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LGBTQ+ Information for Campuses

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LGBTQA Information for Commonwealth and World Campuses

The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, in partnership with the Coalition on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (CSOGI), strives to provide services and resources for LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff on all of the Commonwealth and World campuses. Through education, advocacy, and support, we seek to provide resources for all students navigating their Penn State journey.

Coalition on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (CSOGI)

CSOGI is a network of staff and faculty across the Commonwealth focused on building capacity through increased professional development and training, shared resources, and coordinated efforts. The purpose of CSOGI is to leverage University resources to assist campuses in providing support for LGBTQ+ students through programming, education, and visibility.

These efforts are supported by campus leadership and advance the various efforts to create inclusive campuses for all members of the Penn State community.

Resources

The following support and resources are available to all campuses unless otherwise stated.

Commonwealth Campus Locations

Each campus below contains information about respective CSOGI representatives, a link to those who are Safe Zone certified, and LGBTQ campus resources, all-gender restrooms, and organizations. Some local/regional resources are also highlighted. If you are seeking other regional resources, please visit our resources section for a broader scope of LGBTQ+ support.

Abington

Lead Rep

Aneesah Smith
1 Lares Building
aus19@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Beth Bradley
209 Lares Building
bab139@psu.edu

  • 201 Cloverly Building
  • 204 Cloverly Building
  • 109 Spring House
  • 303 Sutherland Building
  • 304 Sutherland Building

Altoona

Lead Rep

Sue Patterson
103 Slep Student Center
sap406@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Jerry Benito
103 Slep Student Center
jlb79@psu.edu

Danielle Fry
205B Slep Student Center
dlf31@psu.edu

  • 107 Bookstore Building
  • 126 Cedar Hall
  • 127 Devorris Building
  • 101 Downtown Center
  • 102 Downtown Center
  • Edith Davis Eve Chapel
  • 104 Environ Resource Laboratory
  • 102 Linden Building
  • 101 Sheetz Family Health and Wellness
  • 103 Sheetz Family Health and Wellness
  • 119 Slep Student Center (8am-5pm)
  • E107 Smith Building

  • Campus Counseling
    Health and Wellness Center
    (814) 949-5540

  • Off-Campus Counseling
    William Krill, Licensed Professional Counselor
    521 E 25th Street
    Altoona, PA 16601
    (814) 932-7078
    krillco@gmail.com

  • Blair Family Solutions
    (814) 944-9970

Beaver

Lead Rep

Brenda Schultz
115A Student Union Building
bcs16@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Romina Holder
113 Student Union Building
rkh5385@psu.edu

Chris Rizzo
113 Student Union Building
clr4@psu.edu

  • First Floor Campus Wellness Center/ Gym (Includes changing area)
  • Lobby Harmony Hall
  • First Floor Michael Baker Building
  • 104 Ross Administration Building (Campus Health Center and Second Floor Restrooms)
  • Student Union Building (First & Second Floor Lobbies)

Behrend

Lead Rep

Andy Herrera
139 Reed Union Building
aah10@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Walaa Ahmad
1 Reed Union Building
wma109@psu.edu

  • 106, 4823 Jordan Road Office
  • 110, 4823 Jordan Road Office
  • 103 Carriage House
  • 104C Carriage House
  • 113B Child Care Center
  • 115B Child Care Center
  • 122 Child Care Center
  • 123 Child Care Center
  • 6 Erie Hall
  • 101A Glenhill Farmhouse
  • 101B Glenhill Farmhouse
  • 219A Lawrence Hall
  • 121A Lilley Library/Kochel Center
  • 4 Logan Carriage House
  • 106 Logan Carriage House
  • 2 Logan House (Kay)
  • 101 Logan House (Kay)
  • 102 Logan House (Kay)
  • 102 Maintenance Garage
  • 219A Niagara Hall
  • 228A Perry Hall
  • P11 Prischak Building
  • 6 Reed Union Building
  • 11 Senat Building
  • 201 Senat Building
  • 202 Senat Building
  • 101 South Cottage

  • Campus Counseling
    Personal Counseling
    1 Reed Union Building

  • The Office of Educational Equity and Diversity Programs
    1 Reed Union Building

Berks

Lead Rep

Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez
111 Luerssen Science Building
sup373@psu.edu 

Alternate reps

Aubrey Edwards
111 Luerssen Science Building
are12@psu.edu

Autumn Fritz
111 Luerssen Science Building
amr40@psu.edu

  • 309 Gaige Building
  • R8 Perkins Student Center
  • Campus Counseling
    Counseling Services
    10 Perkins Student Center
    (610) 396-6082

Brandywine

Lead Rep

Bridget O'Donnell
Student Union Building
bao20@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Gary Miller
211CO Main Building
gmm21@psu.edu

Ronika Money-Adams
207 Student Union Building
rmm29@psu.edu

Laura Evans
218 Commons Building
lme20@psu.edu

  • Parson's Dining Hall, Student Union Building
  • Orchard Hall
  • Rainbow Alliance

Dickinson Law

Lead Rep

Jeffrey A. Dodge
jad6742@psu.edu

Alternate Reps 

Bekah Saidman-Krauss
22B Trickett Hall
ras1075@psu.edu

  • Lewis Katz Hall (first floor)
  • H. Laddie Montague, Jr. Law Library (second floor)
  • Dickinson Law Clinic Building, 45 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA (first floor)

DuBois

Lead Rep

Rebecca Pennington
101 Hiller Building 
rxs163@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Marly Doty
Smeal 232
mag374@psu.edu
814-375-3819

Brittany Martin
105 Hiller
blm5191@psu.edu

  • Hiller Building, First Floor
  • Smeal Building in the faculty offices wing located off the lobby area
  • Symmco House, First Floor
  • There is a private discussion group that meets monthly. This group is student led. Topics are based on student interests in the group.

  • Campus Counseling
    110 Hiller Building

  • Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity at University Park

  • Parents, Friends and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) – support for family and friends parents, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

  • LGBT Youth in Crisis Hotline – Youth serving youth through age 25. Peer counseling, information and local resources. Contact (800) 246-7743

  • Gay , Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Helpline – This hotline provides telephone and email peer counseling as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States. Call (999) 843-4564

Fayette, The Eberly Campus

Lead Rep

Chad Long
16A Williams Building
cal167@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Amanda Collins, NCC LPC
108F Williams Bldg.
aln165@psu.edu

  • 102 Community Center Building
  • 110 Community Center Building
  • Corporate Training Center Eberly Building
  • 107 Maintenance Building
  • 111 University House
  • 203 University House
  • 104C Williams Building (Health and Wellness Office)
  • Pride Alliance Working for Students (PAWS)
  • Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (IDEA)
  • LGBT+ Advocacy and Support Group

Great Valley

Lead Rep

JoAnn Kelly
Great Valley Grad Center
jek2@psu.edu

  • Gender neutral restroom located on the ground floor of the Main Building

Greater Allegheny

Lead Rep

Lorraine Craven
210B Student Community Center
lac585@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Louise Whyte-Aravich
112 Student Community Center
law315@psu.edu

Harrisburg

Lead Rep

Christopher Donchak
212 Student Enrichment Center
cjd5166@psu.edu

 
  • R104 Capital Union Building (Swimming Pool)
  • R237 Capital Union Building (Fitness Center)
  • R238 Capital Union Building (Fitness Center)
  • 202 Educational Activities Building
  • R107 Nursing Laboratory/Bio Fuels Building
  • R135 Swatara Building
  • Capital Alliance

Hazleton

Lead Rep

Devon Marie Purington
2 North Hall Suite
dmp28@psu.edu

Alternate Rep

Tracy Garnick
105B Butler Building
tlg19@psu.edu

  • Administration Building
  • Chestnut College
  • Health Services (Gym)
  • North Hall Lobby
  • Police Services
  • Slusser/Bayzick
  • Allies
  • Campus Counseling
    105 Butler Building
    570-450-3027

Lehigh Valley

Lead Rep

Pam Fleck
218 Lehigh Valley Building
paf5197@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Samantha Beebe
315J Lehigh Valley Building
sab705@psu.edu

Patrick Cassidy
218 Lehigh Valley Building
pjc60@psu.edu

  • Health Center
    221 Saucon Building
  • Allies Club
Medical Services

  • Holly Binnig, MD
    610-694-1000

  • Arthur Hoffman, MD
    610-398-7900

  • Novus Adult Care Services
    610-867-5365

  • Allentown Women’s Center
    484-821-0821

  • Planned Parenthood
    610-439-1033

Therapists

  • Carol Herzon Loney
    610-253-3453

  • Joseph Kelly
    484-334-8490

  • Dr. Peter Langman
    610-898-3255

Support Groups

  • Haven
    610-868-2153

  • Lehigh Valley Renaissance (Transgender Support)
    610-814-0531

Daycare/Preschool

  • Red Door Early Learning Center
    610-838-2267

Realtors

  • Melinda Nicholson, DLP Realty
    610-730-5264

  • Gail Hoover, REMAX
    610-217-8136

  • Rob Ritter, Weichert Realtors
    610-462-4727

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (College of Medicine)

Lead Rep

Denise Burkholder
A570 Human Resources
dburkholder@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

  • LGBTQA People in Medicine & Science
  • LGBT Affinity Group (Employee Group)

Mont Alto

Lead Rep

Jay Arcuri
211 Conklin Hall
jwa3@psu.edu

  • First Floor Chapel Building
  • First Floor Goddard House (IT Services)
  • First Floor OT House/Student Services Annex
  • Second Floor OT House/Student Services Annex
  • First Floor Perry Hall
  • Second Floor Perry Hall
  • Second Floor Wiestling Student Center
  • Allies
  • Campus Counseling
    Conklin Hall
    717-749-6049

New Kensington

Lead Rep

Evan Ditty
Administration Building    
edd13@psu.edu

Additional Reps

Theresa Bonk
Administration Building    
tab19@psu.edu

  • Second Floor Conference Center Building

Schuylkill

Lead Rep

Mindy Spolski
H210A Health & Wellness Building
mma149@psu.edu

  • Business Services Building
  • Health & Wellness Building
  • Schuylkill Alliance
  • Campus Counseling
    210A Health & Wellness Building

Scranton

Lead Rep

Brad Kovaleski
8 Dawson Building    
bjk244@psu.edu

Alternate reps  

Jon Tobin
21 Study Learning Center    
jrt16@psu.edu

Henry Matute
119 Study Learning Center    
hjm5170@psu.edu

Kathy Stefanelli
20 Study Learning Center    
kjh144@psu.edu

Ray Petran
112A Dawson  
rep17@psu.edu

Julie Gilpatrick
119 Study Learning Center    
jag70@psu.edu

Dharti Ray
119 Study Learning Center    
djr5630@psu.edu

  • Second Floor Dawson Building
  • Campus Counseling
    Health & Counseling Services

Shenango

Lead Rep

Jammie Clark
147 Sharon Hall    
jlt31@psu.edu

  • 105 Lartz Memorial Library
  • 106 Lartz Memorial Library
  • 106 McDowell Memorial Hall
  • 108 McDowell Memorial Hall
  • 109 McDowell Memorial Hall
  • Rainbow Lions & Gay Straight Alliance
  • Campus Counseling
    207 Sharon Hall
    (724) 983-2969

Wilkes-Barre

Lead Rep

Brian Klose
Nesbitt Library 
bjk5572@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Leslie Livingstone
120 Murphy Center    
lhl3@psu.edu

Sarah Luvender
105 Murphy Center
sel30@psu.edu

Jackie Warnick-Piatt
129 Commons    
jxw64@psu.edu

  • 119 Athletics & Recreation Building (Health Services Office)
  • Room 201, Nesbitt Library, Academic Commons
  • Campus Counseling
    105 Murphy Center
    570-675-9282

York

Lead Rep

Sarah Guillen
Associate Director of Student Affairs
sjm69@psu.edu

Alternate reps

Scott Simonds
0011 Main Classroom Building
sfs9@psu.edu

  • 105 Bradley Building
  • 103A Pullo Arts Center/Gladfelter Library
  • 218 Pullo Arts Center/Gladfelter Library
  • 253 Pullo Arts Center/Gladfelter Library
  • 255 Pullo Arts Center/Gladfelter Library
  • 319 Pullo Arts Center/Gladfelter Library
  • 320 Pullo Arts Center/Gladfelter Library
  • 118 Ruhl Student Center
  • Rainbow Paws

Penn State World Campus

Lead Rep

Student Affairs
223F Outreach Building

Alternate reps

Denita Wright Watson
drw115@psu.edu

Contact

LL011 HUB-Robeson Center
University Park, PA 16802

Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Late Night
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Phone: 814-863-1248
Email: lgbtq@psu.edu

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