MSU Gender and Sexuality Campus Center celebrates, affirms, and supports Queer and Trans individuals and communities

<p>MSU alumna Grace Wojcik is the director of Michigan State University's <a href="https://gscc.msu.edu">Gender and Sexuality Campus Center</a>. </p><p>Where did your original interest in and passion for advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community come from?</p><p>“I started my path as an advocate for the community in high school. That was around the time of the 2004 marriage amendment in the state of Michigan. And I was also really active in trying to get a gay/straight alliance started at my high school at Lapeer East High School. So we had a joint one with the crosstown high school, Lapeer West, and that was rough. We had some pushback from administration. It's the early 2000s and so there wasn't the same openness that we have now. And from there, coming to Michigan State, I got involved with some of the LGBT caucuses and student organizations on campus and later the LGBT Resource Center, The LBGT Resource Center as it was known. And that really set me on the path of advocating for the LGBTQ+ community and making sure folks have access to the support resources they need and are entitled to.”</p><p>Why MSU? Why did you choose to return now?</p><p>“It's funny, I applied for this position a number of times previously, but I had left higher education. A former student of mine from Oakland University sent me the posting, and she works here, shout out to Kara. And she sent me the posting saying, ‘I know you're kind of done, but I think you'd be great. We need you here at MSU. We need you to come home’ kind of thing. I applied and am so happy to finally get this job. This is kind of the dream job of mine after being in higher education for the better part of a decade. This is kind of like the ultimate position for me. I'm excited to come back home.”</p><p>Talk about the mission of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MSUGSCC">the center</a> and how it's evolving. Who you advocate for and how you go about it?</p><p>“We are primarily student focused, and we're here to make sure that our LGBTQIA+ students feel seen, adv