DVC is here to support you with a variety of resources! Explore student life, organizations, and tools for a safe, supportive campus experience. Check out the links below, and if you don’t see what you need, reach out to us at pride@dvc.edu.
Personalize Your Profile & Access Inclusive Resources
Follow these guides to update your pronouns, chosen name, and access gender-inclusive campus resources.
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Learn how to:
- Add your pronouns on Zoom
- Add your pronouns on Canvas as a student
- Change your Canvas display name and other settings
- Request your chosen name change in college records
- Can also find this on InSite under "Student Forms"
To request a legal name change in college records - contact admissions@dvc.edu
Locations for Gender Inclusive Restrooms
Find gender inclusive restrooms - see campus lists and maps below:
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Pleasant Hill
- Administration Building, Bottom Floor
- Gymnasium, temporary restroom trailer
- Kinesiology Activity Building, Second Floor
- Performing Arts Center, Green Room
- Pool Deck
- PUMA Center (Learning Center Annex)
- Student Services Center, Second Floor
San Ramon
- East Building, Second Floor, across from Room 225
Finding Support
- Wellness Counseling - Wellness counseling is available Monday-Friday via Zoom. If you are not able to speak freely while at home, you can use the chat function on Zoom during your session.
- TimelyCare - This FREE service provides access to 24/7 medical and mental telehealth care with TimelyCare.
- Basic Needs - Resources for food, housing, and health
- How to: Confidentially report discrimination or a hate crime
Financial Aid
- Financial Aid - Helping you pay for college
- Scholarships
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LGBTQIA-themed community scholarships: eQuality Scholarship - Scholarships to honor and encourage California students for their service to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community.
Previous DVC recipients have included:
- 2020 - Koha Yankova
- 2019 - Victor Benedict Tiglao
- 2017 - Niq Muldrow, Jo Call
- 2015 - Monroe Yeung
- STEM Scholarship - For members of the LGBTQ+ STEM community
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Making Connections
- Student Life - Find community with clubs, events, and student resources
- Pride Student Association - Student club purpose:
- Provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender: queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual students and their allies,
- To be a watchdog and activist for LGBTQIA students' rights on campus, and to
- Promote diversity on campus through education and recreational programs.
- Library LGBTQIA Guide - DVC library information and resources related to LGBTQIA issues
Message from Student Life
Diablo Valley College welcomes LGBTQIA+ students with a commitment to experiencing a supportive environment that creates and inspires others. DVC’s mission is, “We inspire, educate, and empower students to transform their lives and their communities.” Our work focuses on connecting students to the college community in the following ways:
- Participation and leadership development in clubs,
- Student government in the shared governance process, and
- Engaging students in advocacy.
In addition, DVC welcomes students to participate in the LGBTQIA+ Learning Community, Pride Student Association Club, and participation in the LGBTQIA+ workgroup. Our continued partnership with the Rainbow Community Center provides extended learning with our Cultural Humility Series programming. Please join our efforts to advance social justice and get involved in your college today.