October 20, 2009 • Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA • Register Online

Sponsored by the ACPA Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Awareness (25th Anniversary)
National Supporters: Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, Campus Pride, CampuSpeak, Social Justice Training Institute

Overview

Much like light being broken into its constituent spectral colors, social justice work reflects our values and can polarize our realities. The Prism Initiative brings out our personal responsibility, clarifies diverse lived lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer experiences across race, class, faith, to name a few, and better prepares our collective action towards inclusion.

Beyond The 3Bs: Binaries, Boxes & Budgets

Join us for an intensive, student affairs focused drive-in workshop that incorporates your campus climate, knowledge levels, and action steps. Let's have a discussion that pushes the envelope of a typical LGBT training and move through reclaiming language, sexual diversity, gender advocacy, and building ally coalitions on our campuses. Standing at the intersection of race, class, age, size, faith, sexual identity, gender expression, and other visible and invisible identities, this dialogue focuses on the realities of your regional politics, reframes your resource constraints, and provides a space for planning. Pick up where you may feel stopped, stagnant, frustrated, and maybe even supported and we can build coalitions for inclusive development of organizational work.

The workshop will begin with registration and a continental breakfast (8:00–8:30am). The session will run from 8:30am – 4pm with a break for lunch.

Target Audience

This drive-in workshop is open to community activists, undergraduate students and college student educators at all levels -- student affairs professionals, faculty, administrators, undergraduate and graduate students.

Registration

Early-bird registration deadline is Monday, October 12, 2009. Register online. Staff from the host campus who are not ACPA members must fax in their registration form to receive the discounted rate. Download Registration Form. For more information, please e-mail Vernon Wall or call 1.202.835.2272, extension 608.

Facilitators

Rev. Jamie Washington, Ph.D.

Jessica Pettitt, M.Ed.

Workshop Location

The workshop will be held in the South Ballroom of the Memorial Union on the Iowa State University campus. Find directions to the Memorial Union here. Parking is US$8 per day.

Iowa State University

Iowa State is a large, prestigious university with a friendly hometown personality. Its 26,000 students choose from 100+ majors, study with world class scholars and keep more than 500 student organizations going strong. U.S. News & World Report ranks Iowa State among the top 50 public national universities. Half of ISU freshman get an early boost in academic success by participating in Iowa State's highly touted learning communities. So many students study or work abroad that ISU is 18th in the nation in that category. Find out more about the university.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Student Services Office (LGBTSS), a unit of the Dean of Students Office at Iowa State University, is a safe space for all members of the university community to explore aspects of sexual orientation and gender issues in an open and non-judgmental atmosphere. LGBTSS is committed to providing information and education that enhances the educational experience and overall quality of student life on the Iowa State campus. LGBTSS and its staff work to promote advocacy, support, visibility, and diversity through programming, a variety of services, and referral. In achieving this mission, LGBTSS strives to promote full inclusion of LGBT persons and their allies at Iowa State and to eliminate homophobia, heterosexism, and sexism on our campus.

Area Hotels

Recommended area hotels include:
Memorial Union: Located on central campus, the Memorial Union is a popular gathering place for students, faculty, staff and visitors. In addition to 51 hotel rooms, the Union includes a book store, food court, bowling alley and the popular Maintenance Shop night club. Hotel rooms and suites (larger than traditional rooms) include cable TV, phone messaging, and high-speed Internet connections for guests computers. A parking ramp is attached to the Union. To make reservations, call (515) 296-6848.

Gateway Hotel & Conference Center: This university-affiliated, full-service hotel is one-half mile from the Iowa State Center on 17 beautifully landscaped acres. The hotel includes 187 upscale guest rooms (including a 40-room Executive Center), intimate reception gardens, Audubon's restaurant, lobby bar, business center, 12 conference/meeting rooms, fitness center, numerous amenities and The Gateway's trademarked "No Limits" service. It's located at U.S. 30 and University Blvd. To make reservations, call (515) 292-8600 or (800)-FOR-AMES or book online.

For additional hotels, please visit the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Meals

A continental breakfast, lunch and an afternoon break included in your registration fee.

Payment & Cancellation Policy

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by Friday, October 9th 2009, less a $50 processing fee. After Friday, October 9th 2009, there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of $20 for returned checks. A processing fee of $20 per registration will be charged for credit cards declined or to change payment methods after the initial payment is processed. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies. All rates are in U.S. Dollars.

For more information, please e-mail Vernon Wall or call 1.202.835.2272, extension 608.