First-year Queer Alliance (FQA) supports LGBTQIA+ and allied students by helping them build community, engage in shared learning on social justice topics, and develop strategies for a successful first year.

FQA students will…

• More confidently navigate GVSU’s campus and resources
• Develop interpersonal skills
• Gain awareness of the complexity of identity
• Develop a sense of belonging to the LGBT Resource Center and GVSU
• Increase their awareness of LGBTQIA+ identities and issues impacting the community
• Develop strategies for a successful first year