Campus Pride is ramping up its Spring 2011 Webinar Series. There's lots of great things in store this season, as we discuss campus hate crimes, the lives of transgender people on campus, suicide prevention, creating change in intercollegiate athletics and LGBT-inclusive college admissions and recruiting.

Register for any webinar in the Campus Pride Series and have a chance to win a FREE registration ($795 value) for your college to attend the Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp in July 2011.

The webinar series, presented in partnership with CampusSpeak, aims to develop necessary resources, programs and services to support LGBT and ally students on college campuses across the United States.

Read more about each of the webinars this spring after the jump and get in on the action!

CAMPUS PRIDE SERIES :: Stop The Hate: A Hate Crime Primer for College Staff, Faculty & Administrators
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WHEN: Wednesday, March 9:: 3 p.m. EST
WHO: Greg Miraglia, Dean of Career Technical Education/Napa Valley College Police Academy and National Program Coordinator for Stop The Hate and Shane Windmeyer, Founder of Stop The Hate
COST: $95 per site

Did you know that college and university campuses are the third most common place for a hate crime to occur? Student retention and persistence depend on having a safe place to live and learn on campus. Your campus should know what to do and how to respond if a hate crime happens. Learn "what your campus needs to know about hate crimes" including how the law defines a hate crime and the best practices for a response to a hate crime. Participants will examine real examples from campuses across the country and will get the latest information on hate crime trends. Key facts and figures will be shared from the nationally known Stop The Hate curriculum. This webinar is a necessary primer for all college staff, faculty and administrators.

CAMPUS PRIDE SERIES:: Other, Please Specify: The Lives of Transgender People on Campus
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WHEN: Wednesday, March 16 :: 3 p.m. EST
WHO: Genny Beemyn, Ph.D., Director, the Stonewall Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Susan (Sue) Rankin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies, College Student Affairs and Senior Research Associate, Center for the Study of Higher Education at The Pennsylvania State University
COST: $95 per site

Campus Pride is proud to feature this special webinar from scholars Genny Beemyn and Sue Rankin and their forthcoming book The Lives of Transgender People (Columbia University Press). Based on interviews with 400 self-identified transgender people from throughout the United States, this webinar compares the experiences of individuals from different transgender groups and offers a series of “touchstones,” or significant life moments, in the gender identity development processes of the participants who identify as MTFs, FTMs, female-presenting crossdressers, and genderqueer individuals. Participants will learn how the experiences of younger transgender people today differ from the experiences of previous transgender generations and how transgender youth are changing the definition of what it means to be transgender. This webinar is a "must" for any college wanting to understand and learn more about their transgender students, faculty and staff and how to create a safer, more welcoming campus for everyone.

CAMPUS PRIDE SERIES :: LIFEGUARD: Suicide Prevention on College Campuses
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WHEN: Wednesday, April 6 :: 3 p.m. EST
WHO: Meg Ten Eyck, The Trevor Project & Shane Windmeyer, Campus Pride
COST: $95 per site

Campus Pride joins with The Trevor Project to bring student leaders, faculty and staff a webinar on suicide among LGBT and questioning youth and the different environmental stressors that contribute to a heightened risk for suicide. Based on the Trevor Project's LIFEGUARD program, this webinar will focus on college campus communities and the impact of language, actions, and bullying/harassment on LGBT young people. Participants will leave with specific actions on how to recognize the warning signs of suicide and how to best respond as lifeguards on campus. A particular emphasis will be placed on best practices and experience to better work with LGBT youth populations. Presenters will also share programs and resources to support suicide prevention work from both national organizations -- Campus Pride and The Trevor Project.

About The Trevor Project:
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. More info online at www.thetrevorproject.org

CAMPUS PRIDE SERIES :: COMING OUT TO PLAY: Creating Change within Intercollegiate Athletics
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WHEN: Thursday, April 14:: 3 p.m. EST
WHO: Special Guest: Andrew McIntosh, SUNY Oneonta Lacrosse Captain & OUT Magazine's Out 100 List; Moderated by Shane Windmeyer, Campus Pride
COST: $95 per site

Andrew McIntosh played lacrosse for the State University of New York College at Oneonta. While he played lacrosse, he was also captain of his lacrosse team and a vibrant student leader on campus. Andrew will share insight into the locker room environment, competing on the field in a team sport -- all the while being out publicly on campus. His coming out story was first published on OutSports in Feb 2010 and has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Advocate. Andrew was also named into the Out 100 by OUT Magazine for his major impact on mainstream culture and the LGBT community. This webinar provides a story of resiliency that delves into topics such as sport sociology, sport psychology and humanities. Participants will be given authentic insight on being openly gay while participating in intercollegiate athletics. The webinar will answer questions firsthand from Andrew on how to create change within intercollegiate athletics on their campus.

CAMPUS PRIDE SERIES :: College Admissions & LGBT Students: We're Here to Recruit You!
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WHEN: Wednesday, May 11:: 3 p.m. EST
WHO: Shane Windmeyer, Ms. Ed and featured Guests
COST: $95 per site

Over the last few years, a growing visible population of LGBT youth have emerged for college recruitment efforts. These out LGBT youth want to find colleges that not only meet their academic needs but also provide a welcoming, safe, accepting environment. More and more colleges want to actively reach out to these LGBT youth and share their LGBT-friendly programs and services. Campus Pride provides an analysis of LGBT recruitment strategies, trends and observations from its National LGBT-Friendly College Fair Program and its LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index . The webinar will also feature a guests from a few of the leading LGBT-Friendly colleges and universities across the country. Learn how your campus can recruit out LGBT students for the future.

Note: These webinars are part of the Campus Pride Series for LGBT and ally issues/concerns and bias/prejudice reduction programs. The track is a partnership between Campus Pride and CAMUSPEAK. A portion of proceeds benefit the charitable work of Campus Pride. When you register for this webinar, your college/university has a chance to win a FREE REGISTRATION ($795 value) for a student to attend the 2011 Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp in July.