'Creating safe study and work spaces for LGBTIQ+ students and staff'
All Australian universities have an important role to play in promoting inclusion and tolerance.
UniSC support diversity in the higher education sector and recognise the rights of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer students and staff to learn, live and work, free of prejudice and discrimination, with all the essential freedoms enjoyed by other members of our university community and the broader population.
UniSC will not tolerate harassment or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Please be aware that codes of conduct for staff and students apply at all times. The Student Charter sets out the expectations the University has of its students and also the obligations of the University to its students. The Student Expectations and Responsibilities site provides further relevant information for students.
Please make use of our Student Wellbeing Services, Student Guild Advocacy, Security and Safety at any stage if you need support, or advice on reporting or disclosing harassment. If you would like external support and advice you can call Diverse Voices, (peer to peer LGBTIQ telephone and internet counselling service).
Invitation to become a UniSC Ally
An Ally is an individual who is informed about, empathetic towards and has an understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) issues.
An Ally acknowledges the experiences, upholds and supports the rights of LGBTIQ individuals by raising awareness of diversity in personal identity, gender, and relationship choices.
UniSC Allies act as a point of contact for staff and students on LGBTIQ issues and can discuss these areas confidently.
Want to become a UniSC Ally?
For more information about the program as well as training events, contact diversity@usc.edu.au
Aims of a UniSC Ally
- advocate for and support cultural change
- build and support an advocacy network
- help create a safe and inclusive educational and work environment through education and develop further awareness and visibility of LGBTIQ staff and students and their issues and
- call out (where safe to) inappropriate anti-LGBTIQ+ behavior
An Ally is:
- an open, understanding, non-judgmental and comfortable listener
- aware of maintaining confidentiality.
- knowledgeable of the additional support available at USC and in the wider community.
- NOT necessarily a counsellor, nor necessarily trained to attend to crisis situations, but aware of the referral process.
- NOT necessarily from the LGBTIQ community.
- NOT necessarily able to act upon grievance processes associated with bullying, discrimination or harassment. However be aware of the referral process.
- Committed to promoting USC as a safe, inclusive and diverse university.
UniSC Ally responsibilities:
- participate in an interactive training program and commit to ongoing personal education on the experiences of the LGBTIQ+ community
- publicly identify as an ally by allowing your name and faculty/department to be available or student contact details to be published on the UniSC ally web page
- display an ally sign on your office door to affirm your commitment
- provide a safe place for individuals to access you
- be open to questions relative to LGBTIQ issues
- working within and support existing equity policies
Ally Workshops for 2022
All workshops for 2022 have now concluded
USC Allies act as a point of contact for staff and students on LGBTIQ issues and can discuss these areas confidently.
Learn about:
- LGBTIQ terminology
- Sexual orientation and Gender identity
- Myths, values and stereotypes associated with LGBTIQ
- Different types of discrimination
- Factors which make it difficult for LGBTIQ students and staff
All Allies will get resource packs so they can clearly display they are allies. Your groups will also be listed as known allies that students can go to.
Students: Register at Student Hub
Staff: Contact staffdevt@usc.edu.au
For further enquiries email diversity@usc.edu.au
Contact a UniSC Ally
Look for an official ally sign or rainbow flag on an office door or reception counter.
Office of the Vice Chancellor and President
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Kate Hunt | kjhunt@usc.edu.au |
Student Services and Engagement
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Rani Kleinhans | rkleinh1@usc.edu.au |
Bree Glasbergen | studentrep@usc.edu.au |
Jessica Bryant | jbryant@usc.edu.au |
Anna Hodkinson | ahodkins@usc.edu.au |
Tess Robinson | trobinson@usc.edu.au |
Emma Christie | echristie@usc.edu.au |
Peter Cahill | pcahill@usc.edu.au |
Daniel Meloncelli | dmeloncelli1@usc.edu.au |
Alice Lingard | alingard@usc.edu.au |
Sonya Holder | serringt@usc.edu.au |
Student Wellbeing
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Sharon Anderson | studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au |
Karryn Bratby | studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au |
Alex Sharp | studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au |
David Duncan | dduncan@usc.edu.au |
Library Services
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Alicia Berneville-Claye | abernevi@usc.edu.au |
Donna Laffin | dlaffin@usc.edu.au |
Sue Svensen | ssvense1@usc.edu.au |
Academic Support Unit
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Jodi Winning | jthomas2@usc.edu.au |
Caitlin Finger | cfinger@usc.edu.au |
School of Law and Society
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Dr Lara Christensen | lchriste@usc.edu.au |
Natalie Cairns | ncairns@usc.edu.au |
Ashley Pearson | apearson@usc.edu.au |
School of Business and Creative Industries
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Lee McGowan | lmcgowa1@usc.edu.au |
Dr Andy Ward | award4@usc.edu.au |
Dr Briony Luttrell | bluttrel@usc.edu.au |
Hannah Banks | hbanks@usc.edu.au |
Gail Crimmins | GCrimmins@usc.edu.au |
School of Heath
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Daniel Mellifont | dmellifo@usc.edu.au |
Professor Marion Gray | Marion.Gray@usc.edu.au |
Dr Florin Oprescu | foprescu@usc.edu.au |
Matthew Mason | mmason1@usc.edu.au |
Chantal Perera | cperera@usc.edu.au |
Tereza Carpenter | tcarpenter1@usc.edu.au |
School of Education and Tertiary Access
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Dr Anne Drabble | adrabble@usc.edu.au |
Sandra Elsom | selsom@usc.edu.au |
Dericka Frost | dfrost@usc.edu.au |
Erin Siostrom | esiostrom@usc.edu.au |
Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems
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Kelly Stewart | KAMurphy@usc.edu.au |
Kerri Salmon | ksalmon@usc.edu.au |
Graduate Research School
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Lyndal Viney | lviney@usc.edu.au |
Office of Research
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Samantha Valentine | svalenti@usc.edu.au |
Athena Swan
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Elvessa Marshall | emarsha1@usc.edu.au |
Advancement Office
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Elizabeth Brooks | ebrooks@usc.edu.au |
Kate Evans | kevans@usc.edu.au |
Melissa Price | melissa.price@usc.edu.au |
International Office
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Mandy Cilantro | mcilento@usc.edu.au |
Georgia Hooper | ghooper1@usc.edu.au |
Marketing
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Michelle Moore | mmoore@usc.edu.au |
Rebecca Cundy | rcundy@usc.edu.au |
Holly Tompkins | htompkins@usc.edu.au |
Buranga Centre
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Nicole Copley | indigenous@usc.edu.au |
People and Culture
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Cathy Baynham | cbaynham@usc.edu.au |
Fiona Murphy | fmurphy@usc.edu.au |
Facilities Management
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All Safe UniSC Community Officers | safe@usc.edu.au |
Felicity Burridge fburridge@usc.edu.au
Robyn Clark rclark1@usc.edu.au
Justine Hudson jhudson3@usc.edu.au
Student Services and Engagement
Meredith Young myoung@usc.edu.au
People & Culture
Sarah Lowry slowry@usc.edu.au
School of Business and Creative Industries
Dr Shahab Pourfakhimi Shahab.pourfakhimi@usc.edu.au
Justine Hudson jhudson3@usc.edu.au
School of Education and Tertiary Access
Erin Siostrom esiostrom@usc.edu.au
School of Law and Society
Dr Amy Clarke aclarke1@usc.edu.au
Student Services and Engagement
Joe Del Vecchio jdelvecc@usc.edu.au
Bree Glasbergen studentrep@usc.edu.au
Alice Lingard alingard@usc.edu.au
UniSC Student Guild
Manager
Emily Wall ManagerStudentGuild@usc.edu.au
Events Coordinator
Dan Bolton EventsStudentGuild@usc.edu.au
How to identify a Student Ally
Many students are LGBTIQ+ Allies and show this by wearing a Diversity Champion Lanyard, Rainbow Lapel Badge or Ally Sticker on their books or bags.
Renee Curran rcurran1@usc.edu.au