The Minnesota OUT! Campus Conference (MOCC) is our premier annual statewide conference that discusses issues facing GLBTA students, staff, and faculty on college and university campuses across Minnesota. We are excited for our 3rd-annual MOCC coming up on November 8–9 at Minnesota State University—Mankato!
We encourage all GLBTA students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members from across the region to attend MOCC. Registering early will ensure your spot at this year's conference. Registration is $30 per person, and scholarships are available to those who need them. You can download a .doc or .pdf registration form to send us through postal mail. Alternatively, you can either fax it to 507-389-5632 Attn: MOCC or submit this application electronically to mocc@mncampusalliance.org, and mail your payment to the below address:
LGBT Center Minnesota State University—Mankato
173 Centennial Student Union
Mankato, MN 56001
Checks can be made out to MN Campus Alliance.
A broad range of workshops are presented each year at MOCC. As always, we encourage registrants to submit their own workshop proposals on the topic of their choosing. Workshop submission applications are available as .doc and .pdf to submit either electronically or via postal mail.
We are honored that MOCC 2008 is being hosted by Minnesota State University—Mankato. View and print driving directions at http://www.mnsu.edu/maps/directions/, or access a detailed campus map here.
A 40-room block of smoke-free rooms has been reserved at AmericInn Hotel & Suites of Mankato, MN at the rate of $89.99 per room. These rooms will be available until October 31. Please note this hotel does not include elevator access.
AmericInn Hotel and Suites of Mankato, MN
240 Stadium Road
Mankato, MN 56001
(800) 396–5007
Get directions
When you call, please ask for rooms in the "MOCC Block" to be added into our reserved block of rooms.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00–2:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 10:00–11:15 a.m. | Workshop Session 1 |
| 11:30–12:30 p.m. | Welcome—Lunch |
| 12:00–4:00 p.m. | Resource Fair |
| 1:00–2:15 p.m. | Regional Breakouts |
| 2:30–3:45 p.m. | Workshop Session 2 |
| 4:00–5:15 p.m. | Workshop Session 3 |
| 5:30–7:00 p.m. | Dinner and Elections |
| 7:30–9:00 p.m. | Keynote 1—Jessica Pettit |
| 8:30–12:30 a.m. | Bowling, Billiards, Arcade Games, Karaoke, and Movie |
Sunday, November 9, 2008 |
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| Time | Event |
| 9:00–10:15 a.m. | Workshop Session 4 |
| 10:30–11:45 a.m. | Workshop Session 5 |
| 12:00–1:15 p.m. | Boxed Lunch and Keynote 2—Miss Major |
| 1:15–1:30 a.m. | Closing Ceremony & Election Results |
Miss Major is a respected, long-time activist in the transgender community. Gracious, cordial, caring, empathetic and involved, Miss Major is a sculptor—but instead of working with clay, she works with people's minds.
Miss Major has worked at many transgender community organizations and public health agencies serving the transgender community, including the Ark of Refuge, Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center, the Santa Clara Department of Public Health AIDS Program, and the San Diego AIDS Foundation. Miss Major is a highly sought-after speaker on issues ranging from transgender self-esteem and body image, HIV/AIDS prevention in the transgender community, and issues affecting transgender people in prisons and jails. She has spoken at local community groups, regional and national conferences, as well as at universities and law schools. She was most recently honored for her lifetime of activism with the Vanguard Award from the Transgender Law Center in San Francisco.
Originally born in Chicago, she left for New York City at age 15. Miss Major's activism traces back to an early membership in the Mattachine Society, and bearing witness to the famed 1969 uprising at the Stonewall Inn.
Everywhere she goes, Miss Major has tirelessly sought to create a safe haven for people of all genders, ages and backgrounds where they can find the inner peace and strength to live in the world as themselves. Miss Major currently serves as the lead Community Organizer for the TGI Justice Project, a legal nonprofit organization promoting the human rights of transgender, gender variant and intersex people in prisons and jails.
Referred to as the "Margaret Cho" of diversity trainers, Jessica Pettitt blends politics, humor, identity and local flair with big-city passion and energy through direct, individualized, interactive conversations. From the conservative conversations at Jessica's grandmother's porch in Texas to the bustling streets of New York City, there is social justice work to be done. Jessica Pettitt is grounded in social justice and diversity, and uses a lot of humor in workshops, trainings, and speeches. Jessica has a long list of presentation history, including the LeaderShape Institute, Gender Odyssey, NGLTF Creating Change, and the White Privilege Conference.
Having traveled and lived in a variety of communities and environments all over the world, while also engaging with education as student, teacher, administrator, and active community member, Jessica uses her take on life to lead participants through a safe but confrontational process of examination, self reflection, and open dialogue that is as challenging as it is rewarding.
The Minnesota Out! Campus Conference is made possible by the financial support of the following organizations:
And by:
For more information or questions about MOCC, email mocc@mncampusalliance.org.
