Long-time campus activists John White and Sarah Archibald at the LGBTRC Dedication Celebration, Nov. 8, 1999.

Since the beginning of the 1990s, concerned staff, faculty, and student activists sought to establish institutional support for the LGBT campus community and its issues. The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on LGBT issues (CACLGBTI) specifically recommended a staffed Resource Center in correspondences and reports to the Chancellor. This work culminated in the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee, which aided by other bodies (Associated Student Council, the Chancellor's Commission on Diversity, the UCLGBTA Steering Committee and the Umbrella Group) drafted a formal proposal, Proposal to establish a Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at UCSD, that was submitted to Chancellor Dynes in September 1998.


UCSD Chancellor Robert C. Dynes formally dedicating the LGBT Resource Center on Nov. 8, 1999.

Following the submission of the Proposal, a formal dialogue between the CACLGBTI and the Office of the Chancellor took place, discussing the need for safe space and institutional resources. Finally, in March 1999, the Chancellor appointed a Steering Committee to establish a LGBT Resource Center, and allocated a set of rooms and budget for operations and staff.

On November 8, 1999, Chancellor Robert C. Dynes (pictured above) officially dedicated the LGBT Resource Center for the UCSD campus community.