UCLGBTA is the University of California Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Association. UCLGBTA meets at a minimum once each year at
the Annual Conference and conducts a General Assembly to review issues
of interest and concern with its members. UCLGBTA is:
* Officially recognized by the UC Office of the President as a
systemwide advisory group for LGBT issues;
* An organizing network for the leaders of UC lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender organizations;
* The means for them to exchange information systemwide;
* The means to coordinate and promote programming, education and
outreach related to the UC Q/LGBT Resource Centers and Chancellors
advisory committees on LGBT issues;
* A vehicle to promote LGBT curriculum; and
* An organized entity that addresses issues of campus and workplace
environment, discrimination/nondiscrimination; policy matters and
domestic partnership and housing benefits.
UCLGBTA promotes and inspires communication among lesbians, gay,
bisexual and transgender people within the UC system. UCLGBTA is open to
UC students, faculty/academics, staff and alumni of all sexual,
political, religious, economic, ethnic and gender identities.
UCLGBTA has worked closely with Judith Boyette, University of California
Office of the President Associate Vice President for Human Resources to
address issues such as domestic partnership benefits, policy
development, non-discrimination and work environment. UCLGBTA is pleased
to present Judith Boyette as its featured speaker during the UCLGBTA
General Assembly.
Judith Boyette is the Associate Vice President for Human
Resources and Benefits for the University of California System which
includes over 120,000 staff employees from 10 campuses, five medical
schools, three law schools, and three national laboratories managed by
U.C. for the U. S. Department of Energy. She joined the University of
California Office of the President in 1997. Among Ms. Boyette's
responsibilities as AVP is the integration of Human Resources and
Benefits functions at the University's Systemwide office in Oakland.
Presently, Judith Boyette and her staff are working directly with
UCLGBTA to explore and consider many things including: extension of
pension benefits to surviving domestic partners of University employees;
changes and improvements in existing staff personnel policy language to
comprehensively include same sex domestic partners; and expansion of the
University's non-discrimination policy to include gender and gender
identity.
