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2023 LGBT+ College Conference

The 2023 LGBT+ College Conference will be held on Middle Tennessee State University's campus April 13-15, 2023. There will be an option to attend virtually.
 
The conference is free to attend for everyone. Please register to help in planning. All posted times are for the central time zone.

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Conference Theme – All Identities–Pulling Together

The conference is focused on helping participants to be more effective advocates for themselves and their communities, and to help them leverage the power that comes from working as a team.


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Conference Highlights

 
Thursday, April 13, 2023: Research and Examination
Keynote: Pink Triangle Legacies: Coming Out in the Shadow of the Holocaust
Presented by: Jake Newsome (he/him)
Cosponsored by: MTSU Holocaust Studies Program
 
Thursday Evening
LGBT+ College Conference Film Festival
Host: Allie Sultan (she/her)
 
Friday, April 14, 2023: Intersections of Identity with the Broader Community
Keynote Film Presentation/Panel Discussion: Paragraph 175
Cosponsored by: MTSU Holocaust Studies Program
 
Friday evening
LGBT+ College Conference Game Night
Host: William Langston (he/him)
 
Saturday, April 15, 2023: Working and Learning Sessions
LGBT+ Community Keynote: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Presented by: Curtis Chin (he/him)
LGBT+ College Conference Lavender Graduation Celebration
Hosted by: La Shonda Mims (she/her) and Michelle Conceison (she/her)
 
Saturday evening
LGBT+ College Conference Awards Dinner
Hosts: Kayla Gore (she/her) and Justin Reed (he/him)
Music: Nashville in Harmony Major Minors
Keynote: phil cobucci (he/they)
 
 

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to:
  • Speak to issues of diversity and inclusion of importance to academia, the workplace, marketplace, and community
  • Provide the leadership expected of higher education to investigate issues from a research, knowledge, and thought perspective and provide answers to the community’s critical questions
  • Produce a well-planned and executed event
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Conference Contacts

Program Presentation and Participation
Professor William Langston (he/him; William.Langston@mtsu.edu)
 
Sponsorships and Support
Development Director Paul Wydra (he/him; Paul.Wydra@mtsu.edu)
 
Corporate and Community Engagement

Advisory Board Chair Justin Reed (he/him; Justin.Reed@mtsu.edu)


Presenting Sponsor

 
Nissan 
 

Conference Champions

 
MTSU Institutional Equity and Compliance

INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY AND COMPLIANCE

 

Tennessee Valley Authority

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

 

Conference Allies

 

MTSU
 HOLOCAUST STUDIES PROGRAM

 

Neighborhood Sponsors

 

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MTSU
 COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

 

MTSU
 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

 

MTSU
 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

 

MTSU
 JENNINGS A. JONES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

 

MTSU
 COLLEGE OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT

 

MTSU
 VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

 

Tennnessee Human Rights Commission
 TENNESSEE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

 

Additional Support Provided

Middle Tennessee State University Department of Psychology
Middle Tennessee State University Distinguished Lectures Fund
Middle Tennessee State University Student Activity Fee Committee
Middle Tennessee State University Intercultural and Diversity Affairs Center
Middle Tennessee State University Center for Fairness, Justice, and Equity

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Lambda hosts weekly meetings and membership is open to all currently enrolled MTSU students who act in good faith of Lambda's Constitution and Community Standards. Membership dues are announced at the beginning of each academic year and can be paid at any time.