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[PAST EVENT] Creating Inclusive Classrooms Brown-Bag Discussion
September 13, 2012
12pm
The Office of Diversity and Community Initiatives presents
Dr. Sue Rankin
Building Inclusive Communities:
The State of Higher Education for LGBT People
Dr. Susan (Sue) Rankin is a Senior Research Associate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education and Associate Professor of Education in the College Student Affairs Program at Pennsylvania State University. She has presented and published widely on the impact of sexism, racism and heterosexism in the academy and in intercollegiate athletics.
Dr. Rankin's current research focuses on the assessment of institutional climate and providing program planners and policy makers with recommended strategies to improve the campus climate for under-served communities. Dr. Rankin has collaborated with over 90 institutions/organizations in implementing assessments and developing action plans.
In her advocacy work, Dr. Rankin is a founding member of the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals and the Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition. Dr. Rankin is the recipient of the ACPA 2008 Voice of Inclusion Medallion. The award recognizes individuals who embody the student affairs values of social justice.
She will also present "Building Inclusive Communities: The State of Higher Education for LGBT People" at 7 p.m. in the Sadler Center, Tidewater AB rooms.
This program is made possible by contributions from the Office of Student Affairs, the Charles Center, the Office of the Provost, the Center for Student Diversity, and EqualityWM.
Dr. Sue Rankin
Building Inclusive Communities:
The State of Higher Education for LGBT People
Dr. Susan (Sue) Rankin is a Senior Research Associate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education and Associate Professor of Education in the College Student Affairs Program at Pennsylvania State University. She has presented and published widely on the impact of sexism, racism and heterosexism in the academy and in intercollegiate athletics.
Dr. Rankin's current research focuses on the assessment of institutional climate and providing program planners and policy makers with recommended strategies to improve the campus climate for under-served communities. Dr. Rankin has collaborated with over 90 institutions/organizations in implementing assessments and developing action plans.
In her advocacy work, Dr. Rankin is a founding member of the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals and the Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition. Dr. Rankin is the recipient of the ACPA 2008 Voice of Inclusion Medallion. The award recognizes individuals who embody the student affairs values of social justice.
She will also present "Building Inclusive Communities: The State of Higher Education for LGBT People" at 7 p.m. in the Sadler Center, Tidewater AB rooms.
This program is made possible by contributions from the Office of Student Affairs, the Charles Center, the Office of the Provost, the Center for Student Diversity, and EqualityWM.
Contact
[[w|wfglov, Dr. Chon Glover]] Assistant to the President for Diversity and Community Initiatives 757-221-7940
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