The Great Lakes/Midwest Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual College Network was implemented (March 1995) to connect students, faculty, staff, and alumnae of Midwestern universities and colleges. The list is a part of the Midwest University and College Organization Networking Task (MUCONT) being conducted as a special project by the UIC GLB student group (PRIDE) in concert with the Subcommittee on Advocacy of the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues (CCSLGBI) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The impetus for this project came out of the Midwest Regional BLG College Conferences (1994 Earlham College, Indiana; 1995 Southern Ill. U--Carbondale), additional local UIC and Chicago area conferences, and less formal discussions in regard to the general need for improved intercampus communication and networking.
SCOPE OF THE MUCONT AND THE GLMGLBCN --
How was the project area defined? It was arbitrary -- as most such designations tend to be. The "model" employed here is the Northwest Ordinance (NWO) of 1787, a law passed by Congress prior to the ratification of the Constitution that guided formation of the eventual states of the upper Midwest. The original NWO region included the eventual states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota (in part), Ohio, and Wisconsin. The territory was later extended to include the eventual states of Iowa, the rest of Minnesota, and all of North and South Dakota east of the Missouri River. Nebraska was technically not part of the NWO territory, but as it is tied to states in the NWO region, it is included here as well. In summary, the scope of the list is intended to follow this scheme, but subscribers from outside the region are permitted.
GUIDELINES FOR POSTING --
The GLMGLBCN list is not intended to be either a high volume or a "chit chat" list. However, sending a request for chatting or for a discussion topic is certainly fine. Just remember to keep items that are not of general interest off the list. Please e-mail directly to whomever you wish to dialog with -- if what you're essentially doing is a one-on-one. When posting topics for discussion or news bits, keep in mind the volume of current postings. Post less important or less general (interest) items during lower volume periods.
If the volume level becomes unmanageable at some point, we may create a separate list for GLB college organization officers in order to relieve them of excessive mail and yet continue to network, but that will only be implemented if the need should arise.
Subscription information --
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