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  • Climate Survey 2021

    Connect, Share Knowledge, and Succeed Within the LGBTQ+ and Ally Legal Community.

    Gonzaga University School of Law

    March 18, 2021

    Question 1 provided each school with a field to confirm or update their nondiscrimination statement.
     
    2. Does your law school intentionally seek out LGBTQ+ prospective students?
    Yes
    a. If ‘yes,’ how and where are your efforts directed?

    We provide information about our LGBTQ Rights Clinic on our recruitment brochure and on our website. Additionally, we invite LBGTQ students to self-identify on applications to create an inclusive environment which recognizes and respects LBGTQ identities. In our admissions application students are able to self-identify with both their sexual orientation and gender identity.

    Gonzaga University’s School of Law is pleased to announce the unveiling of its new Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic, developed in partnership with the school’s Center for Civil and Human Rights. The clinic aims to advance the equal rights and dignity of individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ through education, programming, advocacy, research, and legal representation. Gonzaga Law School is one of only a handful of institutions of higher education across the nation to launch this kind of initiative and the first law school in Washington state, and in the Inland Northwest, to do so.

    The Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic will offer legal services to members of the public with the help of second- and third-year law students, under the direction of a full-time faculty member. Potential areas include assistance with updating government identification cards, family law issues, domestic violence concerns, and discrimination suits in housing, employment, and public services. Students will have the opportunity to handle all phases of representation, including interviewing and counseling clients, fact-finding, brief writing, and appearing in court hearings on behalf of clients.

    The Center for Civil and Human Rights at Gonzaga Law seeks to provide students, scholars, and community leaders with opportunities to explore and address issues relating to civil and human rights through research, education, and community engagement.

    3. Does your law school's welcome packet for admitted students include mention of identity group support for LGBTQ+ students, as well as for students of color or other minorities?
    Yes
    4. Does your school offer students the option to self-identify (also known as "Self-ID") as LGBTQ+ in admissions applications or post-enrollment forms?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please describe your student Self-ID process:

    Sexual Orientation (optional; choose all that apply):

     ____ Asexual 

    ____ Bisexual 

    ____ Gay 

    ____ Straight (heterosexual)

    ____ Lesbian 

    ____ Pansexual 

    ____ Queer 

    ____ Questioning/Unsure 

    ____ Same Gender Loving 

    ____ An Identity Not Listed 

    ____ Prefer to Not Disclose

    If checked An Identity Not Listed, please specify:

    Gender identity (optional; choose all that apply): 

    ____ Agender

    ____ Androgyne 

    ____ Demigender 

    ____ Genderqueer or Gender Fluid 

    ____ Man 

    ____ Questioning or Unsure 

    ____ Trans Man 

    ____ Trans Woman 

    ____ Woman 

    ____ Additional Gender Category/Identity 

    ____ Prefer Not to Disclose

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    405

    We did not ask sexual orientation on our Fall 2020 application, so unfortunately, we don’t have that information for the 20-21 academic year (current 1Ls.) However, we did add in that question on this years’ application, so going forward we will be able to collect that data.

    5. Does your law school offer transgender and nonbinary students who have not legally changed their names the ability to have their name-in-use reflected on their admission applications or post enrollment forms?:
    Yes
    6. Does your law school provide any annual scholarships specifically for LGBTQ+ students?
    Only general diversity scholarships
    7. Does your law school actively seek to employ diverse staff/faculty/administrators, including openly LGBTQ+ individuals?:
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please detail how and where diversity recruitment efforts are directed:

    Mandatory anti-bias training for search committees; advertising through non-traditional channels to reach diverse audiences. All current position announcements include the following statement: Gonzaga University is a committed EEO/AA employer and diversity candidates are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Gonzaga University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other non-merit factor.

    8. Does your law school conduct a "Self-ID" program which allows staff/faculty/administrators to voluntarily and (if they desire) confidentially identify their gender identity and sexual orientation?:
    No
    a. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure,' please describe your school's process for collecting this data

    Gonzaga University School of Law actively seeks out faculty, staff and administrators from diverse populations, including LGBTQ+ candidates. But the University receives and maintains employee paperwork and has no formal process for tracking LGBTQ+ status.

    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    26
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    N/A
    11. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school in total?
    34
    12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    N/A
    13. Does your law school provide employee benefits such as health insurance, family medical leave, parental leave, and nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits?
    No
    14. Does your law school offer transition-related health benefits including hormone therapy, gender counseling, gender-affirming surgeries, etc. to transgender/nonbinary employees and employees who are undergoing gender transition?
    No
    15. Does your law school offer a student benefit plan including health insurance with nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits, and/or any additional benefits such as access to campus facilities?
    No
    16. Does your school offer the same transition-related healthcare benefits to students and their partners/spouses who are transgender/nonbinary or undergoing gender transition?
    No
    17. Do all students at your law school have access to on-campus health, counseling and therapy services either through the law school or the larger University?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are your school's on-campus health care providers trained to ensure they can provide culturally and clinically competent care to LGBTQ+ patients, particularly transgender and nonbinary patients?
    Yes
    b. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #17a, please provide the basis for your answer (i.e., counseling center language, etc.):

    On-campus health care providers receive Sexuality and Gender Equity (SAGE) training, Certification Level 1, with a focus on LGBTQ+ terminology, statistics, current issues and developing allyship behaviors.

    18. Does your law school provide single-stall and/or multi-stall restrooms available to people of all genders (i.e., gender-neutral restrooms) in each law school building so that transgender/nonbinary people have a safe restroom space?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please describe how those all-gender restroom(s) is/are identified (i.e., what does the signage say, is it identified on building maps and online resources), the number of all-gender restroom stalls available in each law school building, and whether these are accessible for people with disabilities in each building or floor

    • 2 All-gender, single use bathrooms on the 1st floor of library.

    • 1 all-gender, single use bathroom in the clinic.

    • These are accessible to people with disabilities; one restroom features a toilet lift for use by those in wheelchairs.

    • Signage says “All-gender restroom” outside of the bathroom doors in both the library and the clinic.

    • Gender-neutral bathroom is identified on first floor of Chastek library map, and prominently featured in the online library tour.

    19. If your law school is maintaining gender-segregated (i.e., "Women's Restroom" and "Men's Restroom") restroom stalls, does it have a policy applicable to those facilities which ensures that transgender/nonbinary students/staff/administrators/faculty, as well as anyone who does not meet gender stereotypes, have access to facilities that match their gender identity?
    Yes
    a. If "yes," please provide the language of your school's restroom use policy and details on where this policy may be found by the law school community:

    Restroom policy can be found on page 62 of the student handbook.

    “All students, faculty, staff, and guests to the Law School have a right to safe and appropriate restroom facilities, including the right to use a restroom that corresponds to the individual’s gender identity, regardless of the individual’s sex assigned at birth. In addition, individuals are entitled to use a restroom that corresponds to their gender identity without being questioned, harassed, or asked to provide documentation. Sex-segregated restrooms are available on each floor of the Law School and two single-occupancy, gender-neutral restrooms are located on the first floor of the Law School in the Chastek Law Library, one of which has a toilet lift for use by individuals using a wheelchair. Should any individual feel intimidated, threatened or unsafe while in, near, or attempting to use a restroom on the Law School campus, please contact Campus Security at (509) 313-2222 for immediate assistance.”

    20. Does your law school have one or more annual LGBTQ+ specific course offerings (e.g., LGBTQ+ Law and Policy, Sexual Orientation and the Law, Gender and the Law (focused on trans-inclusive materials), etc.)?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please list course names:

    Law and Sexuality, Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic

    b. If you answered 'no, but LGBTQ+ content is included in other courses' to #20, please list course names AND approximately what percentage of course time is dedicated to LGBTQ+ content for each course:

    Employment Discrimination (Korn) – 20%

    Criminal Law (Holland) – 5%

    Investigative Criminal Procedure (Holland) – 5%

    Adjudicative Criminal Procedure (Holland) – 5%

    Professional Responsibility (Holland) – 5%

    Comparative Criminal Law (Holland)- 5%

    Comparative Women’s Rights (Treuthart) – 10%

    Family Law – (Treuthart) – 10%

    Constitutional Law II (Treuthart) – 5%

    International Human Rights (Treuthart) – 5%

    Family Law (Pearson) – 25%

    Law and Sexuality (Pearson) – 100%

    International Children’s Rights (Pearson) – 10%

    Alternative Dispute Resolution (Pearson) – 15%

    Trust and Estates (Pearson) – 10%

    Contracts (Pearson) – 5%

    Elder Law (Mann) – 2-4%

    Wills and Trusts (Murphy) – 5%

    LRW III (Bradley) – subject of brief problems

    Constitutional Law II (Gillmer) – 5%

    Civil Rights (Gillmer) – 5%

    Immigration Law (Ballard) – 2%

    Community Property (Ballard) 

    Employment Law (Daggett) – 5%

    Education Law (Daggett) – 5%

    Jurisprudence/Legal History (Morrissey) – 5%

    Civil and Human Rights Advocacy Clinic (Holland and Gillmer) – 10%

    Jurisprudence and Legal Methods (Pham) – 7%

    21. Does your law school have an active LGBTQ+ law student group that is supported by the administration?
    Yes

    Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic, Lincoln LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Gender Sexuality Alliance

    22. Does your law school provide funding, including travel support, for LGBTQ+ students to participate in LGBTQ+-focused learning and/or career services opportunities?
    Yes
    a. If yes please provide details and examples of when and how those opportunities have been utilized in the past three years:

    All interested students are compensated to attend the Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair and the Justice Conference. Law students have the opportunity to work in the LGBTQ+ ID Clinic and the new Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic.

    23. Does your law school have a hate/bias incident policy that faculty, staff/administrators, and students are required to follow?
    Yes
    a. If yes to #23, does that process specifically identify sexual orientation AND/OR gender identity/expression as protected categories?
    Yes, both
    b. If yes to #23, does the policy set out a clear hate bias/incident reporting process for faculty, staff/administrators, and students to utilize if necessary?
    Yes
    24. Does your law school provide mandatory anti-sexual harassment training that explicitly covers same-sex harassment and harassment of transgender/nonbinary people, for all staff/faculty/administrators, at least every three years?
    Yes
    25. Does your law school provide diversity and inclusion training that incorporates robust LGBTQ+ curriculum as well as anti-racism curriculum, at least every three years? NOTE: Please check all that apply.
    Yes, mandatory for all faculty/staff/administrators
    Yes, optional for all students
    a. If you selected other, please describe your diversity and inclusion training options:

    All staff and faculty participated in a mandatory diversity.edu training with a 100% completion and the Law School will be hosting an all staff/faculty DEI retreat for the Spring of 2021.

    26. Please describe all additional ways, not identified through your earlier responses, in which your law school works to be safe, inclusive, and welcoming for its LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and administrators:

    In the 2020 Spring semester, the Center for Civil and Human Rights partnered with the Lavender Rights Project to bring a monthly Name and Gender Change ID Clinic to the law school. The Gender and Name Change ID Clinic was a clinic that was open to the public, and which provided law students the opportunity to assist with transgender ID assistance. 

    The Chaplain’s Office, in collaboration with University Mission and Ministry, strives to support and meet the pastoral needs of students, faculty, and staff who identify as LGBTQ+ or allies through pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, retreat opportunities, as well as accessing resources available with local LGBTQ+ community in the greater Spokane area. 

    The Civil and Human Rights Advocacy Clinic enables students to learn about the legal theories, advocacy strategies, and practices used by civil and human rights attorneys to identify, investigate, and challenge laws and policies burdening historically marginalized and traditionally disadvantaged groups. The course includes a dedicated seminar component for case review, reflection, and other training.

    In addition to the practical legal education and training that students receive at the Clinic, the Clinic also fosters a safe space where LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff, and allies alike can engage in meaningful conversation. Similarly, the law school also provides the Underrepresented Student and Social Justice Initiative Space (“US”-Space) this newly established physical space is a tangible manifestation of the Law School’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. The US-Space further enriches the student body by promoting a sense of campus community and inclusiveness for underrepresented students. LGBTQ+ students are encouraged to gather and use the US-Space as a physical location where a sense of community is built.

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