First off, welcome (and welcome back) to the University of Regina! The beginning of the Fall 2010 semester brings new classes, new faces, and a new face to the U of R’s Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity. Starting at the end of the Winter semester, we asked our membership to vote on a new name for our organization. A name was decided and the process began to rebrand the former GBLUR Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.
Well after a long summer of application forms, fees, logo alterations, website domain applications, and painting, we’re proud to announce that the GBLUR Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity Inc. is officially now the UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity Inc.
Why the new name? While we respect our founders and their successors and know that this centre would not exist if it weren’t for their hard work, we felt that the need for a new name was strong enough. The “UR Pride” name was chosen for its simplicity, straightforwardness, and inclusiveness.
We’d also like to introduce our new Executive Director, Lisa Smith. Lisa has been a board member for most of her university career and graduated early this year. She has already spent several hours this summer helping rebuild the centre from the ground up. She has helped prepare workshops and events for the upcoming year and we look forward to providing useful, informative, and fun events and activities throughout the coming academic year.
Finally, we’d like to announce our new location. It’s not very far from where we used to be. In fact, it’s 2 feet across the hall. The UR Pride Centre is now located in Riddell Centre room 225. Our new space features a window! As well as an organized and well-stocked resource library, comfy seating, and a fresh coat of paint. We hope you like what we’ve done with the space and invite you to come chill with us!
So what’s next?
We will be holding an info booth during Orientation and Welcome Week to help get the word out about the new centre and its services. We look forward to meeting everyone on campus and we’re just SUPER excited for all the stuff we’re about to throw at you this year.
Thanks for being a part of UR Pride!
Dan Shier
Chair – Summer 2010
UR Pride Board of Directors
