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OSU Rainbow Connect | LGBTQIA+ Alumni Network

OSU Rainbow Connect

OSU Rainbow Connect is an official network open to Oregon State alumni and friends who identify with and support LGBTQIA+ communities. Our goals are to facilitate connections, engage alumni and students in learning and healing, share opportunities and guidance for emerging LGBTQIA+ professionals, and encourage advocacy that creates a more inclusive Oregon State.

 

Meet regularly and build your support network. Contact our leadership team or join our Facebook group to learn how you can get involved.

Contact us
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Objectives and Goals

(Re)connect with OSU

  • Expand networks of alumni and friends in Oregon and beyond
  • Attend social, educational and service-based events

 

Engage

  • Support LGBTQIA+ advocacy efforts and leadership on campus
  • Celebrate stories of impact and social action at OSU and beyond
  • Fill out the interest form to make an impact with OSU Rainbow Connect

 

Career Support

  • Professional and personal development
  • Mentorship between students and alumni
  • Navigating identity in the workplace

Give

Give to the Pride Center to support programs that benefit and support LGBTQIA+ students at Oregon State

 

 

Resources

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OSU Rainbow Connect Network Leadership Council

Julie Cooper '18
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Oregon State University Foundation

Ellen (Weigant) Dishman 
She/Her
Portland Community College

Christine Hoang, '18, M.Ed., '20 
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Design & Photography

Cindy Konrad
She/Her or They/Them
Oregon State University

Nicholas Running, '10
Cable Hill Partners