Meeting Minutes - 9/7

9/7 - What is it like being queer at Mudd?

• Prism - part support group, hold events, discussions every week this year
• Send people to the Out to Innovate Conference, Western Regional LGBTQQIAA Conference
• At Mudd, we have a very welcoming environment
• Varsity sports don't have much experience with queer students, but they're still welcoming 
• In fact, people are almost enthusiastically accepted
• Walker Wall painted rainbow colors during "Gaypril"
• Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) is a great resource - go talk to Dean Sumi!
• Holding an event for National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11th
• Erin O'Brien, an intercollegiate professor for Asian American studies, is teaching a class at Mudd this year called Queering Asian America
• She's also out and is a great resource for students
• QQAMP (Queer, Questioning, & Ally Mentor Program) is another resource that's completely confidential and lots of fun
• Apply to be a mentee or mentor online!
• People who are genderqueer are also well accepted, even in the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship group
• QRC (Queer Resource Center) - has a library, meetings 
• Open house on September 24th - Prism should walk down together
• On 6th Street near Frary Dining Hall
• Mudd is one of the more accepting schools, though none of the 5Cs are really hostile
• Family (at Scripps) is the largest queer group outside of the QRC
• Mudd students are more empathetic because we think about things more, also we don't like confrontation/conflict
• Also a lot of queer faculty members - Prof. Bernoff, Prof. Dyson, Prof. Yong, Dean Guy
• What does Prism do on a day to day basis?
• This year, we're going to have discussions every week, especially to get more information and break us out of the "Mudd bubble"
• We plan events occasionally
• Have fun/chill, and build community
• Prism shirts are available! And if you have an idea, submit it to Chance/Kevin!
• More Gay? Fine by me! shirts are being ordered!
• Also tell the prezzies about speaker ideas!
• A survey will be sent out with preferred meeting times