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March 2006 LBGT@MIT Newsletter

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Opportunities for Students, Faculty and Staff

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Diversity: Peer-to-Peer (DP2P)
What are your thoughts on Diversity at MIT?  How can we more effectively address issues of Diversity on campus?  Are you ready to lead the way?  In the Spring of 2006, LBGT@MIT and their partners will offer a new Diversity Peer-to-Peer Education Program. The program organizes Diversity Peer-to-Peer Education Forums that offer MIT students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to engage in meaningful and productive conversations about diversity issues, facilitated by fellow MIT students.  Topic areas include issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation.  Forums are open to all student organizations, lab groups, departments, living groups, and other MIT affiliates.  Forums will be offered by request and arranged through the LBGT Program Coordinator.  To learn more about DP2P or to join the group of educators, please contact lbgt@mit.edu or call (617) 253-5440

Race and Sexuality at MIT Task Force
Task Force members will work with MIT community members of Color and identity-based student groups in order to find allies, build alliances, and connect with LBGT and questioning individuals of Color. The Task Force is interested in making sure that all aspects of LBGT@MIT are anti-racist in their efforts and diverse in their composition. We are seeking additional people, LBGT and allies, alike, to help us clarify and work on our mission and goals. (Please e-mail emmh@mit.edu with questions or to get involved. The Task Force is also seeking a point-person to coordinate our efforts.) The list-serv, race-sexuality@mit, encourages members to post local and MIT events that are explicitly related to both race and sexuality.

Mentoring Program for GLBT Students
The Point Foundation Mentoring Program has expanded, initiating outreach to the public to recruit mentors for the 2005-06 academic year.  The Point Foundation is an organization that provides financial support and mentoring to outstanding students who are marginalized due to sexual orientation or gender identity.  Every year, Point Scholars are matched with leaders across the professions who are committed to the welfare of The Point Foundation and the greater GLBT community.
“The Point Foundation's Mentoring Program has been enormously successful as a resource to our scholars,” said Vance Lancaster, executive director of the Foundation.
“We're very excited about expanding the program to bring in an even wider range of mentors as  the number of Point Scholars grows,” he said.
 For more information on the Point Foundation and the Mentoring Program, go to www.thepointfoundation.org.