LGBTQ+ Student Services
LGBTQ+ Student Services
DePauw University is committed to supporting and celebrating its LGBTQ+ community. This page serves as a central hub for students, alumni, and community members to find information about campus and local resources, student organizations, health services, academic support, and opportunities for engagement. Whether you are seeking support, connection, or educational materials, these resources are here to help you thrive in an inclusive and affirming environment.
LGBTQ+ resources
GREENCASTLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES
QUEER FRIENDLY SPIRITUALITY
REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
REGIONAL COMMUNITY LIFE
NATIONAL RESOURCES
Students interested in name and/or other corrections to internal campus documents are encouraged to meet with one of the following campus administrators:
- Coordinator, LGBTQ+ Services: Jeannette Johnson-Licon
- Director of Women’s Center: Sarah Ryan
For general information regarding legal name and gender marker changes in the state of Indiana, please click here.
The mission of the Rainbow community is to provide housing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning students, as well as their allies. The restrooms will be gender-inclusive. As a resident or guest of the community, you are expected to be respectful and sensitive to all identities within the LGBTQ+ community.
Learning Outcomes
By living together on the Rainbow Floor, residents will become self-aware and empowered students who foster inclusion at DePauw and thrive together. The following learning outcomes will be achieved:
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Community
By living and learning together, members will cultivate a strong sense of self, community, and connection among LGBTQ+, gender expansive, and allied students.
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Context and Knowledge
Members will gain a greater understanding of LGBTQ+ identities and cultures related to historical and contemporary experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and gender-expansive individuals.
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Inclusion And Belonging
A strong sense of belonging will be fostered by members taking care of one another, accepting others, making meaningful connections with each other, building an affinity towards the hall/university, and being the best version of themselves.
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House of Opulence A safe community built through radical inclusivity + education. The goal of the House of Opulence is to cultivate a safe and respectful community, addressing the unique issues impacting the queer, LGBTQIA+, and trans community on DePauw University’s campus by creating a surrogate-family structure that promises radical acceptance. Our mission is to involve and educate the members of DePauw University on the intersectionality of queerness and being a student of color. |
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Students interested in serving on the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board are asked to email jjlicon@depauw.edu.
The Bennett Library in the CDI has a collection of Queer Literature. All other books and DVDs are available to be checked out at the University Library.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
"What is Sexual Orientation?" from Planned Parenthood
"What is Gender and Gender Identity?" from Planned Parenthood
DePauw’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program provides students the opportunity to examine the constructs of gender and sexuality in a multitude of difference frames through coursework. Visit the WGSS website for details.
LGBTQ+ ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
If you have legally changed your first name and would like your official academic records updated (diploma/transcript) please complete the Alumni Name Change Form. A member from the Office of the Registrar will be in contact with you to finalize the updating process. To update your alumni communication, please contact:
P: (877) 658-2586
E: alumnioffice@depauw.edu
The DePauw University Alumni Association is made up of more than 35,000 alumni who live in every state and in countries around the world. Find ways to get involved with the LGBTQ+ Alumni Network by connecting with the DePauw Alumni Association.
