SP24 - VirTual Safe Zone 101 Thursday 1pm

Term: Spring 2024

Date: January 22nd - February 23rd, 2024

Time: Thursday 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Location: Online Only

Instructor: Mols Kwitny

Presented By: Office of Inclusion and Diversity (INDV)

Description:

VirTual Safe Zone is an online five-week course addressing LGBTQ+ identities and issues. This course aims to

• introduce participants to contemporary introductory information regarding gender, sexual, and romantic minorities;
• contextualize this new/refreshed knowledge with some of the complexity and nuanced characteristics of these elements;
• provide the opportunity to engage in introspective or reflective thinking;
• engage individuals in discussion with one another regarding their own understanding, feelings, and experiences with the course content; 
• and encourage active allyship during and after the course has ended.

The course consists of weekly readings, reflections, and a live discussion lab. 

• The course curriculum delivers basic information to begin your development of content knowledge.
• The readings are meant to help deepen your scope of the topic.
• The discussion board reflective writings provide the opportunity to explore your thoughts, feelings, and questions.
• The live discussions engage you in conversation with one another and allow for questions to be proffered to the group.