About Us |
Our Mission |
Freedom Rings of
Lebanon Valley College seeks to support, educate, and
advocate for students, faculty and
staff who are gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender. |
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Membership |
Meetings
are open to all Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ)
people and allies. Meetings are a friendly and supportive time to discuss
various issues in the LGBTQ community on campus and around the world as well as
plan campus-wide activities for LGBTQ awareness.
We understand that not everyone is ready for the group atmosphere and one of our other representatives would be happy to meet with you
on a confidential basis. Feel free to contact them by email or by calling 717.867.6135.
Freedom Rings is a safe place, a support system for those dealing with the internal and external struggles encountered by LGBTQ
youth. Whether it's trouble with coming out, a bothersome roommate, parents that don't approve or anything else,
Freedom Rings is here to listen. Due to the diversity of the support group, we have many people who can offer completely fresh
perspectives to any problem. This group is also not just a group for LGBTQ students. We also serve as a connect between allies and "safe zone faculty members throughout campus. |
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Freedom Rings in the
News |
Learn more about our efforts to support,
educate, and advocate by reading some of the news stories that have featured our
organization. |
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Wheeler Freedom Award |
Each year at its Alumni & Friend Luncheon,
Freedom Rings presents the Wheeler Freedom Award to citizens who have worked to
advance the rights of our local LGBTQ community. |
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A Brief History
of Freedom Rings |
Freedom Rings was founded in 1994 by the Chaplain of
Lebanon Valley College, D. Darrell Woomer, Ph.D. The college had decided that it
needed to provide a safe place for members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. Shortly after
the group was founded, it gained its first members. Since then, weekly meetings have been held, focused around an array of
topics ranging from current events to equality to legislation and beyond. While controversial, the presence of the organization
is infinitely crucial to the LGBT population of the college. |
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last updated: 11.09.07
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