Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["LaDue, Lee E." <>]

Does anyone know of any research or just any information on the  benefits of 
informing the campus community when there is a sexual assault that would not 
necessary meet the standards for "Student's Right to Know" and a timely 
warning.  For example, we have had a couple of assaults that have resulted in 
arrests and ended up in the community paper and actually everybody on campus 
did a great job of responding but there is no information coming from campus. 
 I have found that students and faculty/staff begin to wonder why there is 
not a statement from campus and begin to conjecture about that and it seems 
to create a lot of mistrust.  I am advocating that a simple statement be sent 
to students, faculty and staff acknowledging that we are aware and responding 
to the situation or some such statement that does not violate confidentiality 
of the students etc.  The campus is in the process  of meetings and 
discussions about communications protocol in these types of situations and we 
have been invited to the table so I'd would appreciate anyone's thoughts 
about this (agreements or disagreements) that will assist us in this 
discussion.

Thanks.

Lee LaDue
Asst. Director/Coordinator - Gender Violence
Prevention Program
St. Cloud State University Women's Center
720 4th Ave. S.
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320/308-3995