CWU To Be Featured In National Publication

July 22, 2005

Contact: Leslie Webb (509-963-1685/fax 509-963-3561/e-mail: webble@cwu.edu)

ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Based on its successful hosting of the first tri-state lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) meeting last April in Ellensburg, Central Washington University will be featured in an upcoming issue of "Concepts and Connections," a quarterly newsletter of the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP) at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Leslie Webb, director of the CWU diversity education center, was contacted by NCLP to write an article for its spring edition, which will be entirely dedicated to LGBT issues, including research, training and literature. CWU will be featured in the program highlights section.

"They did a national search and selected our program to highlight due to its content and focus on ally development, gender awareness and leadership," Webb points out.

"The Power of One: LGBT Leadership Conference" also included and educational track - "Stop the Hate" - led by Shane Windmeyer, a nationally recognized campus bias and hate crime prevention specialist. The keynote speaker was Elizabeth Birch, former director of the Human Rights Campaign.

The goal of the conference was to offer learning opportunities and leadership development to members of the LGBT community and their supporters.

Through developing cutting edge resources, information sharing, and symposia, NCLP's mission is to support leadership development in college students by serving as a central source of professional development for leadership educators. It also works to connect leadership educators and aid developing community leadership programs.

NCLP has published "Concepts and Connections" since 1992. CWU will be highlighted in the 36th edition in the series.