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

[Brett Sokolow <>]

You can and should offer legal definitions in a handout, not as part of the live presentation.  Of course, a consent definition is important to convey.  Trying to teach all topics in one workshop is not effective, practical or possible if you are actually trying to be preventive.  You’re going to have to work with your senior administrators to find more time and venues to deliver the content now mandated by law over the course of the year.  Remember the mandate is to program for incoming students, not to program during orientation.  That is an important distinction.  

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Brett A. Sokolow

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From: <Morey>, Patricia L <>
Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 1:07 PM
To: "" <>
Subject: inquiry about inclusion of VAWA and Clery "required" components for students

Good Afternoon,

At the University of Illinois we have had a mandatory discussion centric workshop on sexual assault led by training student/peer facilitators for 25 years. Recently with the expanded requirements of definitions of sexual assault, dating abuse, stalking and harassment for creating an informed student body, we are struggling. How do we try to include the information required and still maintain the integrity of the workshop, student participant engagement in the activities and discussion, and actually have the participants LEARN both knowledge and skills in dealing with the issues on campus? How are others accomplishing this goal? Some of our administrators are adamant that “legal” and “policy” definitions must be included verbatim. We have NEVER found this to be a successful way to educate our students!! Suggestions? Helpful advice? Our workshop is already 2 hours long WITHOUT any of this added materials. And…our semester starts in two weeksJ Thanks for any responses!

Pat Morey

 

Patricia L. Morey

Assistant Dean; Director

Women’s Resources Center

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