USI to host Pride Week to recognize, celebrate LGBTQIA+ community

The University of Southern Indiana Center for Campus Life is excited to host Pride Week in honor of LGBTQIA+ History Month, happening Wednesday through Friday, October 9-11. 

On Wednesday, October 9, the Center for Campus Life will host a screening and discussion of Paris is Burning at 5 p.m. in the Wright Administration Building, WA 2 (Forum 2). On Thursday, October 10, the center will host a Coming Out Party and Ga(y)me Night in the Student Life Lounge, located in the lower level of University Center East. 

The week wraps on Friday, October 11 with the third annual PrideFest from noon to 3 p.m. on The Quad, featuring a resource fair and celebration. USI and community organizations, including USI Counseling and Psychological Services, the Dean of Students Office, Albion Fellows Bacon Center and Matthew 25, will provide resources and share queer history. Later that evening, several student organizations will partner to present a drag show at 7 p.m. in Carter Hall. 

“For Pride Week, we wanted to make the events more about allowing students to see themselves in events offered on campus,” says Madi Martin, Graduate Assistant for the Center for Campus Life. “Whether it be about intersectionality in the LBGTQ+ community or just having a space to be exactly who they’re meant to be, it’s important for the CCL to offer events to help students feel seen and heard on campus.” 

For questions regarding Pride Week, contact Madi Martin at mjmartin3_se@usi.edu.