Women, Gender, and Sexuality Resource Center
The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Resource Center (WGSRC) provides advocacy, education, and celebration to foster inclusive community and belonging, while acknowledging and supporting the diverse identities and lived experiences of students. The programs, services, and resources are open to all.
Our vision is to promote an inclusive campus community that is safe, equitable, respectful of all members, and acknowledges the needs of our intersectional identities. Our team will continue to evolve our services and programming to meet the needs of our dynamic student population.
Programs, Services, and Resources
WGSRC is located in Campus Center 2010. The team of Assistant Directors for 2SLBGTQIA+, Women and Gender, and Intersectional Programs and Outreach are available to meet with students to answer questions, provide resources, and offer support. The office features a resource wall that provides free pronoun and identity pins, as well as hygiene and menstrual products.
The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Resource Center also offers:
- An embedded mental health counselor
- Training on allyship and intersectionality
- PRISM, our community gathering space that includes: a low sensory room and the Wallace Library's Gender and Sexuality section.
- Support for OUTspoken and affiliated clubs and organizations, and Women's Student Council
Please contact our team directly if you would like to request additional information on programs, services, and resources.
Signature Programs
- Lighting the Way, a ceremony, resource fair, and lantern march through campus to welcome our women and nonbinary students
- Rainbow Prom, a celebration with food, music, dance, and drag performances for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community
- The Collective Presents, a series of speakers and events hosted by representatives from a variety of identity-based/focused areas within RIT
- Empowerment Expo, an expo for campus and community members to feature resources for women and nonbinary students
- Passing the Torch and Rainbow Graduation, celebrations for our graduates
PRISM
PRISM, or PRogressive Intersectional Space to Meet, is a community gathering space located on the second floor of the Campus Center. Managed by the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Resource Center, this versatile space is designed to support students in finding their community while learning and growing together.