Atlas Center

Gender & Sexuality Resource Center

Location: Shults Center 116

Instagram: Atlas_Nazareth

Contact us: atlascenter@naz.edu

Get Connected

The Atlas Center is part of the Office for Diversity & Inclusive Excellence Education (ODIEE). We offer space and programs welcoming to and inclusive of students, faculty, and staff across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.

Clubs and Organizations

  • Lambda Association: Celebrates diversity and aims to provide resource information about and support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Lambda welcomes the participation and support of all, including our straight allies. Follow Lambda on Insta!
  • Intersectional Feminist Alliance: Studies gender’s organizing factor in culture, informed by feminism, and promotes diversity & inclusion. Follow IFA on Insta!

Get Engaged

In collaboration with ODIEE and Lambda, the Atlas Center offers professional learning opportunities and programs that create as well as cultivate a sense of belonging at Nazareth.

  • Fall: Open House, LGBTQ+ History Month, National Coming Out Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, International Pronoun Day, LGBTQ+ Educational Workshops), and more.

  • Spring: Campus Pride, Rochester Pride, Transgender Day of Visibility, Celebrate Diversity Month, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, & Biphobia, Loving Day, Coming Out Spiritually, Pride Yoga, and more.

Get Inspired

The Atlas Center has books and other resources that students and faculty can access and check out. We welcome suggestions for new books or movies – just let us know what you’d be interested in. If you have literature or related materials you would like to donate, please stop by the center.

Feel Empowered

The Atlas Center, in collaboration with student organizations and campus departments, strives to provide resources that aid in the success of our faculty, staff, and students. We can point you in the right direction, when it comes to:

  • Gender inclusive housing questions
  • Chosen name and/or gender identity change forms
  • Locations of all-use/gender neutral restrooms
  • Off-campus LGBTQ+ services
  • LGBTQ+ social resources

Gender-inclusive bathrooms

Single-occupancy bathrooms are available for people of any gender identity (including those who do not identify with any gender): Gender-inclusive bathroom locations

Trans@Naz Resources

Gender Inclusive HousingGender-inclusive housing seeks to provide an environment that is welcoming to all gender identities and is not limited to the traditional gender binary (female and male).

Gender Inclusive Bathrooms: Any single-use bathroom can be used by all, regardless of gender identity. 

Current Students Gender/Name Change: That guide shows you how to identify your pronouns and change your name in Gmail and NazNet Self Service.

Alumni Gender/Name Change: Alums who have transitioned can receive a reprinted diploma at no cost. Email your request to registrar@naz.edu

Mission

The Atlas Center aims to provides a safe and welcoming campus environment for LGBTQ+ students and allies through education to better understand the diverse sexual and gender identities and experiences that exist at Nazareth College.

 

Vision

The Atlas Center envisions a Nazareth community that actively addresses oppression in all its forms and affirms, advocates and holistically embraces people across the spectrum of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, including their intersectional experiences and perspectives.

Atlas Open Hours

Here are our open hours, however these may shift if we have students working in other areas or for events!

Monday 11:30am-6pm

Tuesday 10am-2pm; 4-8pm

Wednesday 10am-8pm

Thursday 11am-8pm

Friday 9:30am-5pm

pride

Naz at Rochester Pride

Photos from Naz at Roc Pride 2024

Multi-color flag and lights on Atlas Center wall

Quick tour

Kylee Ego-Walters '23 gives a tour of the Atlas Center.

Watch video

Naz LGBTQIA+ Timeline

Join efforts with Naz in collecting and preserving LGBTQIA+ life on campus! Here is the work-in-progress timeline, along with a link on the webpage to share photos and information!

For Faculty and Staff

Diversity in Higher Education resources gathered by the Nazareth instruction and reference library >

Lavender Graduation

Lavender Graduation planning is a collaboration between Office for Diversity & Inclusive Excellence Education (ODIEE) / Atlas, Student Engagement & Leadership / Undergraduate Association, and Alumni Engagement. The event will include dinner, recognition of our graduating seniors who identify as LGBTQIA+, message from some Naz community members, a student address, alumni, and more. More details to come soon!