Binghamton University SUNY

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CAMPUS PRIDE
INDEX

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The Campus Pride Index is an overall indicator of institutional commitment to LGBTQ-inclusive policy, program and practice. How is this calculated?

	Region: Mid-Atlantic
	City/State: Binghamton, NY
	Locale: Small City (25,000 to 100,000)
	Student Population (FTE): 18,000
	In-State Tuition: $5,000.00
	Out-of-State Tuition: $13,800.00
	Institution Website: https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/lgbtq/index.html

	Institution Type:
	Doctoral/Research University

LGBTQ Student Opportunities

Colleges and universities want LGBTQ students, faculty and staff to be out and proud as part of the diversity of the campus community. The Campus Pride Index provides campuses the opportunity to come out as LGBTQ-friendly and take responsibility for continually improving their LGBTQ campus climate.

The Campus Pride Index features LGBTQ student opportunities by highlighting the positive work within higher education across the country. Prospective students and families may choose the best LGBTQ campuses searching the tool based on area of study, cost, location, type of campus and LGBTQ-inclusive policy, programs and practice for their college search.

Reminder: Learn more by signing-up for FREE to participate in Campus Pride's LGBTQ-friendly National College Fair Program in eight different cities and the Campus Pride National Online College Fair.

Commitment to LGBTQ Issues

The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion supports the development and implementation of diversity and inclusion initiatives that create a welcoming campus climate that exudes a fundamental respect for human diversity in all its dimensions including all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. We are committed to the fulfillment of respect for human diversity and to creating an atmosphere where prejudice, harassment and discrimination are unacceptable.

Our Synopsis

A home away from home, the Q Center - lounge, study space, 300 volume library, and gender affirming clothing closet - seeks to be a safe environment where gender and sexual diversity is affirmed and community is fostered. Center programming supports and empowers students, faculty and staff contributing to personal, scholarly and professional success. We define our community broadly to include: people who identify, experience or express their sexual orientation or gender in ways that challenge normative assumptions; people who are in the process of exploring or questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity; people who grew up with parents or in families that challenge normative assumptions of sexual orientation and gender; and people who are or seek to become allies to our communities. Our Pegasus First Year Experience Program connects with first year students before they arrive on campus and stays with them through the end of their first year. The campus offers gender inclusive housing in all of our living communities; a major and minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; and four undergraduate LGBTQ student clubs. Students have many opportunities for professional development through professional internships at the Q Center, including the opportunity to facilitate workshops in the Active Ally Program as SOGIE Peer Educators.

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Why you'll love Binghamton University SUNY

"This class was not only educational, but I was able to meet wonderful people who I became friends with over the semester. The class also was a safe place for me to go and destress or talk/ express my feelings.

— Pegasus First Year Experience Seminar Student

"I really enjoyed learning things about LGBTQ+ culture which I didn't know before as well as information about the campus. "

— Pegasus First Year Experience Seminar Student

Overall Campus Pride Index Score

The Campus Pride Index has a strong theoretical research foundation in LGBTQ current programs, practices and policies for safer, more inclusive campus learning environments. The index tool has been tested extensively since 2001 and recently updated with new, higher LGBTQ national benchmarks in 2015.

The Campus Pride Index is a vital tool for assisting campuses in learning ways to improve their LGBTQ campus life and ultimately shape the educational experience to be more inclusive, welcoming and respectful of LGBTQ and ally people. The index is owned and operated by Campus Pride, the leading national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more LGBTQ-Friendly learning environments at colleges and universities. Campus Pride commends the campuses participating in the index and their willingness to come out, be visible and actively advocate for improving higher education for LGBTQ people.

Note: Prospective students and families are strongly encouraged to research current state laws for any college/university you are considering. The Campus Pride Index is updated annually and only measures current campus policies, programs and practices. Find information about state laws targeting the LGBTQ+ population on the Movement Advancement Project’s Equality Maps at lgbtmap.org/equality-maps.