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

[Sarah Greenleaf Warrington <>]

This is a great question. I'd love to hear people's responses as well!

Sarah
UVM Women's Center


Quoting "Kades, Roshelle" 
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> Various staff and faculty members at Goucher have been working to  
> think more innovatively and comprehensively about how we program to  
> our entire student body. As I'm sure is a common occurrence, we have  
> found that it is much easier to educate first year students about  
> sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking because of certain  
> requirements they have (such as Orientation and the first year  
> experience course).
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> Our thinking on increasing upperclass attendance at our education  
> events is to offer more variety in our programs, in the hopes that  
> more students will feel as though something we offer is appealing to  
> them. In other words, we are trying to build programs that are not  
> solely aimed at "the choir." While we have considered finding a way  
> to make some program, whether live or online, mandatory for all  
> upperclass students, we have not yet decided that is the right route  
> for us.
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> I am interested in learning what other insitutions have tried,  
> whether mandatory or not, to increase both the numbers and the  
> diversity of attendance from upperclass students as well as  
> transfers and graduate students. What has or has not worked for you?
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> Thanks in advance for your insight,
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> Roshelle Kades
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> Student Health and Wellness Coordinator
>
> Goucher College
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> (410)769-5088