Resources | Student Multicultural Resource Center | SIU

The LGBTQ Resource Center strives to connect students, faculty, and staff with the campus and community resources they need. Below are a few of the local groups and services that may be of interest to you:

• Campus Resources
• Community Connections
• State Resources
• Terminology and Definitions

Campus Resources

The LGBTQ Resource Center strives to connect students, faculty, and staff with the campus resources they need. The center supports academic work by and about LGBTQ people through maintaining strong connections with our academic community. Below are a few of the campus groups and services that may be of interest to you. 

• Name Changes at SIU: This link provides instructions on both legal and preferred name confirmations for students.

• Here is the name change policy for SIU employees.

• OUTlaw helps with the process of name confirmations (aka name changes) and gender marker changes in the state of Illinois, typically in the Southern region. You don’t have to be trans to benefit from our clinic. Email us at outlawtranslegal@gmail.com to get started!

• Sexuality Diversity Studies Minor: The Academic Committee of the LGBTQ Resource Center Advisory Board works closely with the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department to encourage faculty and students to pursue coursework in the area of Sexual Diversity Studies.

• Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate: The WGSS Department offers an 18-hour graduate program certificate for students. Contact the department at 618-453-5112 for more information.

• The School of Communication Studies is a strong ally of the LGBTQ Resource Center. Doctoral students can specialize in Gender, Sexuality and Communication.

• Internship/Practicum experience: Whether a student wishes to work at the LGBTQ Resource Center on a project related to campus diversity or find placement in a community organization in the southern Illinois region, the LGBTQ Resource Center offers support, consultation and referrals regarding internships, practica, and service-learning experiences. Interns and Practicum students have been involved in the center almost every semester in recent years! Contact our staff at angela.towne@siu.edu for more information.

• SIU Wellness Center is available to assist students in making healthy lifestyle choices through confidential consultation, skill building in sexuality education, stress management, nutrition, and alcohol and other drug education.

• LGBTQ+ Health at Student Health Services has LGBTQIA+-affirming healthcare and health education.

• Saluki Rainbow Network (SRN) is one of the oldest continuing LGBTQ student organizations in the country. Founded in 1971 the group meets bi-weekly in the Student Center to provide activities, resources and support to undergraduate students and all who attend. Their office is located on the 3rd floor of the Student Center by the Undergraduate Student Government office.

• SIU Counseling Center (for students) located in the Student Health Center, second floor – telephone number 618-453-5371. A staff of professional psychologists and counselors are available to students by appointment to address personal issues and concerns.

• Saluki Cares is an early alert system coordinating student care, intervention, and referral.  Fill out the form at their website or call (618) 453-5714 to notify Saluki Cares of a concern about yourself or somebody else.
• The Campus Pride LLC is a Living Learning Community designed to provide a welcoming and inclusive space for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, and/or queer.