TransCampus at HCC

What we are

TransCampus is a campus advocacy group (comprised of students, faculty, and staff) committed to creating and fostering an open and inclusive campus community for individuals who are transgender/genderqueer/questioning. 

We've been active at HCC since 2007, and are still going strong!

What we care about

TransCampus focuses on a range of goals, including:

educating HCC's community about gender identity and expression

• including protection for gender identity/expression in HCC's Code of Student Conduct (approved in Spring 2010)
• encouraging campus policies and procedures friendly to trans people (gender identity options on forms, use of preferred names on class rosters, etc)
• advocating for single-user bathrooms in all new construction
• creating a trans-friendly culture by including an awareness of our trans community in publications, on posters and bulletin boards, and on the HCC website
• creating a Safe Zone space/lounge on campus for queer students
• working with critical departments on campus (especially police and health services) to ensure that staff is prepared to handle issues related to gender identity and expression appropriately
• building a strong community of transgender people and allies
• advocating for state and federal policies that provide protection for gender identity and expression, and attending rallies in Boston in support

Who we are

We are open to having new members, especially students! Right now we are:

• Alex Pangborn, President of TransCampus, HCC Nursing student (phoenixrisingftm@gmail.com)
• Vivian Ostrowski, Director of Gateway to College Program (C 230 vostrowski@hcc.edu)
• Idelia Smith, Assistant Vice President of Diversity & Director of Academic Administration (FR 325 ismith@hcc.edu)
• Kathleen Keough, College Counselor (FR 238 kkeough@hcc.edu)
• Myriam Quinones, Coordinator of Multicultural Academic Services (FR 262 mquinones@hcc.edu)
• Jane Vecchio, Faculty, Psychology Department (C 312 jvecchio@hcc.edu)