Events

To help those teaching or unable to meet during the normal lunch meeting, the membership decided to designate a day and location for a secondary meeting. These meetings will start at about 5:30 p.m. generally on the fourth Friday's of the month, check the calendar for specifics.

Past Events

In the past, the Caucus has hosted workshops on domestic partner benefits and productivity issues related to homophobia. The Caucus also coordinates “Gay in Appalachia,” a community event held in the fall which explores various issues through poetry, electronic media, and the various arts. Last year, the Caucus raised funds to produce "Revelations," a theatrical presentation about Appalachian resiliency in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Thanks to campus-wide support, the playwright and guest artist, Carrie and Michael Kline, served in a weeklong residency. Comprised of young and old, black and white, gay and straight, student, faculty, and community “actors,” the final reading was presented in front of a standing-room only crowd of 200 people. It received print publicity in The Conductor, New River Free Press, and the CT, as well as several listservs. Deep discussion followed the close of the performance, and conversation continued well into the reception. Overall, it received outstanding evaluations. The Klines worked with three classes, graduate students and various professors, and also moderated a Community Discussion at the Women's Center on recent political issues.

Revelations was sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Office of Equal Opportunity, the Office of the Provost, the Department of Theatre Arts, the Women’s Center, the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, the Department of Music, and Appalachian Studies. It was also selected for a Women and Minority Artists and Scholars Lecture Series grant.