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  • Climate Survey 2021

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

    Seattle University School of Law

    March 23, 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?

    Current Seattle U Law students have represented the Admission Office and assisted in recruiting at the annual Lavender Law Conference. The Admission Office also sends targeted email and social media campaigns to applicants who identify as LGBTQ+. We regularly participate in LSAC’s LGBTQ+ surveys to provide applicants with information about the School of Law’s curricular offerings focusing on gender and sexuality issues, contact information for LGBTQ faculty and staff, and campus resources for LGBTQ students.

    With regard to admitted students, there is a Diversity Reception for admitted students of color and LGBTQ+ students, held the evening before our Spring Visit Day open house each year. Targeted welcome messages are also sent to enrollees from LGBTQ+ staff and faculty.

    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:

    Students have a self-select option on the admission forms.

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    638
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    104
    d. If 'yes,' how many of your currently enrolled LGBTQ+ students also self-identify as people of color?
    33
    Lesbian?
    2 (data only available for incoming class of 2020)
    Gay?
    7 (data only available for incoming class of 2020)
    Bisexual/ Pansexual?
    22 (data only available for incoming class of 2020)
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    2 (data only available for incoming class of 2020)
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    72

    2 students who self-identify as queer or otherwise as a member of a gender or sexual orientation minority group, and 70 students who were not asked to further identify themselves within the LGBTQ+ community.

    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?
    Yes

    The Outlaws Civil Rights Scholarship provides support for a student actively committed to and engaged in public interest law that benefits the LGBTQ+ community.

    7. Does your law school actively seek to employ diverse staff/faculty/administrators, including openly LGBTQ+ individuals?:
    No
    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
    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    52
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    8
    a. With reference to #10, how many LGBTQ+ faculty self-identify as people of color?
    Zero
    Lesbian?
    4
    Gay?
    3
    Bisexual/Pansexual?
    Zero
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    1
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    Zero
    11. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school in total?
    45
    12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    3
    a. With reference to #12, how many LGBTQ+ staff/administrators self-identify as people of color?
    Zero
    Lesbian?
    1
    Gay?
    2
    Bisexual / Pansexual?
    Zero
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    Zero
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    Zero
    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?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are those employee benefits available on equal terms to employees in same-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships as they are to employees in different-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships?
    Yes
    b. If you answered 'yes' to #13, are those employee benefit plans inclusive of the specific needs of LGBTQ+ employees (i.e., are assisted reproductive benefits offered without the need for extended traditional attempts at pregnancy, are care techniques such as mammograms, prostate exams, hysterectomies, etc. available to employees of all genders, are parental leave policies equal for people of all genders, etc.)?
    Unsure
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #13a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #13b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    Benefit Plan

    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?
    Unsure
    a. If 'yes' or ‘unsure,’ please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    Benefit Plan

    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?
    Yes
    a. If yes, are those student benefits available on equal terms to students in same-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships as they are to students in different- sex marital/domestic partnership relationships?
    Yes
    b. If you answered yes to #15, are those student benefit plans inclusive of the specific needs of LGBTQ+ students (i.e., are assisted reproductive benefits offered without the need for extended traditional attempts at pregnancy, are care techniques such as mammograms, prostate exams, hysterectomies, etc. available to students of all genders, etc.)?
    Unsure
    c. If you answered yes to #15a AND/OR if you answered yes or unsure to #15b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here

    https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/seattleuniversity/pdbs2021.pdf

    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?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/seattleuniversity/pdbs2021.pdf

    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.):

    “Students seek counseling and psychological services for a wide variety of reasons, including depression and anxiety, life crises, identity issues, relationship concerns, difficulty with loss or other life transitions, sexual choices and concerns, problems related to alcohol or drug use, as well as many other issues of concern. We treat each student with sensitivity, providing affirmative therapy that values diversity and respects the individual.”- language from counseling center

    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

    Signage reads, “All are welcome to use this single occupant / family / ADA restroom”; the three single-stall restrooms within the law school are identified on the building directory; all three of those restrooms are accessible for people with disabilities.

    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:

    Outside each gender-segregated restroom, the following language is posted along with information on where to find the three specific gender neutral restrooms in our building: “Gender diversity is welcomed here. All are welcome to use the restroom that best fits their identity.”

    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:

    Gender and the law; Gender Violence Immigration Clinic

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

    Our LGBTQ+ students’ association is OUTLaws. OUTLaws was organized to provide support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender law students and their friends; to present information about legal issues and problems facing individuals; to work with the faculty and the law school to eradicate barriers to the success of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender law students; and to offer a network for social gatherings among our members and friends. We also have a Non-Binary, Gender Non-Conforming and Allies Student Association that has similar goals for that subset of the LGBTQ+ community.

    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:

    Funding to attend Lavender Conference; Sponsorship of local QLaw Networking Event; Sponsorship of QLaw Banquet for student to attend

    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, sexual orientation only
    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

    https://www.seattleu.edu/deanofstudents/policies/bias-harassment-policy/

    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?
    No
    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.
    Other
    a. If you selected other, please describe your diversity and inclusion training options:

    Law Student Orientation has a required implicit bias and racial justice training.

    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:

    Our Social Justice Leadership Committee comprised of students staff and faculty work to promote a inclusive and welcoming campus for all students. In addition, the law school is located in Capitol Hill, the vibrant LGBTQ epicenter of Seattle.

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