SIUC LGBTQ-Friendly

 SIUC was ranked among the top 30 LGBTQ Friendly univeristies by the website Campus Pride. According to the website

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Resource Center is one of four resource centers in the Center for Inclusive Excellence. The LGBTQ Resource Center provides programming that engages the entire SIU campus and community on LGBTQ issues through a calendar of events, support services and facilitation of a variety of training opportunities throughout the year. The Center for Inclusive Excellence space is a dedicated Safe Zone that provides a welcoming and affirming location on campus for all, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. The LGBTQ Center maintains a library that communicates an all-too-often hidden history. The Center is the primary point of contact for members of the LGBTQ community as it works collaboratively with campus departments, student organizations, university administration, and local community groups to connect students with resources, activities, and support services. The LGBTQ resource center offers LGBTQ and Ally students an opportunity to come together in solidarity and learn about issues that impact the LGBTQ community and allies. We offer Safe Zone trainings regularly, Queer Mentors and Trans*itions as programs out of the resource center to support our LGBTQ students. Additionally, we collaborate with the Saluki Rainbow Network, our LGBTQ student organization, and other individuals and groups to teach and promote diversity and inclusivity.