LGBT History Month keynote speaker Shane Windmeyer LGBT History Month keynote speaker Shane Windmeyer

Join us for a day lecture with Shane L. Windmeyer, best-selling author, LGBTQ campus pioneer and civil rights champion. Windmeyer will present "The State of Higher Education for LGBTQ People," at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Marcus Welcome Center. The day lecture is only for WSU faculty, staff and GTAs. Lunch will be provided by Chick-Fil-A for those who RSVP by Friday, Sept. 30. Register at http://www.wichita.edu/swlecture.

Windmeyer is founder and executive director of Campus Pride, the leading national LGBTQ organization for student leaders and campus organizations working to build future leaders and create safer campus communities. He is the creator of the Campus Pride Index (CampusPrideIndex.org), the premier national LGBTQ benchmarking tool for colleges and universities.

Released in fall 2006 by Alyson Books, Windmeyer is the author of "The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students," the first-ever college guide profiling the "100 Best LGBT-Friendly Campuses."

He is also the editor of "Brotherhood: Gay Life in College Fraternities" and co-editor of the books "Inspiration for LGBT Students & Allies," "Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity," and "Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority."

For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 978-3034 or http://www.wichita.edu/odi.

The event is co-sponsored with Academic Affairs, Cargill, Counseling and Testing Center, Human Resources, Spectrum: LGBTQ & Allies, Student Involvement and Student Conduct and Community Standards.