Sexual Assault &Violence Education Task Force Emily Bradley, Andy Kane, Danielle McFarquhar, Melissa Salmon

New Student Family Programs Health/Counseling Services Dean of Students Office Student Organizations Residence Life Campus Police Legal Counsel Office of Community & Ethical Standards

Task Force Team

Purpose Mission

Foundations S.A.F.E Initiative

S.A.F.E. Programming Assessment

Policies and Procedures Social Media Resources

Presentation Outline

President Obama’s task force initiative for sexual violence and sexual misconduct on college campuses

Call to action from the VP of Student Affairs

Divisional collaboration to create holistic education and awareness

Purpose

As a task force, we will create a campus culture for students that educates and responds to sexual violence at our university. The task force will address the issue of sexual violence through procedures, programs, campus collaboration, and a social media presence.

Mission

Title IX (Dear Colleague letter) Department of Education’s Office for Civil

Rights Clery Act

Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (SaVE)

Violence Against Women Act’s (VAWA) Schlossberg’s Transition Theory Standpoint Theory

Foundation

Sexual Assault & Violence Free Environment (S.A.F.E)

Purpose of this initiative: Influence a culture of sexual safety, peer

accountability, healthy relationships, consent and survivor support

We Believe in Consent*

S.A.F.E. Initiative

S.A.F.E Supporters S.A.F.E 1000 Course Survivor Support Groups Registered Student Organization Training Men’s Education & Accountability Summit Sexual Violence Week Collaboration with New Student Orientation

S.A.F.E. Programming

S.A.F.E. Supporter Training to increase education, awareness, and understanding of sexual violence on campus.

A safe environment for campus community members to discuss sexual violence incidents or related issues.

Supporter training will include modules on: Facts and myths Unique needs of survivors Rights of those accused Consent University policy and procedure

S.A.F.E. Supporters

3 Week Education Mandatory Pass/Fail for all new students Cohort Style, Approximately 30 students Discussion based course

Components Healthy Relationships Consent* Bystander Intervention and Sexual Violence

Led by Student Affairs staff and upperclassmen students Promotes peer accountability and shared responsibility

creating a safe environment for students, staff, and faculty

S.A.F.E 1000 Course

Survivor Support Group The purpose of the Survivor

Support Groups is to provide a safe environment that meets the unique needs of survivors of sexual violence where they can share their experiences.

Students can access survivor support information through blackboard at any time.

S.A.F.E. SUPPORT GROUP

Purpose Student organizations have a strong campus presence,

as well as engage is a large amount of social activities Connection of party culture to rape culture

Standpoint Theory Components of Training

Use S.A.F.E 1000 curriculum as a baseline Sexual assault and hazing Party safety and education 80% of organization must attend this one-time training

program

Registered Organization Training

Men’s Leadership Summit Purpose:

• Promote Men’s Accountability on campus for issues of sexual violence, consent, domestic violence, and healthy relationships

• Influence healthy male development

• Cross university collaboration of prominent student leaders

• Work to end gender norms on campus

Students can tweet and view photos live from the event!

Live Social Media

Sexual Violence Prevention Week

Collaboration with New Student OrientationS.A.F.E. Break Out Sessions

Bystander Video 1http://youtu.be/tijASXQk6ek

Bystander Video2http://youtu.be/TdXrKa8cTgU

Bystander Video3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NqbbA11FQo

Programming Assessment

Rights of the Accused Focus on insuring due process Support and Processing Restorative Justice and Education

Rights of the Survivor Protection of rights outlined by laws/statues Access to advocates and resources

Collaboration Conduct Office

Outline Policies/Procedure Make process less intimidating to survivor

Dean of Students Follow Up

Policies and Procedures

Social Media Presence

The EndThank you!