Colby-Sawyer's LGBTQ Community

Colby-Sawyer offers a welcoming and inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender expansive community members.

Our student-led LGBTQ+ Resource Center, located in the basement of Colgate Hall, is open 24 hours a day for students to borrow LGBTQ-themed books, videos, and magazines or use the space for quiet study or socializing with friends.
PRIDE, a student-run organization working to create a welcoming environment for lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and transgender community members, holds weekly meetings and hosts campus events.
The college's LGBTQ Safe Zone sticker program helps to create safe and affirming environments for all members of the community.
Colby-Sawyer has supportive faculty and staff who openly identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual.
The college has gender-neutral bathrooms in the main academic and administrative building, as well as in several residence halls.
Colby-Sawyer regularly hosts campus-wide events that address LGBTQ issues or that may be of interest to LGBTQ community members.
The college has established a director of retention and student success to ensure that the needs of varied populations are served.
Colby-Sawyer offers domestic partner benefits for same-sex faculty and staff members.

Questions about our LGBTQ policies or processes should be directed to our campus LGBTQ Liaison:

Kathleen Farrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
kfarrell@colby-sawyer.edu
603-526-3660