Please provide email address checked regularly. PROFILES IN DIVERSITY telephone


Mailing address (if diΩerent from above) number and street


ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT city


state zip Mailing address and telephone numbers are eΩective until


Please answer both questions about Hispanic origin and race. For this application, Hispanic origins are not races. 1) Do you consider yourself to be of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? Yes


No


were using the digital landscape to showcase their LGBTQ population and provide information during the college search process. Tese types of targeted microsites are expected to increase as more colleges and universities become more responsive and intentional in these efforts.


Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander White Are you a United States citizen? Yes No


CAMPUS PRIDE In addition to AACRAO, Campus Pride is the domi- nant advocate and facilitator of LGBTQ college-bound initiatives, especially at the national level. Launched in 2002, Campus Pride is a national non-profit orga- nization designed to be a resource for college-bound students and colleges/universities. Campus Pride launched two LGBTQ-Friendly College Admission Fairs in 2008. Tat has now expanded to six national fairs planned for Fall 2012. Trough these efforts, colleges


If you are not a permanent resident, please complete the following Type of Visa (please choose one) F-1 Student (using a Form 1-20)


J-2 (dependent of J-1 Exchange Visitor) If already in the United States, please provide date of entry


2) What is your race? Select one or more. American Indian or Alaska Native Print name of enrolled or principal tribe Asian


Black or African American


that not much has changed in the last decade. Cegler in- troduces the notion of passive versus active recruitment and uses the LGBT Campus Pride college fair program as an example of active recruitment; he calls for inten- tional execution with a concern for ethics.6


In addition,


If you are a permanent resident in the U.S. (Green Card Holder), provide your alien registration number If not a U.S. citizen, please provide country of citizenship


International address (provide address as it should appear in order for mail to be received)


he suggests more research, evaluation, and assessment are needed in order to further advance efforts.


Place of birth


F-2 (dependent of an F-1 Student) Other (please provide explanation)


month/day/year


Elmhurst College is committed to diversity and connecting underrepresented students with valuable resources on campus. The following questions are optional:


Religious Affiliation Do you consider yourself to be a member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community? SOURCE: media.elmhurst.edu/documents/application_2011.pdf


can now target their recruitment to this focused audi- ence. In fact, more than 120 colleges and universities invest in this venue as a part of their outreach.


Are you working with a community based organization (i.e., Upward Bound, AVID, etc.) for your college search? Yes (please list)


* You must provide your social security number for the College to be able to receive the information from your federal financial aid application.


Do you regularly speak a language other than English at home? Yes Campus Pride also launched a national LGBTQ-


Friendly Campus Climate Index in 2008, which now includes information from more than 200 college campuses. This Index is described by Campus Pride as “a vital tool for assisting campuses in learning ways to im- prove their LGBT campus life and ultimately shape the educational experience to be more inclusive, welcoming and respectful of LGBT and Ally people.”5


Prospective


college-bound LGBTQ students can use this index and website to educate themselves and evaluate the “friendli- ness” of a campus based on eight primary factors.


NACAC In its Spring 2012 issue of the Journal of College Admission, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) featured an article by Cegler on the targeted recruitment efforts of LGBT stu- dents. As Cegler cites, best practices in LGBTQ student recruitment are still in their infancy stage, an indication


18 JULY/AUG 2012 • TODAYSCAMPUS.COM No If yes, what language?


“In 2011, Elmhurst College became the first known college/university to add a specific LGBT question to its application for admission.”


Yes No Prefer Not to Answer a member of the LGBTQ community.8


professionals are watching to see if other campuses will follow suit and add a similar question on their appli- cation. Elmhurst College has opened that door and become a role model in the identification of and support of the LGBT population.


Many college No


ON THE HORIZON A current LGBT issue facing enrollment managers involves how to respect transgender students in student information systems (SIS). Many such systems only permit a male or female gender code, thus excluding this part of the LGBT population. Tis is a dilemma that registrars are attempting to address, especially since transgender students seek to have a “preferred” name in the system, especially on class rosters. Another compli- cating factor is the protection of confidentiality to avoid negative attention. While the transgender population is not large, that should not dictate an appropriate re- sponse, especially for campuses striving for full inclusion and respect of the individual. Many schools should follow the lead of the University of Vermont, who modi- fied their SIS back in 2009.


RECENT DEVELOPMENTS In 2011, Elmhurst College became the first known college/university to add a specific LGBT question to its application for admission. The question reads, “Would you consider yourself to be a member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community?”7 According to a Chicago Tribune January 2012 report, five percent of Elmhurst’s applicants indicated they were


J-1 Exchange Visitor (using a Form IAP-66) country month/day/year


(4) Einhaus, Viento & Croteau, 2008 (5) http://www.campusclimateindex.org/events (6) Cegler, T.D. Targeted Recruitment of GLBT Students by Colleges and Universities. Journal of College Admission. Washington, DC: NACAC ( 7) http://media.elmhurst.edu/documents/application_2011.pdf (8) http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-18/news/ct-met-elmhurt-lgbt-students-20120118_1_lesbian-prospective-students-lgbt


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