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

["Kenzie, Amy (MDH)" <>]

Hello! FYI…

 

On June 9-10, the 2016 Minnesota Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Summit was held as a first major step in uniting and equipping Minnesota campuses in the effort to prevent sexual violence. This planning began in follow-up to a CDC-APHA sponsored May 2015 brainstorming meeting in Atlanta, as a part of Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, with teams from 15 states (including Minnesota’s team of five from Metropolitan State University, St. Cloud State University, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Minnesota Department of Health), where we began planning next steps for Minnesota. Much foundational work was already in place with well established relationships with numerous Minnesota campuses, particularly around campus sexual assault legislation. A broader planning team was established, coordinated by the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, with representation from a variety of college campuses. Our first step was to assess interest in holding a summit through a widely disseminated survey to Minnesota college campuses, which revealed great interest and need for an event, as well as suggestions on desired technical skills and prevention strategies.

 

Over 300 people attended the Summit, including campus administrators, Title IX coordinators, campus prevention and sexual assault advocates, campus security, etc. Many registered in teams from their campuses. Over 55 Minnesota college campuses were represented!

 

Plenary sessions included:

1)      Sexual Violence on the College Campus: How’d we get here and where are we going? By Lee LaDue, Gender Violence Prevention Program Coordinator and Roberta Gibbons, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Human Services, Metropolitan State University

2)      Preventing Sexual Violence with a Public Health Approach, by Jennifer Dills, MPH, Health Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

3)      Student led Ignite Presentations on the following topics:

Consent Matters; Get your Greek on: Engaging Greeks in Prevention of Sexual Violence; It’s On Us; LBGT Health Relationships Group; and Stopping Party Fouls: Engaging Male Athletes in Sexual Violence Prevention

4)      Spoken Word Performances

 

27 Breakout sessions were offered with a broad array of topics, including Title IX policies and procedures, a social change approach, achieving faculty and staff buy-in for prevention, etc. (see attached Summit program and/or http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/healthimprovement/working-together/trainings-conferences/campussummit.html).

 

Major takeaways included: the powerful voices of students and survivors as well as numerous promising practices in prevention.

 

The Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger gave a powerful keynote discussing the critical role of public health in sexual violence prevention and the importance of stories supported by data. This was followed by a presentation by CDC’s Jennifer Dills, on the Public Health Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention on College Campus, highlighting the “STOP SV” technical package http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/guides-information-packets/stop-sv-technical-package-prevent-sexual-violence

 

This goals of the Summit included:

·         Implement effective, comprehensive prevention programs

·         Share learnings across campuses that call out resources and highlight successful programs

·         Foster relationships among campus professionals who work to address sexual violence

 

We are proud to say the Summit was a highly successful event (see attached media coverage). We are grateful to our many volunteers and sponsors. We are currently exploring ways for continued and expanded engagement as well as providing updated resources and technical assistance to Minnesota campuses in a variety of ways including the Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Portal http://www.health.state.mn.us/injury/topic/svp/campuskit/, and perhaps, a second annual Minnesota Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Summit.

 

For more information contact:

Yvonne Cournoyer,

Roberta Gibbons,

Amy Kenzie,

Lee LaDue,

Hannah Laniado,

Traci Thomas-Card,

 

Amy Kenzie

Program Coordinator, Sexual Violence Prevention Program

and Coordinator, Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force

Injury and Violence Prevention Unit
Minnesota Department of Health

PO Box 64882, St. Paul, MN 55164-0882

Phone: 651-201-5410, FAX: 651-201-5800

 

Attachment: Media Coverage of the 2016 Minnesota Campus Sexual Violence Prevention S....pdf
Description: Media Coverage of the 2016 Minnesota Campus Sexual Violence Prevention S....pdf

Attachment: 2016 Minnesota Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Summit program.pdf
Description: 2016 Minnesota Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Summit program.pdf