Safe Space

The Safe Space workshop is designed to reduce homophobia and heterosexism on our campus and thereby make our campus a safer and freer environment for all members of our community. This spring the DEC is rolling out a new tiered model. These workshops create an educational experience through which students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to explore their personal identities, cultural identities, stereotypes, privilege, and what it means to be an Ally and Accomplice. The program is also designed to understand how these issues impact the UNO and global community. After attending the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Safe Zone workshops participants have the choice to sign the Safe Space Pledge and take a Safe Space placard.

Tier I focuses on learning terminology and gendered pronouns, as well as, to give participants tools to initiate their own further education.

Tier II is designed to understand a broad scope of the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals, the cycle of oppression, and how you can be a more effective ally and accomplice

Tier III continues the dialogue and education about the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals, focusing on the impact that members of the group have had on world history and the history of the community itself with a hyper-focus on intersectionality.

SAFE SPACE CERTIFIED FACULTY & STAFF ALLY LIST

List of faculty and staff who completed Tier I and II of the Safe Space program and are committed to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community at UNO.

*This is not a comprehensive list - many more faculty and staff have completed the workshops but did not complete the pledge or wish to be listed on the website

First Name	Last Name	Pronouns	Title and Department
Lora	Amsberryaugier	She/Her/Hers	Associate Dean of Library and Information Services, Earl K. Long Library
Joy	Ballard	She/Her/Hers	Assistant Director, Student Involvement and Leadership
Ryan Anne	Bell	She/Her/Hers	Director, Experiential Learning and Community Engagement
Trajuan	Briggs	He/Him/His	Athletics Eligibility & Academic Specialist, Athletics
Elaine S.	Brooks	She/Her/Hers	Professor and Chair of English and Foreign Languages
Paige	Ciolino	She/Her/Hers	Student Care Coordinator, The HUB
Sonja	Daniels	She/Her/Hers	Student Care Coordinator, The HUB
Brooke	Duncan	Sher/Her/Hers	Associate Director, Student Support Services
Kimberly	Esteves	She/Her/Hers	Dual Enrollment Coordinator, Admissions
Juana	Ibanez	Sher/Her/Hers	Instructor, Planning and Urban Studies
L. Kalo	Gow	She/They	Graduate Coordinator, Theatre & Assistant Professor FTA
Christie	Lacy	Sher/Her/Hers	Coordinator of Graduate and Undergraduate English, Department of English & Foreign Language
Julie	Landry	She/Her/Hers	Office Manger, Office of Research
Monique Nolan	Legendre	She/Her/Hers	Tutor Coordinator, Student Support Services
Julia A.	Li	She/Her/They	Instructor Sociology/Dept of Anthropology and Sociology
Ann	Lockridge	She/Her/Hers
Randall	Menard
Tajuanda	Montreuil	She/Her/Hers	Academic Advisor & Academic Affairs
Jeanne	Pavy	She/Her/Hers	Collection Development & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Earl K. Long Library
David	Podgorski	He/Him/His	Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Amanda	Robbins	She/Her/Hers	Director, Office of Residential Life
Debra	Salbador	She/Her/Hers	Visiting Assistant Professor
Brian	Seeger	She/her/Hers
Cathy	Simoneaux
Joe T.	Sylve, Ph.D.	He/Him/His	Adjunct Professor, Computer Science
Karaline	Zeigler, LCSW	She/Her/Hers	College Success Coach, College Beyond
Irene	Ziegler	She/Her/Hers	Program Director, UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School
Phoebe	Zito	She/Her/Hers	Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression Resources

Gender Inclusive Housing

Gender Inclusive Housing suites in Pontchartrain Hall are designed to provide a comfortable housing option for students whose needs are not met by traditional housing options. Students must opt into gender inclusive housing in order to participate or be assigned to a gender inclusive suite. Assignments may include a 2 bedroom unit with a shared bath or a 4 bedroom unit with two shared baths. Suite assignment is based on space availability. The university and staff do not condone the use of this housing option for romantic couples. Students are not released from housing agreements due to changes in housing preferences. To "opt in", all interested students should email their interest in Gender Inclusive Housing to ResidentialLife@uno.edu as Residential Life staff will need to assist with the students' assignment process.

Information about housing and housing options
Location of Gender Inclusive Restrooms

Campus Map Marked with Gender Inclusive Single Stall Restrooms

In 2016, the University of New Orleans created eight gender-neutral restrooms on campus by converting single-stall restrooms in the Education Building (3), Earl K. Long Library (1), and the International Center (4)
Inclusive Language

View the inclusive language toolkit