Donate

Thank you for your interest in making a gift to support the work of the LGBTQ+ Equity Center. Generous support from faculty, staff, students, and community members has been a cornerstone of the Equity Center's work since our founding. The Equity Center currently has two gift accounts where you can make a contribution: Equity Center Programming and Operations, and the Dr. Luke S. Jensen LGBTQ+ Equity Center Scholarship. Read below to learn more about the opportunities and the impact that you can have in helping us to build an inslusive and vibrant campus community. 

With the generosity of alums, friends, and others, the LGBTQ+ Equity Center provides programming for LGBTQ+ students with the following objectives.

• Positive Identity Development
• Sense of Belonging and Community
• Leadership Development
• Flourishing in Health and Wellness

Examples of our programming include Quelcome: LGBTQ+ Welcome Fest, Lavender Leadership Honor Society, the Big Queer Photo, and Lavender Graduation. Your generosity makes these programs possible. Thank You!
 

Dr. Luke Jensen is the founding director of the LGBTQ+ Equity Center and a trailblazer for LGBT Centers in higher education. The Dr. Luke S. Jensen Endowed Scholarship for the LGBTQ+ Equity Center provides scholarships for undergraduate or graduate students who demonstrate a commitment to the empowerment of LGBTQ+ people and communities and will be selected through an application process. Making a contribution to this scholarship allows the Equity Center to award more scholarship dollars to more students on an annual basis. 

If you have any questions or would like to donate to a different project of the Center, please contact Dr. Kristopher Oliveira (Equity Center Director) at kao@umd.edu.