course feedback statements and LGBTQ+ resources with campus leaders
Pride Alliance centralizes Ithaca’s LGBTQ+ community through local programming
The IPA was formally announced Nov. 15 to create more connection and community in Ithaca and Tompkins County among the LGBTQ+ community. The long-term goals of the IPA are to serve as a centralized organization for planning events, spreading information about LGBTQ+ programming and resources and providing education about the LGBTQ+ community. The board of the IPA consists of seven members involved in higher education, drag and LGBTQ+ programming, small business ownership and community initiatives.
Q&A: Pride Fellow talks about the transition from student to mentor in new leadership role
"This is a return to Ithaca for me. I was here in Ithaca for nine years, as a PhD student … and then teaching. I’m really excited to return. A lot of that is because of this role. The Pride Fellowship is a unique opportunity to get some really tailored experience in LGBTQ+ student services. I think that’s rooted in Ithaca College’s reputation of being the forefront of serving and supporting LGBTQ+ students. So that’s a big part of why I’m back in Ithaca, but also, I’m really excited to reconnect with this unique community."