History
History of the GSC
1993: Students petition for an office for LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff.
1994: The Office of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Concerns (OGLBC) opens at UIC with part-time staff.
1995: Fully functional OGLBC with full-time staff. Dave Barnett appointed full-time Director.
1998: The Office name evolves to include the T for Transgender.
2000: Jacob Mueller is appointed Interim Director.
2001: Patrick Finessy is appointed Director.
2002: Safe Zone program launches at UIC.
2006: The Advocate magazine names UIC one of the Queer-friendliest campuses in the country.
2007: UIC celebrates the first Lavender Graduation in Chicago. The Office’s name changes to Gender and Sexuality Center.
2008: Liz Thomson is appointed Interim Director.
2009: Gender neutral bathrooms opens in BSB.
2011: Megan Carney is appointed Director.
2013: Campus Pride and the Huffington Post name UIC one of the Top 25 LGBTQ-Friendliest Campuses in the country.
2014: Trans* inclusive health care becomes available to UIC students.
2017: S. Simmons is appointed Interim Director.
2018: Moisés Villada is appointed Interim Director.
2019: Jordan “JT” Turner is appointed Director.
2020: Programming and support go Virtual. Campus Climate Study.
2022: Mark R. Martell is appointed Interim Director.
2023: Billy Huff is appointed Director.