TicketsCINCINNATI – The Cincinnati athletics department earned more mid-summer recognition with its award recognition for a perfect Athletic Equality Index score for its commitment to LGBTQI+ inclusive policies.
The award was presented Thursday night at the Ally Activism Summit in Louisville, which runs through Sunday. It is Cincinnati's second-straight year earning the honor, and it was one of two Big 12 schools to achieve the 100 mark and the only league member honored at the Summit.
Cincinnati's contingent included swimmers Ella Chown and Mia Hensley, as well as Taylor Lipinsky and Beth Beischel from the sport psychology and counseling department.
Data is collected by a team of research fellows who perform a comprehensive audit of institutions' policy manuals (including student-athlete handbooks) and their official athletics websites to identify publicly evidenced policies and practices on LGBTQ inclusion at every NCAA D-I institution.
The eight policies and practices measured here have been empirically proven to impact the experiences of the LGBTQ community. Every athletic department in the sample has been contacted regularly with the opportunity to offer publicly available evidence of accessible policies, resources, and trainings to staff, fans, and student-athletes.
Metrics include, non-discrimination, inclusion and sexual misconduct policies, fan codes of conduct, collaborations, resources and trainings.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Over the course of four days, college athletes, coaches, and administrators from across the country will convene to build community, gain knowledge, and commit to actions to help expand LGBTQI+ inclusion and allyship on their campuses.
Athlete Ally staff and event co-hosts will share how they are using education, policy reform, athlete activism, and groundbreaking research to champion LGBTQI+ inclusion in and through sport. Athletes and activists will discuss how visibility and representation can shape collective power, and from QTBIPOC athletes & allies on intersectional activism. Attendees will cycle through breakouts on storytelling and campus advocacy. To cap off the Summit, a blueprint will be laid out for where to go next to maximize collective impact.
The award was presented Thursday night at the Ally Activism Summit in Louisville, which runs through Sunday. It is Cincinnati's second-straight year earning the honor, and it was one of two Big 12 schools to achieve the 100 mark and the only league member honored at the Summit.
Cincinnati's contingent included swimmers Ella Chown and Mia Hensley, as well as Taylor Lipinsky and Beth Beischel from the sport psychology and counseling department.
Data is collected by a team of research fellows who perform a comprehensive audit of institutions' policy manuals (including student-athlete handbooks) and their official athletics websites to identify publicly evidenced policies and practices on LGBTQ inclusion at every NCAA D-I institution.
The eight policies and practices measured here have been empirically proven to impact the experiences of the LGBTQ community. Every athletic department in the sample has been contacted regularly with the opportunity to offer publicly available evidence of accessible policies, resources, and trainings to staff, fans, and student-athletes.
Metrics include, non-discrimination, inclusion and sexual misconduct policies, fan codes of conduct, collaborations, resources and trainings.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Over the course of four days, college athletes, coaches, and administrators from across the country will convene to build community, gain knowledge, and commit to actions to help expand LGBTQI+ inclusion and allyship on their campuses.
Athlete Ally staff and event co-hosts will share how they are using education, policy reform, athlete activism, and groundbreaking research to champion LGBTQI+ inclusion in and through sport. Athletes and activists will discuss how visibility and representation can shape collective power, and from QTBIPOC athletes & allies on intersectional activism. Attendees will cycle through breakouts on storytelling and campus advocacy. To cap off the Summit, a blueprint will be laid out for where to go next to maximize collective impact.