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Recruitment is now open for the 2025-2027 term

Get involvedThe UC San Diego Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues is seeking new student, academic and staff members for a two-year term (2025-2027).

The CAC GISOI was formed in 1994 and comprises representatives from academics, staff, and students at UC San Diego and UC San Diego Health. The Committee advises the Chancellor through the Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion on issues regarding policies and practices that will improve the campus climate and overall experience for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, agender, aromantic, fluid, and other emerging LGBTQIA+ communities at UC San Diego.

The Committee uses an intentional intersectional lens to advise on these issues and takes care to consider LGBTQIA+ communities' needs at the intersections of race and ethnicity, ability, religion, socioeconomic status, and other salient identities.

The Committee's current charges include:

  • Providing advice and recommendations on how to address climate issues for transgender and nonbinary communities through accountability structures informed by data
  • Providing advice and counsel regarding LGBTQIA+ communities experience with violence, hate, harassment, and discrimination and what UC San Diego can do to address the climate
  • Discussing LGBTQIA+ issues and recommendations pertaining to the Health Sciences advisory subgroup regarding enhancements to inclusive policies and practices throughout the organization
  • Monitoring changes to improve transgender access and inclusion to all UC San Diego facilities, policies and practices

Selection criteria for potential committee members include: 

  • Sensitivity to issues of diverse genders and sexualities and/or demonstrated support of LGBTQIA+ communities
  • Skills, experiences and background that help the CAC GISOI in meeting one or more of the Committee's charges
  • The ability to attend quarterly committee meetings
  • The ability to serve at least 5 hours per quarter to attend to committee work
  • Willingness to serve on the Committee on the Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues for a two-year term (one-year renewable for students); and

Benefits of committee membership include professional development, community fellowship, and service to the institution.

Commitments include:

  • New member orientation in Summer 2025, exact date scheduled based on availability, for two hours. 
  • Fall 2025 Retreat in the Fall 2025 Quarter, exact date scheduled based on availability from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Winter 2026 Meeting in the Winter 2026 Quarter, exact date scheduled based on availability from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
  • Spring 2026 Meeting in the Spring 2026 Quarter, exact date scheduled based on availability from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Apply online:

Please apply no later than Friday, May 30, 2025, by completing the application below. Appointments will be made in June 2025. If you have any questions, please contact the committee secretary gisoi@ucsd.edu.