1. Western Illinois University
Team Leader: Leslie Ducay

2. 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…

3. 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.)

4. 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?

5. 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

6. REFERENCES
Campus Pride Trans Policy Clearinghouse | Campus Pride. (n.d.). Retrieved
February 23, 2016, from
NerdScholar Favorites: LGBTQ Initiatives - NerdWallet. (2014). Retrieved
February 23, 2016, from
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Suggested Best Practices for Supporting Trans* Students . (n.d.). Retrieved
February 23, 2016, from
practices-for-supporting-trans--students