------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Have you read the recently released recommendations from the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault? * Think they are awesome? - that they go too far? - that they don't go far enough?? We want to hear YOUR thoughts! The recommendations were distilled from the discussions of small, heterogeneous groups of the Dartmouth community at the Sexual Assault Symposium in January. The documents are presented to administrators, faculty, and students, and are available in full at the following link: http://www.dartmouth.edu/sexualabuse/symposium_recommendations.pdf * Text version of student recommendations is below! As students at Dartmouth College, we each play an integral role in participating in the dialogue and action against sexual assault on our campus. As individuals, and as members and leaders of different organizations, everyone has a contribution to make in combatting this issue. Please attend our Town Hall Meeting, hosted at Paganucci Lounge on Thursday, May 24 from 12-1:30 PM, to give feedback! You are welcome to stop by for any length of time to share any suggestions, support, or criticism for the documents, while connecting with other members of the Dartmouth community to discuss how to make the recommendations a reality! Panera will be served!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The SPCSA, in conjunction with the student, faculty, administrator and staff attendees, recommends that the Student Body: 1. Review your organization(s): Every student organization, particularly those with physical plants, should institute clear expectations of member behavior. The SPCSA recommends that organizations draft or re-draft constitutional documents which set standards of conduct that prohibit acts of interpersonal violence and detail the organizational consequence(s) if members are found to be in violation of those standards. The SPCSA’s guidance may be sought if needed, in addition to the guidance of Administrators and Staff members. Upon completion send your policy to the Committee so that it may stay informed and provide assistance to organizations in their own policy-making processes. 2. Require “Bringing in the Bystander” Training: Institute mandatory training for all organizational membership. To schedule group-based facilitations, contact Sexual Assault Awareness Program (SAAP) Coordinators, Amanda Childress and Rebekah Carrow, for more information. 3. Support the creation of a Violence Prevention and Resource Center: Lend individual and organizational support to the fund- and awareness-raising campaign for a new centralized Violence Prevention and Resource Center. The facility will ideally offer health, security, and legal resources to individuals affected by violence in the Dartmouth community, as well as facilitation spaces for programs like “Bringing in the Bystander” and First Responder Training. 4. Contribute individual and organizational support to campus efforts addressing violence: Have members complete and promote education programs such as the Sexual Assault Peer Adivsors (SAPAs), Mentors Against Violence (MAV), and WISE of the Upper Valley advocate certification, as well as facilitations conducted by MAV and Green Team."