Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder will participate in the "Leadership Growing Beyond 2000: LGBT ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Statewide Leadership Conference," Feb. 4-6 at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ State University.
The conference is a collaborative effort by GLBT resource centers from universities in ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ and Wyoming to bring student leaders together. Organizers said the conference is an opportunity for students to learn and grow as activists and to create regional networks with other GLBT students and advocates.
Several ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder undergraduate and graduate students will present skill and personal development workshops at the conference, along with other regional students, faculty, staff, community members and student affairs professionals.
The registration fee is $20 per person, which includes two nights lodging and three meals. Students can ask an organization to sponsor their fee or may contact Randy McCrillis for scholarship information at (970) 491-4760. The e-mail address is rmccrill@lama.colostate.edu. The GLBT Resource Center also will cover the registration fee for ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ students needing financial assistance.
The deadline to register for the conference is Jan. 28. To RSVP, participants can call (303) 492-1377, send e-mail to glbrc@stripe.colorado.edu or visit the GLBT Resource Center in Willard Administrative Center, room 334, on the Boulder campus.
Students also can register for the conference on the Web at , "Leadership Growing Beyond 2000."
The GLBT Resource Center provides information and referral services, educational, cultural and social programming and advocacy for the GLBT communities on the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder campus. It also provides networking opportunities for GLBT groups on and off campus.