SECTION ONE:

BUILDING A HEALTHY ORGANIZATION

Introduction

The following six chapters are based on

general organizing principles and tech 

niques that clearly acknowledge the

unique challenges faced by those work 

ing to improve the quality of campus life

for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgen 

der people.  Felice Yeskel has drawn on

her many years of experience as direc 

tor of the University of Massachusetts,

Amherst's Stonewall Center (formerly

the Program for Lesbian Gay and Bisex 

ual Concerns) and over a decade of con 

sulting and training on campuses

nationwide with DiversityWorks, Inc. in

developing this section.  She has used

not only her own experience and exper 

tise, but that of numerous students, fac 

ulty, staff and activists she has known

and worked with over the years.