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University of Southern California Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT)

Intervention Strategies

University of Southern California Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT)

Intervention Strategies

Vincent E. Vigil, Ed.D. University of Southern California Director, LGBT Resource Center Tuesday, April 7, 2008

Intervention Strategies Overview

• Case Study
• Intervention 1: Full-time staff
• Intervention 2: Student Programming
• Intervention 3: OutReach
• Intervention 4: USC Online Experience
• Assessment
• Budget Considerations
• Discussion

Strategies Overview

Intervention 2: Student Programming Intervention 4: USC Online Experience

What would you do? What would you do?

Three Rules for Organizing

• 1. Start with what you got
• 2. Move forward
• 3. Be radical and get to the root cause

Three Rules for Organizing

Start with what you got Be radical and get to the root cause

Full Time Staff Intervention

• Problem: decentralization, no director
• Rationale: peer institutions, student support, research
• Intervention Strategy: educate the masses, formulation

coalitions, get chess pieces in order

• Solution: proposal for full-time staff, play on their terms
• Result: patience, full-time staff member

Full Time Staff Intervention

decentralization, no director peer institutions, student support, research educate the masses, formulation coalitions, get chess pieces in order time staff, play on their terms time staff member

Student Programming Intervention

• Problem: improve attendance
• Rationale: educate students, create inclusion for all
• Intervention Strategy: educate the masses, find out who

is coming to events, reach out to new people/allies

• Solution: collaborate, reach out to new constituencies
• Result: increased attendance

Student Programming Intervention

improve attendance educate students, create inclusion for all educate the masses, find out who is coming to events, reach out to new people/allies collaborate, reach out to new constituencies increased attendance

LGBT Programs LGBT Programs

OutReach Intervention

• Problem: LGBT student recruitment
• Rationale: highlight national recognitions, become a

leaders in LGBT college recruitment

• Intervention Strategy: collaboration with stakeholders,

train student consultants, network with local GSAs, create recruitment guide

• Solution: reach out to GSAs
• Result: prospective student resources

OutReach Intervention

LGBT student recruitment highlight national recognitions, become a leaders in LGBT college recruitment collaboration with stakeholders, train student consultants, network with local GSAs, reach out to GSAs prospective student resources

OutReach OutReach

USC Online Experience Intervention

• Problem: visitation to center or access to resources
• Rationale: all students will be able to contribute and

participate online

• Intervention Strategy: create a new website
• Solution: attain funds through grant foundation in

technology

• Result: access, funding, education, and more!

USC Online Experience Intervention

visitation to center or access to resources all students will be able to contribute and create a new website attain funds through grant foundation in access, funding, education, and more!

USC Online Experience USC Online Experience

Assessment

• Document participation at traditional events
• Grade check for Rainbow Floor
• Survey for LGBT Faculty & Staff Allies
• End of the year focus groups

Assessment

Document participation at traditional events Grade check for Rainbow Floor Survey for LGBT Faculty & Staff Allies End of the year focus groups

Budget Considerations

• Funds for new initiatives
• Collaborate with other departments
• Find alternative sources
• Identify Alumni and potential donors

Budget Considerations

Funds for new initiatives Collaborate with other departments Find alternative sources Identify Alumni and potential donors