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University of Southern California University of Southern California Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Intervention Strategies Intervention Strategies Vincent E. Vigil, Ed.D. University of Southern California Director, LGBT Resource Center Tuesday, April 7, 2008

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

What would you do? What would you do?

Three Rules for Organizing Three Rules for Organizing 1. Start with what you got Start with what you got 2. Move forward 3. Be radical and get to the root cause Be radical and get to the root cause

Full Time Staff Intervention Full Time Staff Intervention • Problem: decentralization, no director decentralization, no director • Rationale: peer institutions, student support, research peer institutions, student support, research • Intervention Strategy: educate the masses, formulation educate the masses, formulation coalitions, get chess pieces in order coalitions, get chess pieces in order • Solution: proposal for full-time staff, play on their terms time staff, play on their terms • Result: patience, full-time staff member time staff member

Student Programming Intervention Student Programming Intervention • Problem: improve attendance improve attendance • Rationale: educate students, create inclusion for all educate students, create inclusion for all • Intervention Strategy: educate the masses, find out who educate the masses, find out who is coming to events, reach out to new people/allies is coming to events, reach out to new people/allies • Solution: collaborate, reach out to new constituencies collaborate, reach out to new constituencies • Result: increased attendance increased attendance

LGBT Programs LGBT Programs

OutReach Intervention OutReach Intervention • Problem: LGBT student recruitment LGBT student recruitment • Rationale: highlight national recognitions, become a highlight national recognitions, become a leaders in LGBT college recruitment leaders in LGBT college recruitment • Intervention Strategy: collaboration with stakeholders, collaboration with stakeholders, train student consultants, network with local GSAs, train student consultants, network with local GSAs, create recruitment guide • Solution: reach out to GSAs reach out to GSAs • Result: prospective student resources prospective student resources

OutReach OutReach

USC Online Experience Intervention USC Online Experience Intervention • Problem: visitation to center or access to resources visitation to center or access to resources • Rationale: all students will be able to contribute and all students will be able to contribute and participate online • Intervention Strategy: create a new website create a new website • Solution: attain funds through grant foundation in attain funds through grant foundation in technology • Result: access, funding, education, and more! access, funding, education, and more!

USC Online Experience USC Online Experience

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

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