Our Mission Statement
We aspire by our presence and visibility to help create a safe and supportive professional environment for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gendered employees of Boston College. The LGFSAA is a professional organization that serves as a resource and advocacy group for these employees and their families.
Among the particular functions of the LGFSAA are the following:
- To provide a safe and confidential forum for the discussion of issues important to the LGBT community at Boston College.
- To encourage and promote scholarship, research and teaching that addresses questions relevant to gay and lesbian persons and to all members of the academy across disciplines concerned with understanding the role of sexual orientation in culture and society.
- To help faculty across the university to develop pedagogical approaches that are sensitive to the sexual diversity present both in our classrooms and in the larger community that will be served by the undergraduates and graduates we are preparing for professional service.
- To help faculty and staff across the university understand and model behaviors that contribute to making Boston College a productive learning and working environment for gay and lesbian employees and students.
- In the spirit of Boston College’s tradition of “the faith that does justice�, to provide support for the University regarding issues that affect the well being of LGBT employees of the University.
Membership
All lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans-gendered faculty, staff and administrators are invited to be members of the LGFSAA. We also welcome the membership and active involvement of heterosexual allies among our colleagues in the Boston College community. To become a member and be added to our Listserv, please contact Franco Mormando (mormando@bc.edu).
Steering Committee
It is the function of the steering committee to call and facilitate meetings and communication among the membership and to help organize the programming and planning functions of the LGFSAA by means of ad-hoc subcommittees. The steering committee should include representation from all schools of the university as well as representative members of the staff and administration wherever possible.
College of Arts & Sciences:
*John McDargh, mcdargh@bc.edu (Theology)
Franco Mormando, mormando@bc.edu (Romance Languages & Literatures)
Michael Resler, michael.resler.1@bc.edu (German Studies)O'Neill Library:
*Liesel Tyson, tysonli@bc.edu (Reference Department)
Grad. School of Social Work:
Kevin Mahoney, kevin.mahoney.1@bc.edu
Lynch School of Education:
Ana Maria Martinez Aleman, alemanan@bc.edu (Higher Education)
David Scanlon, scanloda@bc.edu (Teacher Education)Connell School of Nursing:
Josh Jensen, joshua.jensen@bc.edu (Marketing and External Relations)
Law School:
Daniel Barnett, barnetda@bc.edu (LRRW)
Carroll School of Management:
Jeffrey Cohen, jeffrey.cohen.1@bc.edu (Accounting)
Colleen Olphert, colleen.olphert.1@bc.edu (Center for Corporate Citizenship)Information Technology Services:
David Bowie, david.bowie.1@bc.edu (Security)
*Co-conveners of the Steering Committee