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Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (USF), 2004-2018, Date acquired: 00/00/2018

 

Summary

Creator:
Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (USF)
Abstract:
This collection includes materials related to The President's Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (CISOGI) at the University of South Florida. CISOGI reports to the President of the University and has the following self-stated agenda: "The President's Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (CISOGI) is charged to (a) advise the President on matters pertaining to issues of sexual and/or affectional orientation as they pertain to USF faculty, staff, and students; (b) evaluates and monitors the university environment for problems and issues related to these matters. The appointment to this committee is done by the University President."
Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of administrative and event records of The President's Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (CISOGI). Materials include agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, event programs, event planning materials, LGBT scholarship documents, publications, photographs, and multimedia items.

Biographical / historical:

The official mission statement of CISOGI is as follows: "The concerns of the Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (CISOGI) are based on the continuing burdens of prejudice and discrimination that people of different sexual orientations and gender identities experience in society, including the workplace and academic settings such as the university. It is CISOGI's goal to assist the President in bringing equity and fairness to all members of the LGBT community in order to maximize their talents and their contributions to the university, which bring value to the educational outcomes of USF, and are consistent with USF's commitment to diversity and inclusion as indicated in the USF Statement on Diversity." (2012-2013 CISOGI Annual Report).

Note written by

Acquisition information:

Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (USF)

Donation.

Arrangement:

Documents are arranged topcially and according to chronology. The original ordering by the donor is maintained.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None.  The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA