May 2006

From the Editor
Whether building new GLBT living options, developing donor relations, or finding the ideal work environment, student service professionals must practice terrier-like tenacity. Perseverance is key to success, as evidenced by our guest contributors and program innovators in this issue of Campus Matters.

Gender-Neutral Housing Ending Year One at UC Riverside
In the campus quest for safety and equal access to services for all students, the University of California, Riverside (UCR), is the first public institution to establish gender-neutral residences. Culminating more than one year of research, planning, and new publicity, the gender-neutral housing suites opened this past fall. And, according to those involved, they are a success.

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Tapping into Funding for GLBT Services
By Robert Schoenberg
College and university development officers have been slow to recognize gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) alumni and community members as potential, lucrative donors. Though many individuals who give to higher education have been assumed or known to be gay, development officers have often participated with donors in conspiracies of silence or assumed that donors’ sexual identities were irrelevant to their philanthropy.

Job Searching: Finding the Right Fit
By Lisa Millora
We are at the time of year when staff and some faculty considering job changes are searching and doing campus interviews. Not every institution is supportive of LGBT persons. LGBT student affairs professionals and faculty interested in having experiences at other institutions or advancing careers, or who have other reasons for changing institutions, may have concerns about finding a campus where they will feel welcomed and supported. The following questions and search tips may be useful in evaluating a new or unfamiliar campus community.

News Notes
Johnson County College Adds Sexual Orientation to Policy; Harvard Adds Gender Identity to Policy

A Conversation with Barry Wells, Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs, Syracuse University
Barry Wells, senior vice president and dean of student affairs at Syracuse University, serves as the senior student affairs officer responsible to the chancellor for oversight of the 22 departments in the Division of Student Affairs. Wells, who joined the University in 1976, has been involved in establishing and developing numerous programs and services for 30 years. He has also taught courses in the university’s Honors Program and in the College of Arts and Sciences, and he has written and spoken on topics including leadership, academic advising, student retention, academic integrity, and diversity in higher education. In 2004, he was recognized with the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Service to Syracuse University.