UIC is proud to participate in the Safe Zone program. Safe Zone is a training designed to heighten awareness of LGBT issues and concerns.

Safe Zone is offered bi-annually and is designed to put a human face on human issues. Safe Zone 101 is primarily presented in lecture format, but activities and interactive discussion are also incorporated into the presentation.

Safe Zone's Objectives:

1. Providing factual information and correcting misinformation on the
topics of sexual and gender identity;

2. Recognizing problems in the environment that affect LGBT individuals;

3. Identifying policies and laws relevant to LGBT concerns;

4. Identifying and discussing strategies to reduce hostility toward LGBT folks;

5. Acquiring skills and information for making appropriate referrals;

6. Raising awareness of the negative impact of homophobia and heterosexism on all people;

7. Defining terminology on the subject of sexual and gender identity.


Individuals who fulfill the two-hour training receive a Safe Zone "diploma," a symbol designed to identify that Safe Zone participation has been completed.

The next Safe Zone presentation will be on the west side of campus:

Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Safe Zone Training
2:00-4:30 p.m.
Student Center West
Chicago Room A

To Register: Click HERE!

For more information about Safe Zone programs
on the national level, please visit
http://www.lgbtcampus.org/faq/saf_zone.html