Allyship and Accompaniment

The Allyship and Accompaniment area supports peer education about allyship, accompaniment, and cultivating community. In doing so, it opens up room for conversation about how to create a more robust sense of belonging at Notre Dame and beyond for LGBTQ students, allies, and all people.

Signature Month: October

Programs

Workshop: Allyship 101

Notre Dame’s LGBTQ student community simultaneously cultivates joy and faces challenges, mirroring other campus communities across the country. This workshop engages students in conversation about dignity, accompaniment, and flourishing; educates about allyship best practices and definitions; and opens up room for conversation about how to create a more robust sense of belonging.

Schedule an Allyship 101 workshop here.

Peer Mentorship Program for Allyship & Accompaniment Students:

The program will match upper-level undergraduate and graduate students as mentors to peers as mentees. The goal of this program is to support students throughout their Notre Dame journeys and connect students (mentors and mentees both) with resources from the Notre Dame community. 

Application information for the 2026 - 2027 academic year are coming soon.

Past Programs:

• Home for the Holidays: Navigating Difficult Dynamics, Fall 2023
• LGBTQ and Allies Welcome Back Picnic, Fall 2024
• What We Owe Each Other: Catholic Social Thought in Practice for LGBTQ History Month, Fall 2024

Resources

• Campus Partners:
  • Center for Student Support and Care
  • LGBTQ Ministry: Campus Ministry
  • Office of Institutional Equity
  • PrismND
  • Speak Up
  • University Counseling Center
• Community Support:
  • Outreach: An LGBTQ Catholic Resource

GRC Allyship and Accompaniment Team

• Stanley Asango
  Assistant Director
  sasango@nd.edu 
• Daimian Desiderio
  Program Assistant
  ddesider@nd.edu
• Annika Singh
  Senior Fellow
  asingh24@nd.edu