Consortium Recommended Sessions

8:30 to 9:30 AM

Community Through Crisis: Building Programs to Center Queer Joy

June Scafiro, Grace Davis, & Lindsay March 

Among incendiary rhetoric, a hostile legislative landscape, and a seemingly daily onslaught on civil rights, queer and trans individuals-students and professionals alike-find themselves under the microscope more and more frequently. The need for joy within community has never been greater, especially for those who find themselves at the intersecting margins of society. Through taking a critical and self-reflective lens, programmatic elements that both center joy and build resilience as a trait can be created to center joy through crisis. 

9:45 to 10:45 AM 

How Nonbinary Students Are Changing the Nature of Gender 

Dr. Genny Beemyn

Based on data from the 2022-2023 Common App, the largest data set of college students that provides information on their gender identity and pronouns, this presentation will discuss how Gen Z is changing how gender is experienced, why these changes are important, and what colleges and student affairs professionals need to do to be supportive of this cultural shift, especially at a time when conservative states are passing legislation designed to deny trans and nonbinary students the ability to exist.

11:00 to Noon

“There’s no roadmap for this”: Asexual/Aromantic Students’ Healthy Intimate Relationships

Dr. Amanda Mollet & Shay Valley

This evidence-based session uses research from a research study about asexual and aromantic college students’ healthy intimate relationships to help all attendees reconceptualize possibilities of healthy intimate relationships. Using the stories and experiences of these students, the session will guide participants in daring to imagine relationships that exist beyond allosexual, cisgender, heterosexual, monogamous, romantic norms. As an interactive session, attendees will leave with knowledge and practical approaches for applying knowledge from the program to their professional and personal lives. 

3:45 to 4:45 PM

The Decision-Making Factors for LGBTQIA+ Students in Selecting Campus Housing

Dr. Genny Beemyn & Tyler Bradley

Learn about an ACPA CGSI-sponsored study that examined why LGBTQIA+ students choose to live where they do on a specific college campus. Studies have examined the importance of GIH and LLCs, but little research has examined the broader picture of how LGBTQIA+ students prioritize their needs in deciding on campus housing. This study sheds light on the advantages and drawbacks of these types of housing to help better understand how departments can create environments that best serve their needs.