'Creating safe study and work spaces for LGBTIQ+ students and staff'
All Australian universities have an important role to play in promoting inclusion and tolerance.
USC support diversity in the higher education sector and recognise the rights of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer students and staff to learn, live and work, free of prejudice and discrimination, with all the essential freedoms enjoyed by other members of our university community and the broader population.
USC will not tolerate harassment or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Please be aware that codes of conduct for staff and students apply at all times. The Student Charter sets out the expectations the University has of its students and also the obligations of the University to its students. The Student Expectations and Responsibilities site provides further relevant information for students.
Please make use of our Student Wellbeing Services, Student Guild Advocacy, Security and Safety at any stage if you need support, or advice on reporting or disclosing harassment. If you would like external support and advice you can call Diverse Voices, (peer to peer LGBTIQ telephone and internet counselling service).
Invitation to become a USC Ally
An Ally is an individual who is informed about, empathetic towards and has an understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) issues.
An Ally acknowledges the experiences, upholds and supports the rights of LGBTIQ individuals by raising awareness of diversity in personal identity, gender, and relationship choices.
USC Allies act as a point of contact for staff and students on LGBTIQ issues and can discuss these areas confidently.
Want to become a USC Ally?
For more information about the program as well as training events, contact the Diversity Officer at diversity@usc.edu.au
Aims of a USC Ally
- advocate for and support cultural change
- build and support an advocacy network
- help create a safe and inclusive educational and work environment through education and develop further awareness and visibility of LGBTIQ staff and students and their issues and
- call out (where safe to) inappropriate anti-LGBTIQ+ behavior
An Ally is:
- an open, understanding, non-judgmental and comfortable listener
- aware of maintaining confidentiality.
- knowledgeable of the additional support available at USC and in the wider community.
- NOT necessarily a counsellor, nor necessarily trained to attend to crisis situations, but aware of the referral process.
- NOT necessarily from the LGBTIQ community.
- NOT necessarily able to act upon grievance processes associated with bullying, discrimination or harassment. However be aware of the referral process.
- Committed to promoting USC as a safe, inclusive and diverse university.
USC Ally responsibilities:
- participate in an interactive training program and commit to ongoing personal education on the experiences of the LGBTIQ+ community
- publicly identify as an ally by allowing your name and faculty/department to be available or student contact details to be published on the USC ally web page
- display an ally sign on your office door to affirm your commitment
- provide a safe place for individuals to access you
- be open to questions relative to LGBTIQ issues
- working within and support existing equity policies
Ally Workshops for 2021
TBA
USC Allies act as a point of contact for staff and students on LGBTIQ issues and can discuss these areas confidently.
Learn about:
- LGBTIQ terminology
- Sexual orientation and Gender identity
- Myths, values and stereotypes associated with LGBTIQ
- Different types of discrimination
- Factors which make it difficult for LGBTIQ students and staff
All Allies will get resource packs so they can clearly display they are allies. Your groups will also be listed as known allies that students can go to.
Students: Register at Student Hub
Staff: Contact staffdevt@usc.edu.au
For further enquiries email diversity@usc.edu.au
Terminology/definitions and external resources
LGBTIQ+ Leadership Bursary
Scholarships for young LGBTIQ people through the Pinnacle Foundation
Inclusive Language Guide: Respecting people of intersex, trans and gender diverse experiences (PDF)
Queer Social - Is a student led closed facebook group for student from all campuses to chat about USC life and share resources.
Contact a USC Ally
Look for an official ally sign or rainbow flag on an office door or reception counter.
Office of the Vice Chancellor and President
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Kate Hunt | kjhunt@usc.edu.au |
Human Resources
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Catherine Baynham | cbaynham@usc.edu.au |
Mark McDonnell | mmcdonnell@usc.edu.au |
Ellie Morrison | hmorrison@usc.edu.au |
Sue Ferguson | sferguson@usc.edu.au |
Library
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Sue Svensen | ssvense1@usc.edu.au |
Information Services
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Alicia Berneville-Claye | abernevi@usc.edu.au |
Sage Pilot
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Elvessa Marshall | emarsha1@usc.edu.au |
Academic Support Unit
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Sonya Smith | SSmith1@usc.edu.au |
Ussanee Huntley | uhuntley@usc.edu.au |
Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems
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Lauren Coventon | lcovento@usc.edu.au |
Kerri Salmon | ksalmon@usc.edu.au |
School of Law and Society
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Dr Larissa Christensen | lchriste@usc.edu.au |
Natalie Cairns | ncairns@usc.edu.au |
Ashley Pearson | apearson@usc.edu.au |
School of Business and Creative Industries
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Dr Andy Ward | award4@usc.edu.au |
Dr Briony Luttrell | bluttrel@usc.edu.au |
Hannah Banks | hbanks@usc.edu.au |
School of Heath and Behavioural Sciences
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Ava Farley | afarley@usc.edu.au |
Daniel Mellifont | dmellifo@usc.edu.au |
Professor Marion Gray | Marion.Gray@usc.edu.au |
Dr Florin Oprescu | foprescu@usc.edu.au |
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
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Matthew Mason | mmason1@usc.edu.au |
School of Education and Tertiary Access
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Dr Anne Drabble | adrabble@usc.edu.au |
Sandra Elsom | selsom@usc.edu.au |
Dericka Frost | dfrost@usc.edu.au |
Guy Rushton | grushton@usc.edu.au |
Erin Siostrom | esiostrom@usc.edu.au |
Graduate Research School
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Lyndal Viney | lviney@usc.edu.au |
Office of Research
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Samantha Valentine | svalenti@usc.edu.au |
International Office
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Mandy Cilantro | mcilento@usc.edu.au |
AccessAbility Services and Learning Advisors
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Dr Alison Jaquet | ajaquet@usc.edu.au |
Deborah Flashman | dflashm1@usc.edu.au |
Sonya Holder | serringt@usc.edu.au |
Peter Cahill | pcahill@usc.edu.au |
Student Services and Engagement
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Rani Kleinhans | rkleinh1@usc.edu.au |
Jessica Bryant | jbryant@usc.edu.au |
Anna Hodkinson | ahodkins@usc.edu.au |
Student Wellbeing
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Sharon Anderson | studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au |
Karryn Bratby | studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au |
David Duncan | dduncan@usc.edu.au |
Professor Joanne Scott, Pro Vice Chancellor Engagement and Chair of the Vice Chancellor President Equity and Diversity Committee |
Community Engagement
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Dr Eva Marie Seeto | eseeto@usc.edu.au |
Julie Hobbins | jhobbins@usc.edu.au |
Veronica Sanmarco | vsanmarc@usc.edu.au |
Marjorie Blowers | mblowers@usc.edu.au |
Dr Sarah Glencross | sglencross@usc.edu.au |
Art Gallery
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Lou Jaeger | ljaeger@usc.edu.au |
Development Office
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Elizabeth Brooks | ebrooks@usc.edu.au |
Marketing and External Engagement
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Michelle Moore | mmoore@usc.edu.au |
Rebecca Cundy | rcundy@usc.edu.au |
Holly Tompkins | htompkins@usc.edu.au |
Student Ambassadors (M&EE)
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Maddy Best | mbest@usc.edu.au |
Indigenous Services
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Nicole Copley | indigenous@usc.edu.au |
Asset Management Services
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All Safe USC Community Officers | safe@usc.edu.au |
Felicity Burridge fburridge@usc.edu.au
Campus Coordinator
Robyn Clark rclark1@usc.edu.au
Student Services and Engagement
Meredith Young myoung@usc.edu.au
Human Resources
Sarah Lowry slowry@usc.edu.au
School of Education and Tertiary Access
Erin Siostrom esiostrom@usc.edu.au
USC Student Guild
Manager
Emily Wall ManagerStudentGuild@usc.edu.au
Events Coordinator
Dan Bolton EventsStudentGuild@usc.edu.au
How to identify a Student Ally
Many students are LGBTIQ+ Allies and show this by wearing a Diversity Champion Lanyard, Rainbow Lapel Badge or Ally Sticker on their books or bags.