Chancellor’s Advisory Committee

Ensuring an Inclusive UCR

The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on LGBT Students, Faculty & Staff is a campus-wide committee comprised of UCR faculty and staff that convenes quarterly in an effort to meet committee goals.

Co-Chairs:

Toi Thibodeaux, MS

LGBT Resource Center
toi.thibodeaux@ucr.edu
(951) 827-2267

Joel Smith, MFA

Associate Professor of Dance
joel.smith@ucr.edu
(951) 827-7134

Members

Undergraduate and graduate student representatives
Amalia Cabezas, Media & Cultural Studies + Gender & Sexuality Studies
Andrea Hidalgo, UCR Department of Art
Brandon Brown, UCR School of Medicine
Brandon Andrew Robinson, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Ivan Aguirre, Hispanic Studies
Jaime Engbrecht, Planning, Design & Construction
James Smith, Residential Life
Jane Ward, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Katja Guenther, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Kyle Ingram, UCR School of Business
Laura Riley, Student Disability Resource Center
Liz Przybylski, Music
Megan Rush, LGBT Resource Center
Melissa M. Wilcox, Religious Studies
Nancy Tubbs, LGBT Resource Center
Nathaly Martinez, Graduate Student
Nina G. Ruedas, UCR School of Medicine Residency Program
Richard T. Rodríguez, Media & Cultural Studies
Steven Mandeville-Gamble, University Libraries
Victoria Osio, Undergraduate Student

Committee Goals
- To make it possible for LGBT students, staff, and faculty to enjoy a positive personal and professional experience while they are members of the UCR community.
- To provide a visible presence and educate the UCR community regarding discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
- To encourage full implementation of the university hiring policy which bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
- To recommend plans and policies that will reduce homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia at UCR and address the needs of our LGBT communities.
- To expand curriculum to include LGBT studies scholarly research, instruction and intellectual activities.
Committee Membership

Any student, staff or faculty member interested in joining the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on LGBT Students, Faculty & Staff, including those nominated by ASUCR and GSA, should contact the co-chairs directly for more information.
Current Projects
- Responding to UC reports as they relate to the needs of LGBT people (e.g., mental health, campus climate, staff diversity, undergraduate experience survey, etc.)
- Creating trans-inclusive campus resources and policies, including:
  - Increasing access to trans health care at the Campus Health Center and Counseling Center (benefits secured in 2009)
  - Creating gender inclusive restrooms access
  - Developing a "preferred name and gender" system on campus
  - Developing policies and practices for employees "transitioning" at UCR
- Building an LGBT-Inclusive UCR Medical School
- Developing resources for graduate and post-doctoral students
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