Shades: Spring Into Positivity
Join us fora fun interactive tabling. Help us create an affirmation wall and create compliment cards.
InQUEERy: Guess the Straight Person
Join us at the Student Union SLC Multipurpose Area on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 12pm-1:15pm to participate as an audience member in Guess The Straight Person! This event is presented by the InQUEERy Peer Educator program! Guess The Straight Person runs like a game show! This event is open to all UIS students, faculty, and staff.
This event is co-sponsored by QSAP and GSSS.
For questions or specific accommodations, contact us at gss@uis.edu or 217-206-8316.
SIAN Know Your Rights Training
The Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network will be presenting a "Know Your Rights Training" to all UIS students, staff and faculty. This training will include coverage of new bills HB1312 and HB3247. Attendees can expect to receive information about individual and immigrant rights.
Take Back the Night - Poster Making
Join us April 17th, from 4:30 to 6:30 in the LRH Greatroom, to create posters for the SAAM awareness event, Take Back the Night! Create posters with supportive and encouraging words for a rally in which we take a stand against gender-based violence and sexual violence. Rally will be happening after this event at 6:55pm! Open to all UIS students, faculty, and staff. For questions or accommodations, please contact aeo@uis.edu or 217-206-8732.
Sponsored by the Access and Equity office, the Woman's Center, and GSSS.
Spring Affirmation Station Open House
Free clothes, shoes, toiletries, and accessories are available to all UIS students through the Affirmation Station. GSSS encourages you to come out and browse around the Affirmation Station and find spring and summer items. We will have staff helping you find the items you need.
STI Information Booth & Free Testing
Join the Gender & Sexuality Student Services at the Student Union North Entrance as we partner with the Springfield Urban League (SUL) team for National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!
Brave Space: Community Care in Action
Curious about community gardens and how they work? Want to learn first hand about the Springfield, IL community organization that is spear-heading efforts like these? What if we told you this can all be possible with a fresh fruit smoothie in-hand? Learn how community gardens connect with residential segregation and how researchers in action utilize information to enact equitable public policy.
Take Back the Night - Poster Making
Join us April 14th, from 3:00 to 5:000 in the LRH Greatroom, to create posters for the SAAM awareness event, Take Back the Night! Create posters with supportive and encouraging words for a rally in which we take a stand against gender-based violence and sexual violence. Open to all UIS students, faculty, and staff. For questions or accommodations, please contact aeo@uis.edu or 217-206-8732.
Sponsored by the Access and Equity office, the Woman's Center, and GSSS.
March & Rally: Day of No Silence to Take Back the Night
On behalf of the Women’s Center, Gender & Sexuality Student Services, and the Access & Equity Office, we would like to invite you to our annual Day of No Silence to Take Back the Night event, Part Two! Through this, we aim to continue uplifting survivors and stand up against all forms of violence and bullying of those with real or perceived marginalized gender and sexual identities.
Fluidity Support Group
Fluidity is a weekly support group where students across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and allies discuss topics relevant to their experiences including campus, community and interpersonal situations. Students are able to participate in Fluidity as needed and does not require consistent, continuous attendance. Fluidity provides a safe and private space with peers for those exploring their sexual and/or gender identity. The group allows advocacy for its members and is a judgment-free zone. Fluidity will occur on Mondays from 3pm-4pm.