About the GSCC
The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC) supports LGBTQ+ students and their communities. We are a unit of UW–Madison Student Affairs.
We’re glad you’re here. Please contact us or come by!
We envision a University of Wisconsin–Madison that actively addresses oppression in all its forms and affirms, includes, and celebrates people across the spectrum of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, including their intersectional experiences and perspectives.
Drop in hours
Monday and Friday 9am-5pm
Tue/Weds/Thur 9am-7pm
(or by appointment)
Red Gym
716 Langdon St., Room 137
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3344 lgbtq@studentaffairs.wisc.edu
Take a tour
Check out the GSCC space!
The CC is welcoming and comfortable. Students spread their work out on the tables to study, eat lunch, do crafts, and play games. A range of student groups holds meetings at the Center and we hold special programs regularly. We have comfortable couches, two big TVs, a conference room, a quiet space, a full library, occasional snacks, and great tunes.
History
The GSCC was founded in 1992 and became an Office of the Dean of Students in 2003. It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022! It has had several name changes, most recently from LGBT Campus Center in May 2018.
We got a brand new space in fall 2020!
Learn more about the eras of Campus Center history in our extended report:
Meet the staff
Professional Staff
Student Staff
Core values
Student-driven
We intentionally seek to partner and collaborate with students as a way to ensure that student needs, ideas, and autonomy shape the work we do.
Accountability
We strive to take responsibility for our impact and engage in transparent processes and assessment that promotes continued growth and life-long learning.
Development
We actively grow our capacity to understand and utilize skills to create and sustain programming and spaces that foster self-awareness, learning, and curiosity.
Agency
We recognize and value the importance of diverse voices, experiences, and perspectives and actively seek input from our community.
Collective care
We affirm, celebrate, and hold space for our campus community and strive to support an environment that provides resources and
opportunities for self-reflection, well-being, and gratitude.
Joy
We believe in and create opportunities to engage and learn that are both deeply meaningful and rewarding as an intentional way to foster connection and belonging.
Crisis support
If your situation is life-threatening, please call 911 or get to the nearest hospital emergency room.
Local emergency rooms
- UW Hospital Emergency Room: 600 Highland Avenue, 608-262-2398
- Meriter Hospital Emergency Room: 202 S. Park St., 608-267-6206
- St. Mary’s Hospital Emergency Room: 707 S. Mills St., 608-258-6800
University Health Services (UHS)
UHS offers 24-hour crisis intervention services for enrolled students or for those who are concerned about an enrolled student. If you are feeling desperate or thinking about suicide, or you’re afraid for the well-being of someone you know, you can call UHS at 608-265-5600 (select option 9).