Diversity
Parkland College is committed to building an inclusive community that supports and advocates for all students and staff. All members of our campus community deserve an environment that is welcoming, supportive, and safe, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
LGBTQIA+ Student resources
It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression. – Harvey Milk
As stated in the Student Policies and Procedures Manual, Students Rights and Responsibilities Section IV:
Students should contact the Office of Admissions and Records if they would like their displayed name to be different from their legal name.
Parkland College strives to create an inclusive and supportive campus environment that values all members of our community, including visitors. One aspect of creating a comfortable environment is providing safe, accessible, and convenient restroom facilities.
The college affirms this commitment in the Student Policies and Procedures Manual, and Procedure 3.01.02 in the Parkland College Policies and Procedures Manual:
In addition, the College is committed to designating and maintaining a gender-neutral restroom in as many of its buildings as reasonably feasible. In some instances, a designated gender-neutral restroom may contain multiple stalls. Additionally, the College is committed to include at least one gender-neutral restroom in new buildings constructed on campus to the extent feasible. Gender-neutral restrooms are available in these locations:
Parkland College is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and employment environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, and misconduct on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation or gender-related identity.
The College has an affirmative duty to take immediate and appropriate action once it knows of any act of sex-based misconduct in any of its educational or employment programs or activities. Sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by any member of the Parkland community will not be tolerated. The College will promptly and thoroughly investigate any complaints of sex-based misconduct in accordance with the procedures.
Reporting Complaints of Sex-Based Misconduct
Policies regarding Harassment and Discrimination of Students can be viewed in the Parkland College Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 8.26. The Harassment and Discrimination of Staff policy can be viewed in Section 3.01.