+ LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland and John Carroll University

+ The Need A working relationship between the John Carroll University campus and the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland

+ The National Environment Matthew Shepard The Rutgers Case Law enforcement agencies reported 1,460 hate crime offenses based on sexual-orientation bias in 2007, up from 1,415 in 2006.

+ Who are we College students from the Cleveland Community Allies Seek to offer support to LGTBQ students at John Carroll

+ The John Carroll Environment

+ A resource to improve upon… ALLIES Mission-plan speakers, trips, and activities that will promote a better understanding of the LGBT population within the teachings and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.

+ The LGBT Community Center can help. “working toward a society free of homophobia and gender oppression by advancing the respect, human rights and dignity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.” Your mission will be furthered by helping our campus with the added benefit of expanding your resources to include students (ex volunteers, fundraisers…)

+ Target Audience Primary College Campuses - College Students Secondary LGBT Students - Friends of LGBT Students Tertiary Groups/Centers on Campus - Counseling Centers - Volunteer Groups/Service Centers

+ The Approach 1. Awareness-Expose them to the idea 2. Interest- Our ideas must arouse the individual 3. Evaluation- We must make it so the idea is seen as potentially useful to each individual 4. Trial- The individuals will try the idea out on others 5. Adoption- Final acceptance of the idea after successfully passed through the four earlier stages

+ Integrating Ideas Project 180