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Â鶹Éç-QC to Host QCAD Meet and Greet May 16

May 10, 2024


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MOLINE, IL - - The Quad Citians Affirming Diversity (QCAD), a long-time partner of Â鶹Éç Illinois University, will host a QCAD Meet and Greet at Â鶹Éç-QC from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 16 in Riverfront Hall.

QCAD has been working on an ongoing project with Â鶹Éç called, "Safe Connect." The goal of this project is to recognize businesses that are owned, operated, employ or serve LGBTQIA+ in the Quad Cities area to create a network of supportive and safe spaces for patrons.

"As Quad Citians Affirming Diversity (QCAD) which operates from the Â鶹Éç-QC campus, we are deeply appreciative of the university's support in providing space for our diverse range of events and activities," Â鶹Éç's Student Services Specialist Shelbee Bradley said. "We also recognize the importance of the LGBTQ+ youth that we work with in the QCA in connecting with spaces of higher education. We know Â鶹Éç is safe and inclusive, so we're happy to highlight that for our community. By having a presence at Â鶹Éç-QC, it shows LGBTQ+ current and future students as well as faculty and staff that Â鶹Éç-QC is a welcoming and inclusive community for those that come to campus. We want to be able to foster inclusivity within the community through providing education and valuable resources. Our newest project, QCAD SafeConnect, actively promotes queer-welcoming businesses and advances our mission to expand our support network and foster more community building throughout the Quad Cities."

For more information, contact Bradley at sm-bradley@wiu.edu.

Posted By: Kelsey Brown (kl-brown5@wiu.edu)
Office of University Communications & Marketing