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

["Arianna Sessoms" <>]

Hello all!

 

Thank you to those who joined us for another ECHO@edu: Campus Violence Prevention teleECHO clinic! If you missed it, we look forward to seeing you next time on Thursday, February 9^th, 2023 (register here).

 

If you have not yet shared your feedback with us, please do so in this short survey: https://bit.ly/ECHOedu22. When you submit your evaluation, you’ll be taken to a downloadable PDF certificate for your records.

 

*All links, resources, and recommendations discussed during the clinic can be found in our community Padlet. Instructions for creating a free Padlet account can be found here.

 

Case Presentation Resources

Thank you to Reilly Metzger from Radford University for her case presentation! Her presentation slides are attached. Please reach out to her at if you have any questions or further recommendations.

 

Reilly wanted feedback, recommendations, and best practices for integrating prevention education into the campus experience for all students as well as implementing staff-wide prevention training and gaining university-wide buy in. Below are recommendations the group shared:

• For integrating violence prevention education into a University 101 course

• Find out who coordinates the content and logistics for the Univ 101 courses and form a relationship with them
• Work with Faculty Senate to approve prevention staff as educators for the course
• Train the Trainer: If prevention staff capacity is low or Univ 101 courses all meet at the same time, educate faculty who teach the courses so they can include prevention education material in the curriculum
• Embed prevention education into and/or as an extension of new student orientation
• Connect with folks who do compliance work (Title IX, Clery, VAWA, etc.) and integrate prevention education into compliance requirements
• Reach out to other Student Affairs offices who may also want access to the Univ 101 courses and strategize how you can achieve that shared goal together
• Don’t Cancel Class: Build relationships with faculty from different departments across campus; when they need a class covered they can call on you to teach a lesson on prevention education to their students, whether or not you have access to Univ 101

For implementing staff-wide prevention training

• With the help of campus leadership if possible (in order to have extra support), reach out to the heads of each academic department and offer staff training. This may be something they are already interested in.
• Leverage compliance requirements for training new employees
• Offer opt-in style training for staff and faculty (like Safe Zone or Recovery Ally)

For getting university-wide buy in

• Sharing data on the prevalence of violence on campus / in the community
• Student activists / organizations may want to help advocate for these initiatives
• Self-advocacy: Ask for what you need from campus administration / leadership
• Let people help you; connect with your local sexual or domestic violence agency, and build coalition with partners across campus

 

Didactic Presentation Resources

Thank you to Melissa Meadows from the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood for her didactic presentation on sexual health in Virginia and incorporating sexual health education into violence prevention programming. She shared statistics that are helpful for preventionists to know so they may contextualize data and use that to inform their programming. For example, knowing that there are high rates of youth not being tested for STIs, having unintended pregnancies, experiencing intimate partner violence, and using alcohol or other drugs before intercourse, all prior to attending college, provides reasoning for offering sexual health education, resources, and support to all incoming college students.

 

Melissa’s presentation slides are attached. Reach out to her at if you have any questions. Below are resources that she and other have provided:

 

• LGBTQIA Resource Library (VLPP)
• Resources for Sex Ed Professionals (VLPP)
• Resources for College Students and Adults (VLPP)
• Knox College Sex Ed Crash Course
• Centering Racial Justice in Sex Education (The Sex Ed Collaborative)
• Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (The Sex Ed Collaborative) – A great way to self-assess levels of comfort and content knowledge around various sexual health topics. 

• Resources for learning about and discussing college students' engagement in choking, “rough sex,” and kink:

• @debbyherbenick
• Partner Abuse in Kink Communities
• Article from The Chronicle of Higher Education (requires subscription to read)

 

Thank you all for your participation!

 

Upcoming Clinics

Register yourself and a colleague for the remaining ECHO@edu: Campus Violence Prevention teleECHO clinics:

• February 9, 2023 | 10:30AM-12:00PM | Register here.

• Case presenter: Prevention staff @ the University of Virginia
• Didactic presenter: Maddy LaCure, Policy Advocate for Prevention & Education @ the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

April 13, 2023 | 10:30AM-12:00PM | Register here:

• Case presenter: Tabitha Smith @ the University of Virginia's College at Wise
• We still need a didactic presenter!

June 8, 2023 | 10:30AM-12:00PM | Register here:

• We still need a case presenter!
• We still need a didactic presenter!

August 10, 2023 | 10:30AM-12:00PM | Register here:

• We still need a case presenter!
• We still need a didactic presenter!

 

Would you like to present a case or be a didactic presenter, or want to learn more about what that entails? Email us at ! There is a $150 stipend available for presenters.

 

Additional Announcements

• The Action Alliance is excited to be working with the Chrysalis Network and their partners at NC State University on their annual conference Solving the Campus Sexual Assault & Dating Violence Puzzle. This year’s conference is virtual and registration is live! Please register here to join us on December 7-9^th: https://www.chrysalisnetwork.com/conference-2022/ Please also consider submitting a proposal to be a workshop presenter (due Oct. 23)!

• Please visit our Padlet to see and share community level prevention strategies that can be implemented on campuses. Examples include: policy change, increasing access to food, employment, affordable campus housing, childcare, and transportation options for all students, student-led initiatives, mentorship opportunities, collaboration with campus partners, decreasing staff turnover and burnout, and creating safer physical environments.

 

As always, please let us know if you have any questions or would like additional information about anything referenced above.

 

Sincerely, your Hub Team,

Arianna Sessoms, Raelyn Williams, Kristen Pritchard

 

 

Arianna Sessoms (ar-ee-ah-nuh seh-suh-ms) she/her/hers

Prevention Technical Assistance & Training Manager

Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance

Email:

Phone: 804.377.0335 ext. 228

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Statewide Hotline| Call: 800.838.8238 | Text:  804.793.9999 | Chat

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New Mailing Address:

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*please note that the DOW survey PO Box has NOT changed.

 

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (#DVAM). Go here for more information on #DVAM and ways to plug in! #WeAreResilient

 

Attachment: 10.13.22 TeleECHO@edu Agenda & Info.pdf
Description: 10.13.22 TeleECHO@edu Agenda & Info.pdf

Attachment: 10.13.22 TeleECHO Case Presentation.pdf
Description: 10.13.22 TeleECHO Case Presentation.pdf

Attachment: 10.13.22 TeleECHO@edu Didactic Presentation_SexEd.pdf
Description: 10.13.22 TeleECHO@edu Didactic Presentation_SexEd.pdf

Attachment: ECHO@edu Overview.pdf
Description: ECHO@edu Overview.pdf