What are the opening hours?

Monday 8am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

The Paulette Curkin Pride Resource Center at SIU, 1263 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL (2026)

The Curkin Center provides safe, welcoming, and empowering spaces for individuals and communities of all sexual, romantic, and gender identities through advocacy, programming and events, affinity groups, and educational resources.

08/10/2026

Southern Illinois Safe Zone has its first training of the fall semester on Tuesday, August 25th from 2-4 PM in Student Services Building Room 170 (across the hallway from the Student Multicultural Resource Centers).

Community members, staff, faculty, students, alumni, and SIU retirees are welcome to attend! In order to receive a complete experience, your punctuality is desired and required and will allow us to dive in to more material. RSVP is required; all you need to do is send an email to [email protected] indicating your interest and we will mark you down!

Beginning in 1995, SIU Carbondale's Safe Zone program is one of the oldest in the nation. Our Safe Zone trainings educate our campus and community about LGBTQIA+ terms, etiquette, culture, and history. Your participation helps to create an inclusive, affirming, and empowering campus climate.

08/07/2026

The Curkin Center is resuming our three social and support groups for the 2026-2027 academic year! These will begin again on the week of August 17th! On Mondays, from 4-5:30, Kaleidoscope will meet in SSB 170. Kaleidoscope is our general LGBTQIA+ support group for SIU students (and usually a q***r faculty member or two to dish on our weekly topic with!) Then, on Tuesdays from 1:30-3, Spectra meets in SSB 170! Spectra is our q***r neurodivergent social and support group (also topic based, focusing on the intersections of q***rness and accessibility). Lastly but not leastly is Transitions, which meets on Wednesdays from 3:30-5 PM in Morris Library 480A (fourth floor, corner room)! Transitions is our longest running group, and is for trans, nonbinary, gender variant, and questioning students at SIU. Sometimes a trans alumni or trans elder pops in to answer any burning questions you might have! Questions? Shoot us a DM, give us a call at 618 453 5627, email [email protected], or visit the Paulette Curkin Pride Resource Center on the first floor of the Student Services Building!

07/31/2026

The Paulette Curkin Pride Resource Center is closed 8/1-8/9. See ya at school, Salukis!

07/28/2026

Floats With Folx: LGBTQIA+ Campus Welcome

Q***r ice cream float social at SIU! Learn about q***r campus happenings, take a tour of the Paulette Curkin Pride Resource Center, check out the ice cream float bar and make your own, and connect with others in your community! 🏳️‍⚧️ Wednesday August 26th from 1:30-3:30 PM in Student Services Building Room 170 🏳️‍🌈

07/21/2026

FIRST Q***R CINEMA OF THE SEMESTER! Q***r Cinema: National Anthem! On Friday, August 21st, end out your first week with a free q***r movie. Popcorn, candy, and soda provided! Doors at 6, starts at 6:30, and you can find us at the Museum Auditorium in Faner Hall. Stay after to dissect the movie with your fellow campus g**s 🏳️‍🌈 🐾 Carbondaliens welcome!

07/09/2026

Tomorrow is our Rainbow Book Drive 2026! With your help, we can break through to our goal of over 300 LGBTQ+ books! Can’t make tomorrow but are interested in donating? Send us a message or email us at [email protected] to set up a time to drop off books, movies, or magazines so that we can get those into the hands of our students.

Address

1263 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL
62901

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Website

http://smrc.siu.edu/lgbtq/

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