The Texas Tech Office of LGBTQIA Education and Engagement will host its 4th annual Big 12 LGBTQIA and Allies Summit on Feb. 26-27. The summit will bring people from across the country together to strengthen the collegiate LGBTQIA communities. Started by Tech in 2017, this summit "brings together participants to network with other leaders and community organizers, engage with social justice advocates through educational programming and learn from trailblazing professionals for LGBTQIA equality on the national stage," according to the Office of LGBTQIA Education & Engagementâs website. âThe summit was created as an opportunity to dive deeper into academic and practice-space topics related to LGBTQIA issues, gender, sexuality and allyship, but also to bring together folks from across the state and across the region,â Stephen Chao, administrator of Techâs Office of LGBTQIA Education & Engagement and a member of the summitâs planning committee, said.