GENDER AND SEXUALITY RESOURCE CENTER

The Gender & Sexuality Studies Program at Northwestern is a dynamic interdisciplinary program that draws upon faculty and courses from more than twenty departments across several schools. They are home to an undergraduate major and minor, a graduate certificate and cluster in Gender & Sexuality Studies, the Sexuality Project at Northwestern (SPAN) and a lively annual series of speakers, events, and reading groups that are open to all campus and community members. The GSRC enjoys collaborating with GSS faculty for our Queer Book Club’s. Undergraduate students are encouraged to take at least a couple GSS courses during their time at Northwestern for more in-depth educational experiences! 

A complement to the broader Northwestern Network Mentorship Program, the ALL Mentorship Program strives to create a more tailored mentorship experience for students. The program fosters a personal, impactful relationship for those who may prefer to connect with someone with similar personal or life experience and career interests. The program reviews applications and carefully partners students and alumni based on common criteria and interests, making it easy for students to find a meaningful mentorship relationship. 

Out Network Evanston and Out Network Chicago are two employee resource groups that support the advancement and belonging of LGBTQIA+ employees on Northwestern's Evanston and Chicago campuses.

The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN) was created in 2010 following the establishment of a new endowment at Northwestern intended to support research and education. SPAN is a multi-pronged, critical, and interdisciplinary initiative to promote research an education on sexuality, sexual orientation, and health in social context. Most programs and initiatives out of span are geared toward graduate students and university faculty. Learn more about SPAN on their website. 

The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) was founded in 2015 and is the first university-wide institute in the country focused exclusively on research to improve the health of the sexual and gender minority (SGM) community. It was founded with the support of the Office of the Provost, the Office of Research, and the Feinberg School of Medicine. Their work is to connect scholars from numerous disciplines with the SGM community to forge collaborations and stimulate innovative research to improve SGM health and wellbeing. The institute provides unique opportunities for high-level research and training for the next generation of SGM scholars. ISGMH has some undergraduate intern positions and is mostly geared toward graduate and pos-doc students. Learn more about ISGMH on their website.