Russell Cornelius has been hired for the summer to expand knowledge, resources, and services offered by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Gender & LGBTQIA Center.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Gender & LGBTQIA Center welcomes Russell Cornelius as a summer 2014 program intern. Currently a graduate student at the University of Central Missouri, Cornelius is planning a career in higher education with a focus on LGBTQIA student life.
At his current institution, Cornelius serves as the LGBTQ graduate assistant. He leads efforts to increase the accessibility and creation of gender-inclusive restrooms, advances allyship across students and employees, and expands event programming for LGBTQI & Ally students.
At ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ he will focus his time on expanding the current offering of resources for the Gender & LGBTQIA Center. Another key responsibility will be to review ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Institutional Strategic Plan for LGBTQIA Inclusion created by the Presidential LGBTQIA Task Force, as well as to lay foundational work from which to build upon throughout the 2014-2015 academic year.
Cornelius will be working in the Gender & LGBTQIA Center, located in Moseley 211, through the end of July 2014.