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2016 Annual Report FROM YOUR 2016 CO-CHAIRS
This year was a challenging one for our colleagues, our students, and the nation. The co-chairs report for the last several years has been one that emphasizes the positive accomplishments of the Consortium Board and its members. But we would be remiss in not recognizing the violence, trauma, and pain that our collective communities have experienced in the last year, most especially for people who stand at the intersections of identities that have been targets for hate and bias. It is through the centering of social and racial justice that the Consortium Board has worked to support its membership and work for the liberation of LGBTQ people on campuses in 2016. For example, the Board has been working on revising the shared mission, values, and vision by centering racial justice since our annual board retreat in July. We asked for member input and will be sharing that revised mission at the annual business meeting at
Creating Change in Philadelphia. We do have reason to celebrate as a community, especially since 2017 is the Consortium’s 20th anniversary. We plan on honoring this milestone throughout 2017, starting with a birthday party at the annual business meeting at Creating Change. Please look forward to updates from us throughout the year, including a fundraising campaign of $20,000 for the 20th anniversary, led by former co-chair, Dr. Michael Shutt. We would like to thank three of the Consortium’s founders, Dr. Sue Rankin, Dr. Ronni Sanlo, and Dr. Bob Schoenberg, for their leadership and vision for our profession in 1997 that has brought us to where we are as the Consortium in 2017. Another cause for celebration is that the Common Application and the Universal College Application included an expanded gender option for the 2016-2017 application cycle, largely due to the dedication of Continued on page 2