Upcoming Events
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Oct
16
Rainbow Center Is Closed During The Fall Campus Visit Day12:00am
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Oct
16
Rainbow Grads & Young Professionals Apple Picking3:30pm
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Oct
17
Rainbow Center Is Closed During The Fall Campus Visit Day12:00am
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Oct
18
Free & Private Rapid HIV Test/HepC Test @ The RC4:00pm
Free & Private Rapid HIV Test/HepC Test @ The RC
Monday, October 18th, 2021
04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Storrs Campus Rainbow Center; Student Union 403
The Rainbow Center is a UConn/Storrs campus spot to get a free and private Rapid HIV test and a HepC test which allows for results to be known within the half-hour, made possible with the generous support of the Risk Reduction Outreach program of Perception Programs, Inc., of Willimantic (http://www.perceptionprogram.org).
This test is free of charge and open to all, however there are approximately TEN spots available per day of testing! No appointments will be taken due to the need for privacy. Arrive early because testing is first come, first served. Numbers will be given out to individuals and people need to wait in the office. If a person leaves the office and their number is called, we can substitute another person at our discretion. If a person misses their opportunity to get tested because they need to leave, they can be tested on another day that we offer the testing.
The Rainbow Center is located in room 403 of the Student Union.
Test dates during the Fall 2021 semester are as follows:
Monday, September 27 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, October 6 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm
Monday, October 18 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, November 3 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm
Monday, November 15 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, December 1 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm
One may always obtain free, rapid, and private HIV tests and Hepatitis C (HCV) tests through the Risk Reduction Outreach Program, a component of Perception Programs, Inc., which provides services to Windham and Tolland Counties. Its office is located at 90 South Park Street (use Young Street entrance) in Willimantic. The phone number is 860-450-7128.
Also, there is free HIV testing at your local Department of Health and other organizations. Consult http://www.hivtest.org for more test sites in your area.
Admission Fee: Free but limited slots available; first come, first served -
Oct
18
oSTEM organization group meeting6:30pm
oSTEM organization group meeting
Monday, October 18th, 2021
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Storrs Campus Rainbow Center, Student Union 403
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (oSTEM) is a national student society, dedicated to increasing the participation of people who identify with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, intersex, or ally (LGBTQ+) communities in disciplines related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). The primary function of oSTEM is to educate and foster leadership among STEM students from LGBTQ+ communities.
oSTEM has chapters from over 50 universities in the US. Some goals of oSTEM are:
(a) To serve and affirm people who identify as LGBTQ+.
(b) To promote the participation from and development of LGBTQ+ communities in STEM disciplines.
(c) To educate and develop students of STEM disciplines, preparing them for graduation.
(d) To support and contribute to the dynamic network sustained by oSTEM Incorporated.
(e) To provide education, outreach, and professional resources to local high schools when appropriate.
(f) To actively recruit and address the needs of diverse LGBTQ+ groups within the University community, inclusive of those who are historically underrepresented with regards to gender, gender identity or expression, and ethnic background.
For a more information, click on the link: http://www.ostem.org/.
Join in the weekly meetings held at the Rainbow Center, SU403, outside (weather permitting), and digitally.
Sept 20: oSTEM will meet on the SU Mall (lawn)
Sept 27: oSTEM will meet digitally at its oSTEM UConn channel at DISCORD
Follow on Instagram: @uconnostem
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Oct
19
LGBT Center Awareness Day Table3:30pm
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