Joelle Jacobs will be graduating in May with her Bachelor's degree in social work. Her path to this point has been anything but ordinary. Currently an intern in the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, Joelle also helped start the BackTrackers student organization on campus. (See also related article below.)

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The BackTrackers is a student organization with a vision and mission to identify, embrace, support and advocate on behalf of nontraditional students and give them a place to belong and a way to connect with other students and the NC State community.

A non-traditional student for the purposes of this organization is any student who attends NC State who did not transition into college directly from high school; or who, after attending college for a time, pursued other life or career options prior to resuming collegiate enrollment; those who identify as being an ESL or international student; students who are exclusively distance education students; active service members or veterans; and students, regardless of age, who may have transitioned to NC State immediately following high school but who for other reasons such as marriage, parenthood or disability do not fit the definition of a traditional student.

Please join us for Spring Semester 2016 lounge hours in the 1911 building in Room 126/127 on Mondays from 12:00-2:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lounge hours are designated as a place to hang out, eat lunch, meet others, plan social events and network with other non-traditional students.
For more information, please contact Joelle Jacobs.

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The GLBT Center will provide transportation to the 10th Annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) People's Assembly. This is a Mass March on Raleigh taking place on Saturday, February 13, 2016. If you care about voting rights, labor rights, education equity, health care for all, equal protection under the law, criminal justice reform and many other social justice movements, this is the gathering for you. Ride with the GLBT Center to experience this historic public demonstration. Registration will end on 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.

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The Tournées Film Festival is free and open to the public. The final film, Bande de filles/Girlhood, with introduction by Dr. Mamyrah Prosper, postdoctoral teaching scholar in International Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will be shown at the Campus Cinema at Witherspoon Student Center on February 11, 2016.

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Although the original deadline for registration was February 15, the Sisterhood Dinner is already at capacity. We may possibly be able to accommodate individual requests as units reserving tables notify us of any seats available at their tables. Any individuals who might like to be included on a waiting list may contact Deb Luckadoo by February 15, 2016 at noon. The Council on the Status of Women appreciates the campus's interest in and support of the 35th Sisterhood Dinner!

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The Black Lives Matter Forum "Exploring the Hashtag" is an open discussion on human rights and policing practices that affect the African American Community. Invited panelists will join the campus community to discuss the impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement on social justice, community relations and police reform.

Panelists are: Judge Craig Croom, 10th Judicial District Court in North Carolina; Dr. Miriam Duchess, J.D., co-author of Black Lives Matter (Special Reports); Chief Jack Moorman, Chief for the NC State University Police Department; and Aya Ofunniyin, first-year doctoral student in the Department of Public Administration. Join us on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Witherspoon 356.

The NC State GLBT Center will host its Lavender Graduation on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Piedmont-Mountains Ballroom, Talley Student Union. Graduating undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender are encouraged to register to be celebrated, acknowledged and recognized for their academic success and their contributions to the university. Students do not need to have been involved with any GLBT student organizations or with the GLBT Center to participate. Any GLBT student graduating this spring, summer or fall is eligible to participate but must register by April 1, 2016.

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