Chancellor's Advisory Committee



2007-2008 Committee Chair:
  • Dr. Jessica Eldridge, Student Counseling Center - 951.827.5531, jessica.eldridge@ucr.edu
Current Projects
  • Trans Health Benefits for Students
  • Building an LGBT-Inclusive UCR Medical School
  • Unisex Restrooms Access
  • Resources for Graduate Students and Post-Docs
  • Focus Groups Project
CAC Goals:
  • To make it possible for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, staff, and faculty to enjoy a positive personal and professional experience while members of the UCR community.
  • To provide a visible focus to the issues of discrimination and harassment of people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; and to provide education about these issues to the campus community.
  • To encourage full implementation of the University hiring policy barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • To recommend plans and policies that will reduce homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia on our campus and address the needs of our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
  • To explore ways of expanding the curriculum to include opportunities for scholarly research and teaching on the areas of LGBT Studies and in other ways to support intellectual activities in these areas.

Committee Members - below is a list of current active members
  • Current undergraduate and graduate student group leaders
  • Mike Atienza, Media & Cultural Studies
  • Amalia Cabezas, Women's Studies
  • Brad Compliment, Student Counseling Center
  • Bob Corb, Student Counseling Center
  • Michael Paul Goerger, Graduate Student Association
  • Jami Grosser, LGBT Resource Center
  • George Haggerty, English & Media and Cultural Studies
  • Keith Harris, English
  • Manya Jiannino, Student Counseling Center
  • Regis Mann, Graduate Student Association
  • Laura Riley, Judicial Affairs
  • Marcia Schiffer, Student Special Services
  • Tricia Thrasher, Design & Construction
  • Nancy Tubbs, LGBT Resource Center
  • Jane Ward, Women's Studies
  • Tuppett Yates, Psychology
  • Todd Wingate, Cultural Events & Commons
Focus Group Project

Thank you to the many students, staff, and faculty who participated in the Spring 2007 Focus Groups to learn about the needs of LGBT students and about better ways our campus can meet those needs. Many thanks, also, to the AVC/Dean of Students Office, the VP for Conflict Resolution, and Housing for supporting this project.

The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of LGBTs will work with campus stakeholders to develop "next steps" once a written report is delivered.

Questions may be directed to Nancy Tubbs of the LGBT Resource Center <nancy.tubbs@ucr.edu>, or Lisa Sueki of the Professional Development Group <ltsueki@sbcglobal.net>).