Eastern's Pride Room Grand Opening

Written by Kate Harner

Willimantic, CT - Eastern Connecticut State University will have a grand opening for the Pride Room, a new resource room for Eastern's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place from 3 to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 on the first floor of the Student Center outside of the Pride Room. The public is invited. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served.

            Michelle Delaney, student activities and Student Center director; Kenneth Bedini, interim vice president for student affairs; and the student-run group Allies have worked with Eastern faculty, staff and students to create the Pride Room. Committees have created a mission statement and advisory board for the room as a first step toward developing a center for Eastern's LGBT community.