Promising Policies and Practices for Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Students
Student affairs practitioners must have clear guidance to meet the needs of trans and nonbinary students and provide them with support in today’s hostile political climate. Participants in this session will learn about the updated and expanded Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals’ - Promising Policies and Practices for Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Students. Attendees will be provided concrete actions ranging from day-to-day practices to departmental and institutional policies to enact campus-wide change.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn about the development of promising policies and practices for supporting trans and nonbinary students
- Gain an understanding of the types of organizational policies and practices (i.e., specific to a multitude of campus areas) that can expand inclusion, equity, and belonging
- Receive guidance about concrete actions participants can take to implement these new policies and practices on their campuses
Debbie Bazarksy
Director of the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff
Boston University
Dr. Chicora Martin
Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students | NASPA Board Chair
Agnes Scott College
Dr. Chicora Martin serves as the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students for Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. Chicora provides leadership in the areas of student development, wellness, sense of belonging, social justice, and transformational learning experiences for Agnes Scott College students.
Before coming to Agnes Scott, Chicora was Mills College in Oakland, CA as the Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students for seven years and at the University of Oregon for fourteen years serving as the Assistant Dean of Students, Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Education and Support Services, Area Director for the Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence, and coordinator of the Bias Response Team.
D.A. Dirks
Contract Faculty
Mount Royal University
Chris Hinesley
Assistant Director for Campus Life
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roman Christiaens
Doctoral Candidate
University of Arizona
Sarah Simi Cohen (They/Them pronouns)
Practice and Research Coordinator
The Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Professionals
Continuing Education Credits
Session Credit Eligibility: 1.0 CSAEd-CORE credit or 1.0 CSAEd-SJI credit
To receive CSAEd credit, attendees must complete the feedback survey that offers the certification in each session.
Once you have attended all the live sessions or watched the on demand sessions for which you would like to request credit, visit the Continuing Education (CE) website to fill out the Student Affairs Education Certification Request Form for all the sessions.
All certificants must fill out one for the live session and a separate one for the on-demand sessions.
Visit the Continued Education (CE) website to learn more regarding deadlines and receive your certificate of completion for the Virtual Conference.
