Date Span: | 1990-1999 |
Creator: | Rainbow Project Task Force |
Extent: | 2.00 linear feet. |
Collection Number: | IWA0789 |
Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
Summary: | 1996 University of Iowa task force with the goal of reviewing university policies and the campus climate and making recommendations for a more welcoming climate for LGBT individuals. |
Access: The papers are open for research.
Use: Copyright is held by The University of Iowa.
Acquisition: The papers (donor no. 1224) were donated by Patricia Cain in 2007.
Preferred Citation: Rainbow Project Task Force records, Iowa Women´s Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City.
Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
Address: | 100 Main Library University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
Phone: | 319-335-5068 |
Curator: | Kären Mason |
Email: | lib-women@uiowa.edu |
Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa |
The Rainbow Project Task Force (RPTF) was appointed by University of Iowa president Mary Sue Coleman in 1996 with the goal of reviewing university policies and the campus climate and making recommendations for a more "welcoming climate" for LGBT individuals. Faculty, staff and students from many different departments served on RPTF. The task force submitted its observations and recommendations in a final report in 1997. Many of these recommendations included offering services explicitly to LGBT students and enforcing the University´s nondiscrimination and human rights policies. In addition, the Rainbow Project supported a proposal for a Sexuality Studies certificate program at the University of Iowa, which started in the fall of 1998. (In 2010, the Sexuality Studies program merged with the Women´s Studies program to form the Women´s and Sexuality Studies department).
Browse by Series:
Series 1: ADMINISTRATIVE - 1996-1997
Series 2: RPTF REPORT - 1996-1997
Series 3: SEXUALITY STUDIES - 1995-1999
Series 4: RESOURCE FILES - 1990-1997
This collection is indexed under the following subject terms.