LGBT Social Issues Seminar Rescheduled
The LGBT Social Issues seminar originally scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 23, has been rescheduled for Friday, Sept. 21, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The location will be announced later. If you'd like to sign up for the Sept. 21 class, please sign up here: http://hr.uark.edu/tcal.asp?EventID=3069.
Julie Tolleson will be on campus in September to give a diversity seminar on historical and current LGBT social issues. This session will provide information regarding the environment surrounding sexual orientation issues as well as discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity social issues. University employees who wish to learn more about working in a diverse environment and to support the university's diversity initiative will benefit from this session. This class will also meet the sexual orientation requirement for the Diversity Certificate Program.
Contacts
Aria Andrus, Instructional Designer
Human Resources
575-4432,
amandrus@uark.edu
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