Almost a year after UNC administrators approved the conception of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer resource center, LGBTQ students will finally have a place to call home.
Set to open sometime next week, the temporary center in Room 223 of the School of Social Work building will cater to the needs of the LGBTQ community.
Associate Provost Steve Allred said Thursday that administrators hope to establish a permanent location for the center but that due to limited office space on campus, it will be a couple of months before one can be found.
"We are looking all over," he said. "But it is at least an initial starting point."
Allred said it is important to get the resource center started even though a permanent spot is not available.
He said officials are looking to find a location that is accessible to both the campus community and area residents.
"We have a couple alternatives, but no big space is open right now," Allred said.
A long time coming, the resource center was a major request from the LGBTQ community in the LGBTQ Climate Report released by a new advisory board last May.
According to the report, the center will strive to combat what it deems to be widespread discrimination on campus through fostering a community center where LGBTQ students can feel welcome.