Conference Session

Special Topics: Safe Zone Session 1 - Moved from Tuesday at 1:30 pm

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Christopher Alexander Carr, National Society of Black Engineers

Tagged Topics

Special Topic: Safe Zone

campuses still experience harassment,exclusionary behavior and discrimination. Initiatives such as Safe Zone campus ally training are effectinga gradual positive change in climate for LGBTQ+ individuals, but progress in STEM departments has beenslower than in other disciplines. This transformative project links diversity research with a facultydevelopment initiative to promote LGBTQ+ equality in STEM.Safe Zone WorkshopsSafe Zone Ally Training workshops are interactive training sessions that seek to raise awareness forLGBTQ+ inclusion in STEM and create a visible network of allies to foster a supportive atmosphere forLGBTQ+ individuals. Our Safe Zone workshops are offered both online and at engineering professionalsociety conferences. To date, we