The Berks Rainbow Alliance started last semster, spring 2003! It was formerly known as PAW: Project Aware World. The name was changed in order to identify more with the GLBT community. We are still striving to make our campus as GLBT-friendly as possible and inform people about the need for diversity.

• Faculty, staff, administrators and students from Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College
• Heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people
• Knowledgeable about some of the issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered members of our community
• Respectful of the confidentiality required to be a good ally
• Committed to learning about and working toward becoming a better ally
• A resource for positive referral to all kinds of local services and organizations
• People of all kinds who care about all kinds of people

• An expert on all issues
• A counselor
• A spokesperson for all