[GLMGLBCN]                                                  6/11/95

The Great Lakes/Midwest Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual College Network was
implemented (March 1995) mainly to connect students, faculty, staff, and
alumnae of Midwestern universities and colleges.
The list is a part of the Midwest University and College Organization
Networking Task (MUCONT) being conducted as a special project by
the UIC GLB student group (PRIDE) in concert with the Subcommittee
on Advocacy and Networking, the Chancellor's Committee on the Status
of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues (CCSLGBI) for the University of
Illinois at Chicago.  The impetus and initiation for this project came
out of the Midwest Regional BLG College Conferences (1994 Earlham
College, Indiana; 1995 Southern Ill. U--Carbondale) and additional local
UIC and Chicago area conferences and less formal discussions in regard
to the general need for improved inter-campus communication and
networking.


SCOPE OF THE MUCONT AND THE GLMGLBCN --

How was the project area defined?  It was arbitrary -- as most such
designations tend to be.  The "model" that was employed here was the
Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which was the law passed by Congress
prior to the ratification of the Constitution that guided the formation of
the eventual states of the upper Midwest.  The original NWO region
included the eventual states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota
(in part), Ohio, and Wisconsin.  The territory was later extended to
include the eventual states of Iowa, the rest of Minnesota, and all of
North and South Dakota east of the Missouri River.  Nebraska was
technically not part of the NWO territory, but since it is well tied to
the states in the NWO region, Nebraska is included as well.  In summary,
the scope of the list is intended to follow this scheme, but subscribers
from outside the region are permitted.


GUIDELINES FOR POSTING --

The GLMGLBCN list is not intended to be either a high volume or a
"chit chat" list.  However, sending a request for chatting or for a
discussion topic is certainly fine. Just remember to keep items that are not
of general interest off the list. Please e-mail directly to whomever you
wish to dialog with -- if what you're essentially doing is a one-on-one, in
other words.  When posting topics for discussion or news bits, please
keep in mind the volume of the current postings.  Post the less important
or less general (interest) items during lower volume periods.

If the volume level becomes unmanageable at some point, we may create
a separate list for GLB college organization officers in order to
relieve them of excessive mail and yet continue to network, but that
will only be implemented if the need should arise.


OTHER NOTES ABOUT THE LISTSERVER --

 = The list is not moderated, but
 = To post on the list, you must be a subscriber.
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    these (explained in the subscription confirmation letter) from
    listserv@uicvm.uic.edu


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