The Johnson LGBTQ+ community is a major asset to the fabric of our student body. ODI celebrates the many unique identities that make up the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ communities. We provide ongoing identity-development support for students who are on their journey to finding ways to express their true authentic selves. Our approach to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community allows for everyone, no matter where they are on their coming out journey, to participate. We work closely with Out for Business (O4B) and maintain partnerships with organizations such as the Reaching Out MBA to offer engaging personal development programs, and foster community among our LGBTQ+ students and allies.
Check out the resources available to Johnson LGBTQ+ students in the sections below, as well as Cornell’s HR guide for Diverse Living in Ithaca, to learn about the multicultural community that is Ithaca.
Each August ODI welcomes our new and returning LGBTQ+ community members to the fall semester by hosting a social usually held at a local gay bar.
For LGBTQ+ History Month, Out for Business and ODI collaborate to put on a Drag Brunch where local drag queens and kings show off their various talents to the Johnson and Cornell community.
ODI collaborates with Out 4 Business to host a variety of events to celebrate LGBTQ+ history. We host an annual Drag Brunch, a Fiery Chat, related to LGBTQ+ issues, a LGBTQ+ alumni panel, plus many other educational and social events.
Out for Business (O4B), the LGBTQ+ student organization at Johnson, is a highly active student group designed to foster a positive environment, and build a professional network for its members and their allies. O4B promotes a culture of inclusion to impact the Johnson community and the workplaces they enter.
Read more: Johnson’s LGBT community: Genuine, engaged, valued
October 21 – 22, 2022
Johnson Means Business (JMB) is our annual underrepresented and LGBTQ+ student hosting event.
The O4U Out for Undergrad Conference was created as a project of two Park Fellows at Johnson in 2004. The annual conference continues to exist today.