Western Illinois University Team Leader: Leslie Ducay

WHAT about us… Centrist College Student Population Mid-size, public President: Dr. Philias Fogg, our proactive leader Positive town and gown relationship 14,395 students total Student Population Racial Identification: 69.3% White 17.5% African American 9.7% Latino/a 1% Asian American .1% American Indian .170 Pacific Islander 2.4% Multiracial Gender: 54.9% female/45.1% male Application requires to choose one or the other WHAT about us…

WHAT… Are we doing well? Can we do better? 1 out of 7 residence halls has a gender neutral bathroom 4 out of 20 academic buildings have gender neutral bathrooms 1 residence hall comprised of all single rooms with attached bathrooms LGBTQ* Resource Center Resident Assistants Safe Zone trained Updating our Sexual Assault Reporting to include all populations More gender inclusive or single stall bathrooms in campus buildings Safe Zone training for all Student Services staff, Health Center staff, Public Safety , & faculty prior to contract date Allow students to utilize preferred names regardless of legal name status (ID cards, class rosters, etc.)

SO WHAT is the point of all of this? Retaining students Accommodating student needs Student safety Increasing student applications Increasing student sense of belonging is the point of all of this?

NOW NOW… What we can commit to as: An Office or Department A University Community Discuss and revisit inclusive language-use around trans* identities  during orientation, staff meetings, and one-to- ones with your supervisor or department chair Engage in frequent dialogue around current or historical events around trans* identities in small or large group meetings Trans* Ally Counselors Gender neutral locker rooms Sexual assault reporting Preferred name on student identification cards, diplomas, and other university documentation Bias reporting

REFERENCES Campus Pride Trans Policy Clearinghouse | Campus Pride. (n.d.). Retrieved February 23, 2016, from https://www.campuspride.org/tpc/ NerdScholar Favorites: LGBTQ Initiatives - NerdWallet. (2014). Retrieved February 23, 2016, from http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/student-loans/nerdscholar- favorites-lgbtq-initiatives/ Suggested Best Practices for Supporting Trans* Students . (n.d.). Retrieved February 23, 2016, from http://www.lgbtcampus.org/suggested-best- practices-for-supporting-trans--students