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Welcome to the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center at East Carolina University. As part of the Department of Student Engagement within Student Life at ECU, the Peel LGBTQ Center works in conjunction with our colleagues in the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, Fraternity and Sorority Life, the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center, the Military & Veterans Resource Center, Student Activities and Organizations, and the Women and Gender Center to support student success at ECU.

Since our founding in 2011, we have served the entire ECU campus. Our Center is located in Suite 209 in the Main Campus Student Center and we are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Our resources include: a lending library; information on campus, local, and national resources; and two computer workstations, in addition to a social area, a conference room, and offices for our staff. Throughout the year, we offer educational programs and events, and participate in nationally recognized campaigns.  We invite you to visit the Peel LGBTQ Center–everyone is always welcome!

Coffee House Spring 2025

Resumes every Wednesday at 6 pm on January 22

Coffee House is a weekly discussion group for ECU students with topics selected by students. The 90-minute session offers the opportunity for community building and connection with other students. Refreshments are served and Coffee House is held in the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center (Suite 209 in the Main Campus Student Center).

 

“Mr. Soul” opens Spring 2025 Film Series

Monday, February 3 at 6 pm

From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an unfiltered, uncompromising celebration of Black literature, poetry, music, and politics—voices that had few other options for national exposure, and, as a result, found the program an improbable place to call home.

Presented in celebration of Black History Month in the Black Box Theater in ECU’s Main Campus Student Center. Free and open to the public.