+ VOLUNTEERING WITH LGBTOUT
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING WITH LGBTOUT? AS AN ENTIRELY VOLUNTEER-RUN ORGANIZATION, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS ARE WHAT MAKE LGBTOUT WHAT IT IS. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS IN WHICH YOU CAN VOLUNTEER WITH LGBTOUT: AT THE DROP-IN CENTRE, AS ONE OF THE 7 EXECUTIVE MEMBERS, AND ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS AS A VOLUNTEER OR PLANNER FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.

+ DROP-IN CENTRE
OUR DROP-IN CENTRE IS STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS THAT, AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, ATTEND A TRAINING SESSION COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS SEX POSITIVITY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, DIVERSITY SENSITIVY AND OTHER TOPICS RELATING TO ISSUES FACED BY THE QUEER UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY. MOST OF OUR DROP-IN CENTRE VOLUNTEERS ARE FIRST-TIME VOLUNTERS, THEREFORE INDIVIDUALS INEXPERIENCED IN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING/INVOLVEMENT ARE WELCOMED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A DROP-IN CENTRE VOLUNTEER YOU CAN ATTEND THE TRAINING/INFO SESSION IN SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER (EXACT DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED ON OUR SITE AND LISTSERV AT A LATER DATE). IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BECOMING A VOLUNTEER, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ONE OF OUR EXECUTIVES LISTED ON OUR CONTACT PAGE.

+ EXECUTIVE MEMBERSHIP
EARLY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR THE EXEC-AT-LARGE IS VOTED UPON DURING AN ELECTION OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY. THE OTHER 6 EXECUTIVES ARE ELECTED TOWARD THE END OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, ALSO IN AN OPEN ELECTION. THE EXECUTIVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION OF THE GROUP INCLUDING THE DROP-IN CENTRE, TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, AND THE ORGANIZATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND OUR GENERAL MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WELL AS OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE ELECTION MEETINGS.