Support the Pride Center
Our supporters make our work possible.
With your support, we are able to make an impact in the lives of our students. Our goal is to foster a supportive and inclusive campus community for LGBTQ+ students. We accomplish this work through intersectional programs, educational opportunities, support resources and advocacy. An investment in the Pride Center can help us succeed in achieving our vision of a campus community that affirms, respects, and celebrates all genders and sexualities.
Our Fundraising Priorities
With your support we are able to continue and expand our programs, services and initiatives. Funding helps support the following areas:
- Expanding student academic support initiatives
- Increasing student programs geared towards sense of belonging, mental health initiatives, and leadership
- Increasing opportunity and engagement at signtuare programs such as Pride Fest, Coming Out Week, LavGrad Celebration, and Transgender Awareness Week
- Increasing staffig needs such as full-time staff and graduate assistantships
- Advancing queer and trans research
- Supporting queer and trans faculty and staff through the UND LGBTQ+ Faculty & Staff Association
UND LGBTQ+ Endowment
The UND LGBTQ+ Endowment was created to support the operating needs, programs, and institutional initiatives of the Pride Center.
UND Pride Center/LGBTQ+ Priority Needs Fund
The priority needs fund helps support the immediate needs of the Pride Center. In the past, the fund has been used to start The Clothing Closet, sponsor students in attending the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference, support students in participating in educational opportunities such as visits to the Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Canada, or help fund large programs such as the LGBTQ+ Higher Education Day-Long Institute.
Student Scholarships
Scholarships help LGBTQ+ students access and affordable education. They provide life-changing financial support, assist in recruiting and retaining future leaders, and keep our LGBTQ+ enrollment strong.
Learn More About Opportunities for Impact.
Featured Alumni Stories
- "Access to justice requires us to address these biases': CO judge's order aims to reduce bias in the courtroom - Judge Jon Olafson, '98
- Joy in the Present, Satisfaction for the Future - Dave Dornacker, '74 and Jody Spencer, '84
- Forty Years of Activism + Support - Jeff Maliskey, '22
- Dr. Lauren Chapple-Love advocate for the mental health of the underserved - Lauren Chapple-Love, '18