Campus Organizations
Vanderbilt Lambda Association
The Vanderbilt Lambda Association strives to provide programming and resources to inform the entire Vanderbilt community of issues surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity. The VLA provides a safe group for discussion of such topics where students of all backgrounds may freely exchange ideas. The VLA seeks to achieve this end through a combination of informational and social events as well as providing office hours so fellow students can speak with their peers in a private setting.
Contact: Klint Peebles, 615-322-0376
Website: studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/lambda
HRC Vanderbilt
The Human Rights Campaign of Vanderbilt University is a University-wide civil rights organization devoted to achieving full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. HRC Vanderbilt builds community through an inclusive membership, which brings together undergraduates, graduate and professional students, members of the faculty, and other University employees of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Contact: Nick Wells
Website: studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/hrc
Graduate and Professional Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Student Association
VUGPLBGA is a Vanderbilt University student organization intended to serve the needs of gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender graduate and professional students. Striving to recognize the diversity of the Vanderbilt community, we encourage the support and involvement of all people in the Vanderbilt community regardless of sexual orientation.
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Divinity School: Office of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns (GABLE)
The Office of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns was organized in 1991 and is dedicated to addressing the issues of homophobia and heterosexism in religious life, society, and the academy. The Office provides a positive, safe environment that affirms the rights of lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons; it suggests ways in which the Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion can fulfill their commitment to confronting homophobia in our society; it provides educational opportunities for all members of the Divinity School/Graduate Department of Religion community. Membership is open to all Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion students, faculty, and staff who are committed to working toward the goals of the Office. The rights to confidentiality of students, faculty, and staff who participate in the office are honored. The work of the Office is coordinated by a student steering committee.
Website: www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity/gable.html
Law School: OUTLaw
The Gay/Straight Alliance, now named OUTlaw, was formed to allow gay and lesbian law students to meet and discuss issues that are unique to being gay in the legal profession. The organization is open to all law students, gay and straight alike, and encourages all law students to become members.
Contact: Franklin Trapp
Website: law.vanderbilt.edu/student-resources/student-organizations/outlaw/index.aspx
Medical School: VU GLMSA
The VU GLMSA mission is two-fold: to educate the greater Vanderbilt medical community on health issues that pertain to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) patients and health care providers and to provide a support network for GLBT medical students.
Contacts:
Website: www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=gsa
Owen School of Management: StandingOUT
StandingOUT is an inclusive club that promotes the education, visibility, and networking of gay and gay-friendly members of the Owen community. Our members embrace diversity and are male and female, student and staff, marketer and financier, gay and straight, out and not. Our mission is threefold: (1) address issues regarding diversity of sexual orientation in the corporate world, (2) increase gay, lesbian, bisexual awareness within the Owen community, and (3) provide opportunities for students to network with gay and gay friendly business leaders.
Contact:
Website: www.owen.vanderbilt.edu/studentclubs/social-community/standingout/index.cfm
Faculty and Staff GLBT Group
This group provides social activities and a way to get connected for the faculty and staff and Vanderbilt University. The group gathers approximately once a month during the academic year.
Contact: Don Schlosser