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Policies and Practices that Impact the Student Experience 

Nondiscrimination Policy

This school has a nondiscrimination policy that covers:

• Employment
• Admissions 

The school’s nondiscrimination policy addresses discrimination on the basis of:

• Sexual Orientation 
• Gender Identity

Name in Use (a.k.a. Chosen Name)

Name in use can be used. Students can indicate name in use:

• On law school application
• When filling out enrollment information
• In school’s student information system

Name in use appears: 

• Automatically on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
• Automatically on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews
• Upon request on student diplomas

Pronouns and Honorifics

Faculty, administration, and staff are:

• Allowed to include pronouns in email signatures

Students can indicate pronouns:

• On law school application 
• When filling out enrollment information
• In school’s student information system
• During new student orientation

Students can indicate:

• Honorifics on law school application 

Scholarships

School offers general diversity and inclusion financial aid for students based on:

• Sexual Orientation 
• Gender Identity

Resources and Opportunities 

• LGBTQ+ student organization(s)  
• Funds for LGBTQ+ student organization(s)                  
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) student committee
• Emergency funds that LGBTQ+ students can request if they are in crisis
• Funds for students to attend the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
• Funds for students to participate in the Williams Institute Annual Moot Court

Faculty

• School has a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) faculty committee
• School has faculty member(s) who conduct research primarily focused on LGBTQ+ topics

Facilities 

This law school provides: 

• All-gender-inclusive single-occupancy restroom(s)
• Gender-designated multi-stall restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify
• Gender-designated single-occupancy restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify

All-gender-inclusive restrooms:

• Located in main law school building
• All are ADA accessible 

Local Community

• LGBTQ+ specific events    
• Pride events  
• Readily identifiable LGBTQ+ owned businesses          
• Readily identifiable LGBTQ+ friendly businesses (e.g., pride flag sticker)     

Navigating Creighton University School of Law

Questions about financial aid

Financial Aid
Quinn Hejlik
QuinnHejlik@creighton.edu
402.280.2249

Questions about LGBTQ+ resources available on and/or off campus

Admin Suite 279
Yvonnda Summers
yvonndasummers@creighton.edu
402.280.3089

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

Registrar 280
Martha Lemar
marthalemar@creighton.edu
402.280.3085

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Admin Suite 279
Yvonnda Summers
yvonndasummers@creighton.edu
402.280.3089