That changed, however, as soon as she found the Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein Women’s Center, now the Galerstein Gender Center (GGC). She developed a UT Dallas family with Lauren DeCillis, the center’s founding director, as one of her campus moms. “Under DeCillis’ leadership, the center, which was formerly a women’s center, expanded its mission to include equity for members of the LGBTQ+ community. As a result, UT Dallas has gained national recognition as one of the top universities for LGBTQ+ inclusion,” Pearson said. “Safe Zone Ally Training and, more recently, Culture of Equity Training became vital and recognized cornerstones of campus life at UT Dallas.