LGBTQ Resource Center Mission Statement

The LGBTQ Resource Center works to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for Mizzou community members with a focus on queer and transgender students.  Serving as a campus and community resource, we accomplish our mission through the development of healthy communities, strategic partnerships, and leadership and identity development within a culture of celebration and inclusion.

Center Goals:

• Develop and support positive and healthy communities that validate and celebrate LGBTQ identities and their intersections
• Serve as a source of information, awareness, and resources for the University, Columbia, and Mid-Missouri on LGBTQ identity, culture, and issues.
• Develop strategic partnerships which support the development of practices and policies that enhances the recruitment, retention, and graduation of LGBTQ Students
• Support students in their development of skills, knowledge, and awareness of the world around them enabling them to create positive and intentional social change.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or issues, please don’t hesitate to let us know!

MU LGBTQ Center
G225 MU Student Center
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 884-7750
lgbtq@missouri.edu

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