Faculty and Staff Resources

Thanks for visiting the GSC web site. As a faculty or staff member, we at the GSC want you to know that the Center is for you, as well as for students and community members. We hope that you will recommend the Gender and Sexuality Center to students with whom you interact. We also encourage you to take a look at this booklet for more information about making the campus environment more LGBT friendly.

Our main purpose is to provide space for members of the UT community to explore and organize around issues of gender and sexuality. At the same time, our center also serves as a safe space for women at the University, as well as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

We encourage you to visit the center, which is located on the ground floor of the Student Services Building. We are open Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the center, you can check out books and DVDs from our library, talk to a staff member about issues of gender and sexuality, or just hang out, if you like.

The websites below provide information on the resources and services available to you as a faculty or staff member. Please e-mail us if you have any questions.

• Take a look at the services you can take advantage of. You can sign up for the GSC's e-newsletter to stay informed about campus and community events.
• The Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association (PEFSA) is a campus organization that promotes the interests of LGBT and allied faculty and staff at UT Austin. All UT faculty and staff are welcome to join. Help us to make a difference!
• We would also love for you to consider becoming a mentor in one of our mentor programs. We have both a Women's and LGBT mentor program, where we pair student mentees with faculty and staff as mentor. For more information see our Services page.
• Request a Peers for Pride or Safe Space training for your class or group. Training sessions address topics of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender identities, as well as heterosexism, homophobia and ally development.
• Check out this booklet from Syracuse University which addresses how faculty and staff can be more LGBT-inclusive in their work.