The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Alliance presented Provost Robert Shelton last week with a list of requests for improving the campus climate for sexual minorities.
One of the report's recommendations is that UNC establish an Office of LGBTQ Life & Study that would facilitate "consolidating, publicizing and integrating social supports and academic resources available to the LGBTQ community."
The group's priorities also include finding meeting space on campus and hiring a campus adviser.
The LGBTQ Alliance was established last summer to assess the treatment of non-heterosexual groups on campus. Shelton called for a committee assembled from various backgrounds to serve as representatives of the greater campus community.
Shelton said that while some of the committee's suggestions will take longer to implement then others, he is committed to accomplishing its goals.
"We're going to put together a small advisory group that will work in conjunction with us," he said. "It will take some time, but the best way to get things done is to approach it incrementally.
Shelton said it is in the University's best interest to make the LGBTQ community feel safe and welcome.
"(LGBTQ individuals) are a group of people who are vital to this campus because of the intellectual and scholarly creativity that they bring," he said. "The University is the great place that it is because of the contributions of people from a variety of diverse backgrounds."
Professor Pamela Conover, chairwoman of the planning committee, said it is time for UNC to address the problems faced by sexual minorities on campus.
