Lambda Alliance Newsletter, 3/23/2009
Dear All,
Another
QPenn has come and gone, and we hope you had a fabulous time. From Kate Clinton
on Monday to the Pride Games and Queer Quizzo on Sunday, it was certainly a
week to remember. Most groups are taking this week off, but check out the
bottom of the newsletter for some opportunities to help fellow students with
their research. Detox with us, and join us for the Lambda general body meeting
this Thursday at 8 p.m.
ALSO! IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! This Saturday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. is the Lambda Leadership
Retreat! See below for the details, but every group should send some reps, and everyone is welcome to attend. It definitely
promises to be a great and informative time. Email Kyle Lutkewitte ASAP to let
him know if you’re coming at kylelu@sas.upenn.edu.
See you there!
Your Lambda Board,
Dennie
Zastrow, Chair
Baylee
Feore, Vice Chair of Political Affairs
Kyle
Lutkewitte, Vice Chair of Internal Affairs
Tyler
Ernst, Vice Chair of Finance and Development
Paul
Richards, Vice Chair of Communications
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Calendar of Events
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**Lambda
Date: Saturday, April
4
Time: 10:00 a.m. –
3:00 p.m.
Location:
Get excited for the Lambda Alliance Spring Leadership Retreat! This semester's retreat will feature Christopher Bartlett, a specialist in LGBT leadership methods. Chris has studied Jewish leadership techniques as a way to understand leadership in the face of adversity. He will speak on everything from the need to pay attention to the community's elders to effective networking techniques and even the importance of backing up your hard drive!
Please select two members of your
group's general body to attend, as well as any interested board members. Please
send the names of those attending to Kyle Lutkewitte ASAP at kylelu@sas.upenn.edu. He
needs to know who is coming or he can’t order the right amount of food. If you
do not fit in any of these categories but are still interested, please don't
hesitate to come to what will be a very interesting retreat!
J-BaGeL/Lambda
Mixer with NUJLS
Date: Saturday, April 4
Time: 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Location:
Come to the center from 9-12 this Saturday for kosher snacks and music with the
students in town for the NUJLS (National
QSA
Questioning Event
Date: 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month
Time: 8:00 pm
QSA will be hosting a questioning event every 2nd and 4th Monday of the
month for people who are either in the closet or who have any questions about
sexuality. If you know anyone who'd benefit from this service, please pass on
this information. Location will be sent out to emails anonymously. Please
e-mail: question-us@dolphin.upenn.edu
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What else is new?
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LGBTQ
Womyn of Color Conference
Please join us for the 2009 LGBTQ Womyn of Color Conference in
The Details:
April 3, 2009 - OPENING NIGHT (5pm-8:30pm): Feature Performance by
Staceyann Chin with *Exclusive Booksigning* of her new memoir, The Other
Side of Paradise. Other Performances include 3XLadyCrew and Nzinga
Arts Collective Feat. Vocalist Fatimah Loren. Location:
April 4, 2009 - INTER-GENERATIONAL BRUNCH AND WORKSHOPS (10am-5pm):
Workshop themes include Relationships, Sexual Practices, Spirituality, and
Body/Health. Location:
TICKETS ARE GOING FAST!!!
REGISTER ONLINE ASAP: FIRETICKETS.EVENTBRITE.COM
*** SPECIAL OFFER: $40 for Adult Registration; $20 for Youth (16-18) ***
***Limited Scholarships Available, please contact LGBTQ.WOMYN@gmail.com***
Volunteer
for Foyer of
Foyer of
Hosting
for Scholars Weekend
MRP is looking for hosts for Scholars Weekend. If you are interested in being a host please sign up by clicking this link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pF27N0NcGQ-fACKPZI4gIMg&hl=en
LGBT
Tobacco Survey
My name is Caleb Rosenberg-Szubski I am a student from UPenn
and I’m conducting a survey for my senior thesis to better understand tobacco
use behavior (i.e. frequency of use, attitudes about use, lifestyles related to
use, and views on tobacco-related issues) among college students at various universities.
One of the areas that I am looking at closely concerns tobacco use among the
LGBT communities at colleges.
Whether you use tobacco or not, I’m asking you to fill out this survey: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/112900/student-tobacco-use-survey
(The deadline to take the survey is: April 22nd)
The survey consists of four short sections (30 or less questions in total);
please be certain to follow the instructions because there are numerous
questions that you may not have to answer based on previous responses. It will
likely take you no more than 10-15 minutes to go through the entire survey.
I want to assure you that your responses to the survey will be kept 100%
confidential. No names or identifying information are required to be given and
all responses are completely anonymous.
Upon completion, you will be invited to enter a raffle for a $40 iTunes
gift certificate – simply by taking a few minutes to answer really
simple, yet relevant questions!
If you have any questions or concerns about the survey or my project, please do
not hesitate to email me at calebro@sas.upenn.edu.
Sociology
Research on Bar/Club vs. Online Culture
My name is Robert Filbin. I am a Penn student taking a class called Field Methods of Sociological Research. As a part of the class, I am conducting interviews with GBQ males who have experience in bars/clubs and/or in online chat rooms, dating sites, or other community-oriented online venues. I am hoping to gather information about why GBQ males visit bars/clubs vs. online spaces and how demographics and experiences between the two types of venues differ.
I hope my research will help to empower GBQ males by assessing and contrasting the values of a range of community-oriented venues, encouraging more cross-sexual identity research and understanding (I identify as straight), and increasing awareness of GBQ male issues in the general population, at least for the students in my classroom and hopefully beyond.
All of the interviews will be conducted in-person and can be done at a time and location convenient to the interviewee. Confidentiality is an important part of the interview process: your name will not be recorded nor associated in any way with the interview transcript.
I am beginning to conduct interviews immediately. While I hope to finish interviews in the next two weeks, this time window may be extended based on the number of interviews conducted. If you are interested in being an interviewee or have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at rfilbin@sas.upenn.edu or 503-442-8895.
Senior
Thesis on the
My name is Katie Seeger. I'm a senior in the college, and
I'm currently writing my thesis on the culture of the
My research also includes students who, despite ties to the LGBT community,
choose not to use the Center. Your perceptions of the Center are just as valid,
insightful, and helpful to my research, so don't hesitate to contact me! (kt@sas.upenn.edu)