Safe Zone Education empowers participants to be more knowledgeable about issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and other individuals (LGBTQIA+). The training also provides participants with a functional knowledge of terminology, the gender and sexuality paradigms, and ways to support the LGBTQIA+ community as an active ally and advocate.
Many student, faculty and staff at UNC Pembroke have participated in the Safe Zone Education and become certified members of our growing Safe Zone community. Safe Zone Education began at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2009, as a dialogue between Student Inclusion and Diversity, the Accessibility Resource Center, Institutional Research, Campus Engagement and Leadership and Student Health Services to provide a better community to serve our diverse LGBTQIA+ student population.
Since that dialogue, hundreds of faculty, staff, students and alumni have completed Safe Zone Education. UNC Pembroke's Safe Zone now consists of a voluntary network of faculty, staff and students who believe that every member of the university community should have an equal opportunity to grow and learn in a safe and open environment.
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Spring 2024 Schedule
Safe Zone Education for Students
- January 23, 2024 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Old Main 129
- February 26, 2024 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Old Main 129
- March 28, 2024 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Old Main 129
Safe Zone Education for Faculty and Staff
- January 26, 2024 from 9-11 a.m. in Old Main 129
- February 28, 2024 from 2-4 p.m. in Old Main 129
- March 29, 2024 from 2-4 p.m. in Old Main 129
Elective Opportunities for Additional Awareness and Education
- Ace/Aro 101 - February 20, 2024 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Old Main 129
- Trans 101 - January 29 from 2-3 p.m. in Old Main 129
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Register for Safe Zone Education
You can register for Safe Zone Education and all elective opportunities here.
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Elective Opportunities
Ace/Aro 101
Ace/Aro 101 empowers participants to be more knowledgeable about issues affecting the asexual and aromantic community. The training also provides participants with a functional knowledge of terminology, attraction and the asexual and aromantic spectrums, and ways to support the Ace/Aro community as an active ally and advocate.
Trans 101
Trans 101 empowers participants to be more knowledgeable about issues affecting the transgender community. The training also provides participants with a functional knowledge of terminology, difference between cisgender, transgender, and drag queens, and ways to support the Trans community as an active ally and advocate.