Our Mission
   
    The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally (GLBTA) Resource Center    works to strengthen and sustain an inclusive campus community that welcomes    people of all sexual orientations and gender identities by providing support,    educational resources, and advocacy.
   

Our Vision

We envision an AU where people of all sexual orientations and gender identities    are understood, appreciated, and fully included in the community and where    equitable treatment and outcomes prevail.

Office History
   
    The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally (GLBTA) Resource Center    was created in September 1994 with no staffing. Originally called the Sexual    Minority Resource Center (SMRC), the tiny office was located in Butler Pavilion.    Run completely by volunteers, the Resource Center was only open when students    could be in the office. In January 1997, a part-time Graduate Assistant position    was created and directed the center. It was that same year that the SMRC changed    names to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center.

In August 1999, the GLBTA Resource Center became a university-funded office    under the Office of Campus Life. In that same year, the first full time staff    member in the office was hired. The number of resources and events available    in/through the Resource Center has grown dramatically in the past few years, as has the space in the office.

After the second floor of Mary Graydon Center was renovated in 2001, the GLBTA Resource Center moved into Room 201, the largest office space to date.    In 2005, the Resource Center added a Program Coordinator as the second full-time staff member.