The NDSU Pride Network is sponsoring the first Metro Mixer on Thursday, March 5, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Ushers House, 700 1st Ave. N., Moorhead. Organizers are seeking to develop networks of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ally professionals in the community who can work independently and collectively to identify and address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on local college campuses and in other professional settings.

As efforts of the NDSU Pride Network have become known in the larger Fargo-Moorhead community, representatives from area colleges have contacted the NDSU Pride Network requesting collaborations and guidance on how to create similar groups on their campuses. The purpose of the Metro Mixer is to network and offer a model to local campuses and companies. Members of the Pride Network also hope to build collaborations for additional community support.

This event is open to faculty, staff, graduate students and area professionals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Attendees will have the opportunity to win door prizes. For more information about the NDSU Pride Network, go to pridenetwork.ndsu.nodak.edu or e-mail NDSU.pridenetwork@ndsu.edu.