The College of the Holy Cross—the Worcester, Massachusetts–based private Jesuit liberal arts college, and the oldest Catholic college in New England—has created a new role to enhance resources and services for LGBTQIA+ students, reports Holy Cross Magazine.
The new position, one of a few new staff roles along with updated priorities added to the college’s Office of Multicultural Education, will be called Assistant Director—LGBTQIA+ Specialist, and late last week the college announced that Amie Archambault, formerly the college’s community development coordinator in residential life and housing, has been appointed to the job.
Here’s the scoop from the college:
A top priority for the office is creating a space within OME dedicated to LGBTQIA+ students and their success. “Staff in student affairs have been welcoming and supportive, but we’ve not had a landing place for LGBTQIA+ students in the division,” [Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Michele] Murray says. The vision moving forward includes “enhanced resources and services for LGBTQIA+ students,” Bata shares.
To that end, Amie Archambault, former Holy Cross community development coordinator in residential life and housing, has been hired for OME’s newly created role of assistant director – LGBTQIA+ specialist.
“The fact that Amie’s role has LGBTQ in the title is huge and is really going to move us forward in creating transparent services for students,” says Rosa Martins, who envisions the position serving as a hub for the many existing campuswide supports for LGBTQIA+ students. Archambault will focus on first-generation college student success, as well.
“What’s important is hearing directly from our students what they need from us for the future of the programs and services provided by our office,” Archambault says. “I’m so privileged to be in a position where I get to be a voice and help to create [the future of OME]. We don’t all get to have an experience in our careers where we feel like we’re exactly where we’re supposed to be.”
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