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

["Beth Riley" <>]

In response to your inquiry about sexual assault education for incoming students (in NY state we include transfer students), NY legislation dictates that all incoming students be educated about sexual assault, stalking and domestic/dating violence.  We do this in orientation w/interactive games:  http://www2.binghamton.edu/counseling/services/sexual-assault-peer-education/resources-tools.html (data is still being collected for the Consent Game), videos, and very little lecture.  We email information to incoming students via an on-line newsletter, and then we follow up with different programs in the res halls and first year experience classes.  We have found that the captured audience at orientation nets the highest number of students.  Pls note, it is not mandatory (no consequences) if a student does not attend.  There are consequences if a student does not take Alcohol.edu or Alcohol Wise.

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Beth   Beth N. Riley, MA, LMSW Sr. Counselor and Coord. of Sexual Assault Progs. University Counseling Center 607 777-2772  / fax 607 777-2708

 

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From: Angela Seguin [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:55 AM
To:
Subject: Mandatory Freshmen Education

 

Hello SAPC group,

 

If you are a school that requires freshmen (or all students) to be part of mandatory education about sexual assault, how is this done?  I'm looking for info on all aspects:

 

Format - (video, theater group, guest speaker, peer education, lecture, part of a first year experience class, online program like Alcohol.Edu or n.formed, a couple of these, or some other method)

Accountability - How do you know students completed it and how do you hold them accountable to do it?

Administration - Is your office responsible for the organization, presentation, oversight and if not, who is?

 

I know this question has come up before on the listserv... and I'm wondering if anyone has compiled results they can share with me?  Or if you are implementing something new, what are you doing? 

 

It seems fairly frequent that someone on this list poses a question, collects responses & shares it with others ont the list.  Since we can't post attachments, and since most of this information would be valuable to many of us, I'm wondering if it makes sense for this listserv to utilize google docs or some other secure website where we can all log in and post or view documents, especially when it involves results of questions posed to the members...a database of sorts.

 

On our campus, all freshmen & transfer students must complete Alcohol.Edu and this year we added the Sex Matters segment which deals with sexual assault.  Students' ability to register for spring classes is dependent upon their completion of Alcohol.Edu, which is how we have accountability.    Our freshmen are also required to take a First Year Seminar and about half of our freshmen are enrolled in an FYS class that includes one class on alcohol & safer sex and another class on sexual assault & intimate partner violence, both of which were developed by my office.  However, the other half of the freshmen are students in academic departments that do not include our curriculum.  We are working on a proposal to have all freshmen receive education on these topics.  Thanks for any input you can share!

 

Angela

 

Angela DiNunzio Seguin
Program Coordinator
S.O.S. (Sexual Offense Support)
Pow! Promoters of Wellness
Wellspring: Student Wellness Program
University of Delaware
(302) 831-3457
http://www.udel.edu/wellspring