Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning+ (LGBT+)
LGBT+ resources are here to help the University of North Georgia (UNG) community be a safe place for all students, faculty and staff, and provide the UNG community with the information and support they need.
Gainesville Campus
Michallene McDaniel
Associate Professor
678-717-3695
Michallene.mcdaniel@ung.edu
Jeanelle Morgan
Associate Professor & Associate Department Head
678-717-3706
jeanelle.morgan@ung.edu
J. Stephen Pearson
Assistant Professor
678-717-3483
steve.pearson@ung.edu
Olivier Le Blond
Assistant Professor
678-717-3473
olivier.leblond@ung.edu
Carly Redding
Assistant Professor
678-717-3577
carly.redding@ung.edu
Caroline Samples
Assistant Director of Learning Support
678-717-3765
caroline.samples@ung.edu
Kyle Murphy
Coordinator for Multicultural Student Affairs
678-717-3934
kyle.murphy@ung.edu
Office of Student Counseling - Gainesville
678-717-3660
Dahlonega Campus
Gabriel Jones
Student Success Technology Specialist
706-867-4584
gabriel.jones@ung.edu
Sue Ann Kalish
Associate Professor
706-864-1480
sueann.kalish@ung.edu
Maria Calatayud
Associate Professor
706-864-1483
maria.calatayud@ung.edu
Olivier Le Blond
Assistant Professor
678-717-3473
olivier.leblond@ung.edu
Wade Manora, Jr.
Assistant Director of Multicultural Student Affairs
706-867-2720
wade.manora@ung.edu
Melissa Lockaby
Safe Zone Representative
melissa.lockaby@ung.edu
Office of Student Counseling - Dahlonega
706-864-1819
Oconee Campus
Michelle Brown
Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students
michelle.Brown@ung.edu
Veronica Walker
Student Ombudsman
veronica.walker@ung.edu
Lindsay Bailey
Director of Student Involvement
706-310-6293
lindsay.bailey@ung.edu
Hotlines
LGBT National Hotline - 1-888-843-4564
The Trevor Project - 1-866-488-7386
LGBT National Youth Talkline -1-800-246-7743
Georgia
Athens Area
National
- The Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
- Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
- Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
- Human Rights Campaign
- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund (Lambda Legal)
- National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
- The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (The Task Force)
- Trikone
- Campus Pride
- The Trevor Project
What is Safe Zone?
- Safe Zone stickers indicate faculty/staff who have undergone at least one beginner’s level LGBTQ+ sensitivity training session. These individuals have committed to being an understanding and non-judgmental listener for anyone who needs to discuss their experience.
- This sticker indicates that the person has received Safe Zone training. (See attached image)
Safe Zone Allies
Dahlonega
- Downtown Office Building: 1st and 3rd floor, and room 233
- Dunlap Hall: 219
- Hoag Student Center: 404 & 405
- Library Technology Center: 136 & 137
- Memorial Hall 128
- Plant Operations: 145 & 146
- Stewart Center: 312, 310, 307, 243
- Student Recreation Center: 205
Gainesville
- Library: 113 (Faculty/Staff - [S/F])
- Student Center 122
- Watkins: 123 (S/F), 124, (S/F), & 198
- Science: 140, 141, 235, 236 (all labeled S/F)
- Administration: 126
- Testing Center: All restrooms in facility are gender neutral
- Student Center 158 and 159 (Faculty/Staff)
- Strickland 182A
Oconee
- Administration 116
- Building 200: 200
- Building 500: 579
- Facilities Building
Cumming
- None
Blue Ridge
- All restrooms are gender neutral
- The TREVOR Project
- Suicide hotline/text line, digital support for LGBTQ youth
- The LGBT Hotline
- Completely anonymous hotline for LGBTQ-identifying people
- Lost & Found
- Safe housing, job training, mental health support and more for queer youth
- It Gets Better Project
- A digital space for LGBTQ people to be reminded that it gets better for us!
- First City Pride
- Programming and an educational space to support the queer community, meant for the queer community
- Love Positive Counseling
- A LGBTQ-focused counseling center
- Trans Housing Atlanta
- Pride Mind
- Another Atlanta-based LGBTQ-focused counseling service company
- LGBTQ Near Me
- Continuously updated list of resources, sorted by location
- Turn2Me
- Vetted list of support groups for various issues
- GA Mental Health Warmline
- Not specifically LGBTQ-focused.