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Stetson University College of Law

Last Updated June 7, 2024
1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL 33707, United States

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
  • Gender Expression

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
  • Upon request

Name in use appears: 

  • Automatically on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
  • Upon request on faculty class rosters
  • Upon request on transcripts that can be sent to employers
  • Upon request 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
  • Upon request

Student pronouns appear:

  • Automatically on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
  • Automatically on faculty class rosters
  • Upon request on transcripts that can be sent to employers
  • Upon request on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews

Students can indicate:

  • Non-gendered honorifics
  • Honorifics on law school application 
  • Honorifics during new student orientation
  • Honorifics upon request

Student honorifics appear:

  • Upon request on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
  • Upon request on faculty class rosters
  • Upon request on transcripts that can be sent to employers
  • Upon request on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews
  • Upon request on student diplomas

Scholarships

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

  • Sexual Orientation 
  • Gender Identity

School offers specific 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 that includes LGBTQ+ representation
  • Career counseling specifically for LGBTQ+ students
  • Peer mentoring specifically for LGBTQ+ students
  • LGBTQ+ focused project or pro bono group      
  • 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
  • Active LGBTQ+ alumni board or association

Classroom Experience

  • Offers at least one course that focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ issues

Faculty

  • School has a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) faculty committee

Facilities 

This law school provides: 

  • All-gender-inclusive single-occupancy restroom(s)
  • Gender-designated single-occupancy restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify
  • Written policy supporting students using the restroom facilities based on the gender with which they self-identify
  • Signage by all gender-designated bathrooms in law school building(s) indicating students may use the bathroom that best aligns with their gender identity

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 Stetson University College of Law

Questions about financial aid

Director of Admissions Stetson Law
Darren Kettles
dkettles@law.stetson.edu
727.562.7802

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

Office of Student Affairs
Stephanie Dreyer
sdreyer@law.stetson.edu
727.562.7808

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

Office of Student Affairs
Stephanie Dreyer
sdreyer@law.stetson.edu
727.562.7808

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Office of Student Affairs
Desmond Baker
dbaker2@law.stetson.edu
727.562.7808

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

Director of Admissions Stetson Law
Darren Kettles
dkettles@law.stetson.edu
727.562.7802

 

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