SPECTRUM CENTER
The gender and sexuality campus resource center at the University of Michigan
SPECTRUM CENTER is a hub of LGBTQIA2S+ life at the University of Michigan. Our center is a “home away from home,” where you can find friends, get support and resources, and learn more about yourself and others. We’re dedicated to enhancing campus climate, increasing student belonging, and helping students thrive. Explore opportunities, support, and resources at spectrumcenter.umich.edu.
Education
Find, use, and share our educational and capacity-building opportunities for U-M students, faculty, and staff
→ spectrumcenter.umich.edu/education-resources
Online learning
Two free online opportunities for individuals to learn about LGBTQIA2S+ identities, communities, histories, and more
Workshops and trainings
For groups seeking trainings focused on best practices, using affirming language, and developing skills to interrupt homophobia and transphobia
Consultations
For groups dedicated to enhancing LGBTQIA2S+ equity and inclusion within their teams
• Intro web course
• Pride teach-out
• Pronouns 101
• Towards Solidarity: Allyship in Action
• On training
• On capacity building
EDUCATION & RESEARCH RESOURCES
About pronouns | Creating gender affirming learning spaces
Collecting demographics | Communication best practices
Advocacy
We support students navigating their needs, experiences, and growth at U-M, and we lead the university in co-creating a just, equitable, and inclusive community for LGBTQIA2S+ people.
• 1:1 student support + navigation
• Virtual office hours
• QTBIPOC programming and partnership with MESA and Trotter
• Spectrum Anti-Racism Coalition
• U-M Queer and Trans Task Force
• Research + practice
Find support
Support services for students—project grants; gender affirmation products/resources; HIV/STI testing, safer sex supplies, and info; scholarships; and more.
→ spectrumcenter.umich.edu/student-support
Join a student group
Find a Spectrum Center group like FreshSpectives, Q’mmunity Q’nnections, or Programming Board—or one of more than a dozen LGBTQIA2S+ student orgs.
→ spectrumcenter.umich.edu/students
Attend events
Be there for a signature event like Pride Outside or one of the many unique programs—large and small— throughout the academic year.
→ spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events
For graduate, prospective, QTBIPOC, and trans and nonbinary students
→ spectrumcenter.umich.edu/community
For LGBTQIA2S+ faculty and staff
→ spectrumcenter.umich.edu/lgbtq-staff-faculty
For faculty, staff, and researchers
→ spectrumcenter.umich.edu/education-resources
Michigan Union
530 S. State St., Room 3020
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
spectrumcenter.umich.edu spectrumcenter@umich.edu (734) 763-4186