On Tuesday, Oct. 10, IUPUC faculty, staff, and students gathered for Safe Zone Training, a workshop that teaches individuals how to address the specific needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally community on the IUPUC campus.

Through the Safe Zone Training, participants gained a greater understanding of others, while individually increasing awareness of discriminatory behavior and language in self and others. Furthermore, skill tactics were introduced to teach individuals how to feel at greater ease when intervening in biased situations.

Safe Zone Training, facilitated by Dr. Meghan Kahn, an associate professor of psychology and program coordinator of psychology at the School of Social Sciences at IU Southeast, is part of the Principles of Co-Curricular Learning with a focus on the essential components of understanding society and culture, values and ethics, and interpersonal development.