Diversity Advocacy
Illinois State University:
305 N. School St.
Campus Box 5800
Normal, IL 61790-5800
Phone: (309) 438-8968
Facsimile: (309) 438-2148
Illinois State University takes pride in its diverse student population and values diversity of in all forms. In an effort to provide support to Illinois State's gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender (GLBT) community, the Dean of Students Office has created Safe Zone. Safe Zone provides safe spaces on campus that are highly visible and easily identifiable to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons where support and understanding is the key and where bigotry and discrimination are not tolerated. Safe Zone is designed to provide a visible and non-threatening way for faculty/staff to make a statement that understanding and support is offered here. It also shows unsupportive individuals that homophobia, heterosexism, and hostility will not be tolerated.
A Safe Zone emblem has been created to provide a visible, non-threatening way for individuals within the campus community to show that they are allies and participants in the Safe Zone program. Displaying this emblem communicates a place where GLBT individuals can feel safe. All Safe Zone participants have attended a training session before joining the program to assist them in their efforts to support GLBT individuals.
