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
4/26
- Orientation - Chance will talk to Christian (one of the directors)
- PuzzleHunt or something different?
- Queer issues during orientation -> Men's/Women's issues
- Was the ASP dinner advertised?
- Was in the program
- At the same time as other dinners
- Day of Silence picnic also had a low showing
- Numbers are dwindling in PRISM
- Have an equal number of discussions, LGBT stuff, fun stuff
- Things like Girl Talk/Guy Talk at the QRC
- Weekly discussion topics - serious/fun/ridiculous
- Send them out earlier so people can come prepared
- Google Doc for funding requests
- Presence at Club Fair next year
- Ally training again would be good
- We need to advertise other events like that
- First discussion for next year - Being LGBT at Mudd/5Cs
- Contact admissions about advertising being a welcoming/accepting campus
4/19
- Get ice and charcoal
- Get coolers from the LAC
- Budget meeting on Sunday
- Angelica made a sign to put up near the picnic
- Make a Thank You card for Amy
4/12
- $50 to Queer Ballroom Social
- $100 to CMC's group hosting a Day of Silence party
- Officers -> Chance Crompton and Kevin Hale are presidents, Sarah Scheffler is treasurer
- "Gay! Fine by me!" shirts on Sunday
- Dorms about BBQ - Chance and August will take care of it
- Menu - DOS funded
- Facebook event
- Placards have been made, will send out an email for tabling
- Orientation dinner is Sunday at 6pm!
- Photocopies can be done at the library
- Email to prism-l about unloading cars and using freezers
4/5
- Wear "Gay? Fine by me!" t-shirts on Sunday
- Orientation stuff - meet with directors
- Queer Balroom Social tonight
- BBQ Menu - plan at next week's meeting!
- Amy and Cameron will go shopping on the 18th
- Need places to store food
- Ask dorms for equipment - barbecues and speakers
- ASP dinner is in the program, need a 1 sentence blurb about dinner/PRISM
- Ask Prof. Bernoff and Dean Guy to join
- Informal gathering, maybe have intros from members/officers
- Officers? Anyone interested?
- ASHMC budgeting coming up soon
- Modify the charter?
- Revise blurb in the Student Handbook
- Posters - have OID put them up, etc.
- Orientation - who can come back early?
- Tabling for Day of Silence - table Tuesday through Thursday
3/29
- Sarah talked to the people in charge of ASP and everything is set - dinner is in the Aviation Room
- POSTERS! - define being an ally:
- "What does being an ally mean to you?"
- CUC and DOS can do the printing
- Google Doc for tabling
- Email to students, faculty, and staff
- Try to get at least a dozen peopole
- Ask OID for camera!
- Kyle works at the QRC to incorporate outside groups
- He will come to PRISM once a month to see if things are going well and see what the QRC can do for us
- Suggestions to him:
- More events closer to Mudd
- Event calendars and emails
- Biology Rhodes scholar speaking at QRC about being queer in science
- Walker Wall painting on Sunday - Bouncy House!
- Gaypril facebook event, calendar posted around campus
- Queer Geek Social - April 28th
- $50 bucks to Queer Ballroom Social for streamers, photocopies, food, and water.
- In the SCC next to Doms Lounge
- Tabling for Day of Silence with placards
- Picnic lunch in front of the Hoch
- Queer Ballroom Social - trying to get it moved still
- Either April 4th or 7th, but it won't be in Edmunds Ballroom
- The Gaypril calendar will be sent out soon
- Do we want to do a poster campaign again?
- Angelica will help fund the event
- Could do something like the Genderpending campaign done three years ago
- Want to include pictures of Mudders with quotes of people, maybe
- Theme?
- There's a general attitude that we have nothing left to talk about on this subject because people are so accepting, but we don't think this is true. Let's challenge this and come up with things that aren't talked about much!
- Next week - discuss this, come up with quotes to put up that bring up this point
- Dean Spade (law professor at Univ. of Washington) was contacted by August. He is busy this year, but he can come talk in Claremont next semester
- November 29th?
- Let's find out the cost first, talk to Angelica, and maybe ask for a larger budget next year?
- Faculty dinners - still pending
- Chance talked to Angelica about how people invited to talk at the 5Cs are not usually aware of our environment, or they're aimed at the wrong audience
- Maybe talk to other clubs about getting more informed/important speakers
- Meeting of all queer group leaders at the 5Cs once a month
- Also have students review events after they occur
- Queer Ballroom Social currently scheduled for April 13th at 7:00 PM
- Same day as Funball
- Liz will try to see if it can be changed to April 14th
- Our Breaking the Silence BBQ is on the 5C calendar for Gaypril
- Sarah has not heard about ASP yet...
- How should we spend the extra money we have?
- Perhaps it can be used for better dinner with profs, as currently it has been suggested that we have dinner at the profs' houses to be more cost efficient.
- Happy Spring Break!!!
- Cameron talked to Dean Jakes - we have money for dinner with faculty
- Cameron will email profs and confirm with them
- World News:
- Gay sex in India was passed a few months ago, and recently, the government promised they will stand by the judicial decision
- Obama said health insurance should cover contraception
- Maryland legalized gay marriage
- 33 events are planned for Gaypril - a calendar will be sent out
- Should we paint our wall? - decided not to, since painting Walker wall is already a huge event
- ASP - admissions said they would email Sarah during the first few weeks of March
- Dinner will most likely be possible
- Need to talk to dorms and the Hoch about using extra grills for BBQ
- Day of Silence (and BBQ) is on 4/20
- Also holding a silent picnic outside all of the dining halls during lunch
- Amy and DOS will front the money for the BBQ
- Side note: rules of the internet are long and weird.
- Sarah talked to admissions about the dinner during ASP
- They said it was a good idea but haven't gotten back to us yet
- Sarah said to have back up plans in mind
- New Jersey has a bill to allow gay marriage! And Washington passed it last week!
- Club budget - ~$575 dollars left, of which we want to reserve ~$400 for the barbecue
- Crushes didn't use up as much money as we expected, as people paid about $60 for extra
- Dean Spade is in Ontario for a transgender conference, so we should try to get him to come to the 5Cs
- August will send us information about him and essays he's written. He's apparently extremely articulate :)
- Dinner with faculty still happening? Do we have funding? - Cameron will talk with Dean Jakes
- Lisa Cau, Scripps Family member is still doing Queer Bible Studies, anyone is welcome to join
- random aside - simple harmonic sexuality!
- Intros: if you could send a crush to anyone, who would it be?
- Lauren will work on buying Crushes over the weekend, and people will hand them out Monday
- Admitted Students Program - Sarah talked to admissions who gave her an email address, but they haven't responded yet
- Lowell may be the end contact, so talk to him
- Orientation: Lauren's brilliant idea is to have ice cream during the pool party!
- No one is going to Western Regional :(
- Queer People of Color Conference during Caesar Chavez weekend (March 31st-ish)
- Lowell and August are going
- Around $25 or $50, but if you need help funding, Angelica/OID will probably pitch in
- Paul (CCBDC Head) wants to do a queer ballroom event to kick off Gaypril
- QRC is hosting candidates to hire - meet them at lunch in Mallott Commons downstairs. Also, Adriana will be asking for feedback.
- Things to talk about - JC Penney protest, Washington State, Prop 8 Ruling
