On Friday, April 5, the Rainbow Center hosted its annual Lavender Graduation, which celebrates the academic success of queer and gender-diverse students at the University of Connecticut. According to the Human Rights Campaign, Dr. Ronni Sanlo, a Jewish lesbian who was denied the opportunity to attend the graduations of her biological children because of her sexual…
Kelly Clark, founding director of the Q Center, set to retire Provided by Kelly Clark After establishing and running the Q Center for five years, Kelly Clark will be retiring.
Kelly Clark established the Q Center in fall 2016, led its efforts for five years
May 3, 2021
Kelly Clark, Q Center director at Binghamton University, is retiring at the end of this semester after successfully establishing and leading the Q Center since the fall of 2016.
Clark has been an avid social justice educator and advocate for over 30 years. Prior to BU, Clark served as director of community safety programs for the Out Alliance in Rochester, New York. In that role, Clark created and led cultural competency training that focused on working with LGBTQ victims of violence. In 2015, Clark saw an advertisement for a director position at BU and successfully applied. Clark said she found support in the BU community when establishing the Q Center.