AMSA Local Project Directory

AMSA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION
Project title	Coming Out Day Event
Project type(s)	Other
Date completed	10/01/2006
Chapter	Drexel University COM
Project Coordinator	Shauna Guthrie and Emily Siegel
Summary of project	We handed out pink donuts to students (funds provided by SGA) in addition to the Rainbow Cadeuceus and "Straight but not narrow" pins. We also put up a piece large piece of paper that said "I support DUCOM LGBT Students and Faculty" and invited others to sign it. The page was entirely filled with signatures by the end of the day and Student Affairs is going to put it up on their wall for everyone to see. We gave out all of our pins and stickers (rainbows) that we printed. Over 10 dozen donuts were eaten, and over 75 signatures received.
Content area	Diversity in Medicine
Number of participants	4
Participant hours involved	15 hour(s)
PROJECT PLANNING
Coordinator roles
Coordinator hours	hour(s)
FUNDING & ADVERTISING
Total project cost	$100
Project funding	Medical school funds
Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations:
Project advertising	Email to class lists, seemed to work. Plus we set up in a prominent location outside the cafeteria so people could see us easily and come over.
PROJECT EVALUATION
Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful)	5
Lessons/suggestions	I feel our event went very very well. More promotion to our classmates could have been good but really we had an excellent turnout.