brought to you by United Educators Educating Students and High-Profile Student Groups About Sexual Violence Prevention Ruth Anne Koenick, Rutgers University Briana T. Maturi, Loyola Marymount University Hillary Pettegrew, UE (moderator)

brought to you by United Educators Speaker Profile  Ruth Anne Koenick Director, Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, Rutgers University New Brunswick Phone: (848) Today’s Presenters

brought to you by United Educators Speaker Profile  Briana T. Maturi Director, LMU CARES, Loyola Marymount University Phone: (310) Today’s Presenters

brought to you by United Educators UE’s Sexual Violence Resources EduRiskSolutions.org/TitleIX 4 Title IX Resources

brought to you by United Educators Roadmap Part I: Development of Programs at Rutgers and Loyola Marymount University (LMU)  Q&A Part II: Education for General Student Population  Q&A Part III: Training Focused on High-Profile Student Groups  Q&A 5 Agenda

brought to you by United Educators Audience Poll 1 How do you provide first-year students with training or education to help prevent sexual violence? Check all that apply: A.Online instruction before arrival on campus B.Online instruction during or after on-campus orientation C.In-person workshops or discussion during orientation D.In-person workshops or discussion during fall semester E.Other format F.We currently do not provide such training or education 6 Polling Questions

brought to you by United Educators Origin of Rutgers Program  After a public sexual assault case, President decided Rutgers needed to: Examine existing prevention/response efforts Explore further recommendations  Task force found need for single point of contact for sexual violence prevention and response : Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA) formed 7 Development of Programs

brought to you by United Educators Origin of LMU Program  2012: Resident assistants approached Sr. Vice President for Student Affairs  Following study by wellness committee, Sr. VP recommended education program  Faculty also believed there was little info to support victims of sexual assault  2013: LMU CARES took shape  : First year of program on campus 8 Development of Programs

brought to you by United Educators Peer Education and Bystander Intervention  From the beginning, Rutgers has used a peer education approach focused on bystander intervention  Research confirms effectiveness  SCREAM Theater SCREAM = Students Challenging Realities and Educating Against Myths Improv student theater group that uses interactive skits to educate about sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and bullying 9 Development of Programs

brought to you by United Educators LMU CARES  CARES = Campus Awareness Resource Education Services  External 27 Jesuit institutions Schools of similar size Other faith-based schools Schools affiliated with LMU regionally  Internal – LMU’s mission statement Live the Lion’s Code 10 Development of Programs

brought to you by United Educators 11 LMU: The Lion’s Code

brought to you by United Educators Three Primary Components  What is consent? Clear, coherent, willing, ongoing  Bystander intervention  Available support services on campus 12 Development of Programs

brought to you by United Educators Support From Administration  High-level administrative support vital to success  Message from the top down should be: Campus sexual violence is not just a “student affairs” issue, it’s a community issue that affects everyone 13 Development of Programs

brought to you by United Educators Question & Answer Session 14 Q&A

brought to you by United Educators UE Study: “Confronting Campus Sexual Assault” 15 Claims Study First-year students = 54% of alleged victims

brought to you by United Educators Bystander Intervention at Rutgers  Important to help students understand theory, barriers to action, and effective steps – this requires practice  Full student prevention training program includes 7-9 “doses,” with SCREAM Theater as first dose  Later doses are optional and varied  Students come to campus with long-held beliefs about sexual violence; don’t expect these beliefs to change immediately Instead try to change underlying culture gradually 16 Education

brought to you by United Educators LMU Program: First Year Students  June orientation – initial introduction  Required to take “Think About It” over summer  75-minute “quasi-interactive” session during on-campus orientation  Optional: Intensive 90-minute “code-certified” workshop 75% of first years (and 45% of all students) completed code certification in Education

brought to you by United Educators “Code Certified” Workshop  90 minutes, two scenarios Consent Bystander intervention  Scenarios deliberately ambiguous (i.e., realistic)  Goal is student engagement and discussion 18 Education

brought to you by United Educators Four Tenets of Consent 19 Education

brought to you by United Educators Discussing Consent  In discussions with students, we address: Suggestions for seeking consent What consent is NOT Partner’s nonverbal cues 20 Education

brought to you by United Educators LMU Learning Assessment  What are the four tenets of consent?  What are three steps in bystander intervention?  What are two reasons a person might not intervene?  What are three confidential reporting resources on campus? 21 Education

brought to you by United Educators Rutgers: Evidence-Based Programming CDC-funded study of SCREAM Theater  Incoming first year students assessed six times over 18 months  Divided into three groups, receiving: One dose Three doses, or Three doses plus “booster”  General finding: The program positively impacted bystander behaviors (vs. only attitudes or intentions) 22 Education

brought to you by United Educators When Starting a Program...  Who are your campus connections?  Don’t let fear of OCR (Office for Civil Rights) take over  Training is more than just “checking the box” – consider your own campus culture 23 Education

brought to you by United Educators Question & Answer Session 24 Q&A

brought to you by United Educators Audience Poll 2 Do you offer training or education on sexual violence prevention that is designed for Greek organizations and/or athletic teams? A.Yes, for both B.Yes, only for Greek organizations C.Yes, only for athletic teams D.No 25 Polling Questions

brought to you by United Educators From UE Claims Study 26 High-Profile Student Groups

brought to you by United Educators Mandatory Training for High-Profile Groups? LMU  Yes, for both athletes and Greeks Athletic Director reports to VP for Student Affairs 17 Div-I teams and 21 Greek organizations trained in first year  Training also required for nine service organizations Rutgers  Generally yes for athletes, no for Greeks Specific program for athletes varies by year Many Greeks request training 27 High-Profile Student Groups

brought to you by United Educators SCREAM Athletes  Based on SCREAM Theater model  Rutgers student athletes as peer educators Focus on common attitudes and community standards allowing sexual violence to occur Athletes as leaders creating positive change  DVD: Taking the Lead: SCREAM Athletes Step Up to Prevent Sexual Violence scream-athletes/purchase-the-video/ scream-athletes/purchase-the-video/ 28 High-Profile Student Groups

brought to you by United Educators Gender Issues in Training  Experts may disagree over whether to separate students by gender for sexual violence prevention training  Some schools prefer to match gender of workshop or discussion leaders to that of each student group  If you have sufficient resources, consider experimenting–try some mixed and some single-sex groups, gauge effectiveness and student comfort 29 High-Profile Student Groups

brought to you by United Educators UE’s Sexual Violence Resources EduRiskSolutions.org/TitleIX 30 Resources

brought to you by United Educators Question & Answer Session 31 Q&A