Commission for Gender and Sexuality

Mission Statement

The Commission for Gender and Sexuality works for social justice for students, faculty, staff and administration who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and our allies (LGBTQA) particularly on issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression when we educate campus and community, advocate for equality and enhance visibility.

Vision Statement

The Commission for Gender and Sexuality continues to support the campus and area communities via advocacy, education, and resources. We cooperatively maintain a permanent high-visibility campus resource center with a full time staff that serves as a home of our initiatives. We partner with other organizations and institutions on and off campus to educate, advocate, support and provide social opportunities.

Meetings

The Commission for Gender and Sexuality meets at least three times each academic semester to report on the work of the committees. Contact any executive officer to join our mailing list and be invited to the next meeting.

Committees meet more regularly and are supervised by the chairs below. If you are interested in working with a committee, please contact the appropriate chair.

Executive Officers

	2021/22
Chair	Jessy Defenderfer
Vice-Chair	Dave Kube
Secretary	Asa Kelley
Treasurer	Beth Brennan

Committees

	2021/22
Visibility Committee Chair	Rona Anderson
Advocacy Committee Chair	Vacant Seat
Recruitment and Fundraising Committee Chair	Gretchen Osterman
Scholarship Committee Chair	Damien Marken
2021 Conference Committee Chair	Albra Heineman
2021 Conference Committee Vice-Chair	James Black
Nomination Committee Chair	Asa Kelley

Auxiliary Organizations

Coordinator of Sexual & Gender Diversity	Carolyn Taggart
Equality Alliance Advisors	Carolyn Taggart Albra Heineman Craig Young
President's Commission on Diversity and Inclusion Representatives	Asa Kelley Carolyn Taggart
PASSHE LGBTQIA Consortium Representatives	Asa Kelley Carolyn Taggart Vacant Student Position Vacant Student Position

Bylaws and Strategic Plan

The LGBTQA Commission Bylaws were originally adopted October 6, 2010, revised February 25, 2011 and April 13, 2012. Current revision approved May 8, 2020. The name of the organization was changed to Commission for Gender and Sexuality during the February 3, 2021 meeting.

The Strategic Plan was originally adopted at the February 25, 2011 meeting. Current revision approved November 16, 2020.

Commission for Gender and Sexuality