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This fall, It’s On Us will be launching a new back to school initiative to continue the conversation of sexual assault prevention on campuses across the country. On September 17 and 18 we will be asking Student Body Presidents across the country to host campus actions to raise awareness. Please see below for a list of some ideas: Welcome Back Week(s) Timeline: Week of September 14th Host a series of small roundtable discussions or listening series to engage various campus groups on this issue such as Greek life, athletic teams, and student organizations. It’s also important to involve faculty in this conversation. Roundtable discussions are a great way to share your upcoming plans to engage with the campaign and build coalition power on campus to effectively reach more people. Timeline: Week of September 14th Resources: Sample invite & agenda Timeline: Week of September 14th CHANGE CULTURE Timeline: Ongoing Resources: 2014 ItsOnUs.org, branding toolkit Timeline: Ongoing Resources: 2014 ItsOnUs.org, 2014 branding toolkit Timeline: November 2015 & March 2016 Resources: ItsOnUs.org, 2014 branding toolkit Change Policy & Programs Resources: Stanford Report of the Provosts’ Task Force on Sexual Assault Policies & Practices Ohio State University Student Government Sexual Violence Task Force Report American University It’s On Us Report & Recommendations Timeline: Ongoing Timeline: Ongoing Not Alone: Guide for Sexual Assault Policies Timeline: Ongoing Check out who committed to action with It’s On Us last year *student body president’s designate 1. Hold a Town Hall with Administrators
Host a town hall on campus with students and administrators upon returning to campus to discuss resources available on campus and answer questions/take suggestions about current sexual assault prevention policies. This can be an event that is co-hosted by student government and school administrators.
2. Host Student Leadership Roundtable(s)
3. Place editorial in campus newspaper
Co-write an op-ed in your student paper with your college/university President or Chancellor about the importance of sexual assault prevention this year and discuss your upcoming plans to work with It’s On Us this year to ensure that discussion is occurring on a campus-level. This is a great way to talk about your agenda on this issue.
1. Run a pledge drive
Generate greater awareness about the issue by promoting the It’s On Us pledge on your campus.
2. Launch a digital education & outreach campaign
Tailor the It’s On Us call to action for your campus community and engage with your student body online. Film your own version of the PSA. Share tips and success stories. Encourage people to sign the It’s On Us pledge.
3. Host National Week of Action Event(s)
It’s On Us hosts a National Week of Action each semester. Commit to holding leading efforts on your campus surrounding the Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 dates. Last year, we saw more than 650 events nationwide. Make sure your campus is a part of the story this year!
1. Leverage a Task Force
Bring together an intersectional group of student leaders to research and recommend policy and programmatic improvement at your institution. Similarly, if your institution has a related task force or committee, make sure students are involved and take a leadership role in partnership with your administration.
2. Partner with your Title IX coordinator
Sit down with your institution’s Title IX Coordinator to go through the Not Alone recommendations. Identify areas for improvement and how students can support administrators in that process.
3. Develop a Campus Action Plan
Set goals and make a plan to achieve them. Some of them will take more than one year, so this will be a document that your successors can use to make sure these efforts continue in years ahead.
2014-2015 Student Body Presidents Who Signed On
Student Body Presidents Who Have Committed (262 as of 10/14/14)
Julianna Claase
Adelphi University
NY
Sophia Wirth
American University
DC
Cassidy Possehl
Arizona State University
AZ
Frank Smith III
Arizona State University (Downtown)
AZ
Katie Frazier
Arkansas Tech University
AR
Kevin Warman
Baldwin Wallace University
OH
Julia Qian
Barnard College
NY
Alyssa Morgosh
Bates College
ME
Robert Fisher
Baton Rouge Community College
LA
Melantha Jenkins
Bellevue College
WA
Cameron Dieter
Beloit College
WI
Gabriel Ryfer Cohen
Berklee College of Music
MA
Jerry Perdue
Bluefield State College
WV
Bryan Vlok
Boise State University
ID
Richa Kaul
Boston University
MA
Will Nathan*
Bowie State University
MD
Brian Kochheiser
Bowling Green State University
OH
Jason Blumenthal
Bradley University
IL
Kathleen Flynn
Caldwell University
NJ
Zachary Davidson
California Institute of the Arts
CA
Bailey Hamblin*
California Polytechnic State University
CA
Daniel Clark
California State Student Association
CA
Vanessa Bahena
California State University Channel Islands
CA
Christopher Fernandez
California State University Dominguez Hills
CA
Isabelle Franz
California State University Monterey Bay
CA
Tiffany Zaich
California State University Northridge
CA
Joseph Phillips
California State University of Long Beach
CA
Harpreet Bath
California State University, Fullerton
CA
Lauren Lombardo
California State University, Sacramento
CA
Alfredo Jesus Barcenas
California State University, San Bernardino
CA
Taylor Herren
California State Unviersity Chico
CA
Becca Giles
Carleton College
MN
Ian Glasner
Carnegie Mellon
PA
Charles Mahone II
Central Michigan University
MI
Michael Siperly
Centralia College
WA
Dylan Gunnels
Charleston Southern University
SC
Vincent Liberto
Clarkson University
NY
Maddy Thompson
Clemson University
SC
Malcolm Reed
Coker College
SC
Sarah Rende
Colgate University
NY
Ryan Spraker
College of Charleston
SC
William McCurdy II
College of Southern Nevada
NV
Olivia Rodriguez
College of St. Benedict
MN
Alejandro Salazar
Colorado College
CO
Samantha Guinn
Colorado State University
CO
Peter Bailinson
Columbia University
NY
Mitchell Swaney
Cornerstone University
MI
Forum Shah
CUNY Queens College
NY
Casey Dennis
Dartmouth College
NH
Greg Layton
Dixie State University
UT
Joey Gale
Drake University
IA
Lavanya Sunder
Duke University
NC
Reginald Thedford
Eastern Illinois University
IL
Kyle Nicholas
Eastern Kentucky University
KY
Desmond Miller
Eastern Michigan University
MI
Dahir Jigre
Eastern Washington University
WA
Joseph Incorvia
Elon University
NC
Alex Cucchi
Fairfield University
CT
Michael Cepeda
Florida Atlantic University
FL
Hawi Kebede
Florida State College
FL
Philip Abbruscato
George Mason University
VA
Trevor Tezel
Georgetown University
DC
Juawn Jackson
Georgia College & State University
GA
Sri Madhavi Rajasekaran
Georgia Perimeter College
GA
Azell Francis
Georgia Southern University
GA
Conner House
Gonzaga University
WA
Jude Chisom Erondu
Green Mountain College
VT
Lia Parker-Belfer
Hamilton College
NY
Allissa Heim
Hamline University
MN
F. Lawrence Rigby II
Hampton University
VA
Greyson Whitaker
High Point University
NC
Vincent Creer*
Hobart College
NJ
Andrew Harrison
Hope College
MI
Leighton Watson
Howard University
DC
Wesley Smithart
Huntingdon College
AL
Akinade Aderele
Illinois Institute of Technology
IL
Austin Aldag
Illinois Wesleyan University
IL
Andy Braden
Indiana University Bloomington
IN
Emily O’Brien
Indiana University East
IN
Niki DaSilva
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
IN
Hillary Kletscher
Iowa State University
IA
Taylor Vollman
James Madison University
VA
Tim Ficke
John Carroll University
OH
Janice Bonsu
Johns Hopkins University
MD
Jasmine Smith*
Johnson & Wales University
CO
Reagan Kays
Kansas State University
KS
Eric Johnson
Kennesaw State University
GA
Marvin Logan
Kent State University
OH
Breana Smith
Kentucky State University
KY
Kevin Pan
Kenyon College
OH
Ashley Torres
La Salle University
PA
Lincoln Boyd
Lewis & Clark College
OR
Amanda Brand
Linfield College School of Nursing
OR
Drew Watson
Lipscomb University
TN
Joseph Gills
Longwood University
VA
Clayton Tufts
Louisiana State University
LA
David Ballard
Louisiana State University Health Shreveport
LA
Brandon Crain
Louisiana State University of Alexandria
LA
Alyssa Perez
Loyola Marymount University
MD
James “Bud” Sheppard
Loyola University New Orleans
LA
Cory Hodson
Loyola University of Maryland
MD
Kyle Whelton
Marquette University
WI
Chrysonthia Horne*
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MA
Natalie Bata
Miami University
OH
James Conwell
Michigan State University
MI
Larisa Gearhart*
Mills College
CA
Kara Rasmussen
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
MN
Cody Meyer
Minnesota State University Moorhead
MN
Sade Meeks
Mississippi University for Women
MI
Jordan McGee
Missouri State University
MO
Daniel Hager
Missouri Western State University
MO
Katie Price
Mount St. Mary’s University
MD
Cassandra Corrado
New College of Florida
FL
Lucas Almonte
New York City College of Technology
NY
Julia O’Connor
New York University
NY
Carlton Kinard
Newberry College
SC
Charles Holman
Normandale Community College
MN
Makaya Baker
North Arkansas College
AR
Rusty Mau
North Carolina State University
NC
Sarah Russell
North Dakota State University
ND
Jacob Ives
North Park University
IL
Jillian Zuniga
Northern Arizona University
AZ
Joe Frascello
Northern Illinois University
IL
John P. B. Jose
Northern Kentucky University
KY
Cody Uhing
Northwest Missouri State University
MO
Kyla Winey
Northwestern State University
LA
Julia Watson
Northwestern University
IL
Lauren Holler
Ohio Wesleyan University
OH
Beatrize Martinez
Oklahoma City University
OK
Matthew Chuning
Oklahoma State University
OK
Chris Ndiritu
Old Dominion University
VA
Arvin Endino
Olympic College
WA
Kenneth Barnes
Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University
LA
Jordan Schaper
Pittsburg State University
KS
Christopher Ly
Polk State College
FL
Shawon Jackson
Princeton University
NJ
Patrick Boucicault
QueensBorough Community College
NY
Colby Bender
Radford University
VA
Ellen Lundwall
Regis University
CO
Kristine Baffo
Rutgers University
NJ
David McKillop
Saint Anselm College
NH
Elaine Kempf
Samuel Merritt University
CA
John Jarman
Seattle Pacific University
WA
Zack Burton
Shawnee State University
OH
Soraya Attia*
Skidmore College
NY
Caleb Finck
South Dakota State University
SD
Stephanie Travis
Southeastern Louisiana Univeristy
LA
Adrian Miller
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
IL
Nasir Almasri
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
IL
Amanda McGillvery*
Southwest Tennessee Community College
TN
Karli Ferguson
SOWELA Technical Community College
LA
Mary Pickard
Spelman College
GA
Lindsey Gunnerson
St. Cloud State University
MN
Samantha Mendoza
St. Edward’s University
TX
Rachel Palermo
St. Olaf College
MN
Elizabeth Woodson
Stanford University
CA
Lori Mould
State University of New York Student Assembly
NY
Kainat Malik
SUNY Oneonta
NY
Scott Turner*
SUNY Potsdam
NY
Latisha Blackburn
SUNY Purchase
NY
Jay Johnson
Tarleton State University
TX
Blair Alston*
Temple University
PA
Emily McDonald
Tennessee Tech University
TN
Chelsea Nkrumah
Texas A&M University- Kingsville
TX
Cody Westphal
Texas Christian University
TX
Hayden Hatch
Texas Tech University
TX
Connor Kurtz
The Catholic University of America
DC
Krystal Hoheisel
The College of St. Scholastica
MN
Colin Danly
The College of William & Mary
VA
Nicholas Gumas
The George Washington University
DC
Celia Wright
The Ohio State University
OH
Anand Ganjam
The Pennsylvania State University
PA
Tyler Kissinger
The University of Chicago
IL
David Teagle
The University of New Orleans
LA
Jeffrey George
The University of Southern Mississippi
MS
Joshua Frank
Trinity College
MN
Michael Smith
Trinity International University
IL
Kayla Gunter*
Truman State University
MO
Morgan Wittenberg
Tulane University
LA
Ben Saperstein
Union College
NY
James Ingram
University at Buffalo
NY
Hamilton Bloom
University of Alabama
AL
Anjali Wagle
University of Alabama at Birmingham
AL
Nandish Dayal
University of Alabama in Huntsville
AL
Issac Ortega
University of Arizona
AZ
Virginia Orman
University of Bridgeport
CT
Mila Meldosian*
University of California Berkeley
CA
Devin Badalich*
University of California Los Angeles
CA
Ivan Flores
University of California, Merced
CA
Robby Boparai
University of California, San Diego
CA
Christina Beer
University of Cincinnati
OH
Lora Roberts
University of Colorado Boulder
CO
Ben Page-Gil
University of Delaware
DE
Hayden Johnson
University of Denver
CO
Drew Jacoby
University of Georgia
GA
Stephen Nishihara
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HI
John Locke
University of Houston Downtown
TX
Julie Garner
University of Houston-Clear Lake
TX
Nate Fisher
University of Idaho
ID
Mitch Dickey
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
IL
Patrick Bartoski
University of Iowa
IA
Monali Haldankar
University of Louisville
KY
Patrick Ronk
University of Maryland, College Park
MD
Kelsey McVey*
University of Maryland, Baltimore
MD
Bobby Dishell
University of Michigan
MI
Nakshidil Sadien
University of Michigan-Flint
MI
Joelle Stangler
University of Minnesota
MN
Justin Goodroad
University of Minnesota Crookston
MN
Jacob Froelich
University of Minnesota Duluth
MN
Allison Wolf
University of Minnesota Morris
MN
Whitney Forseth
University of Minnesota Rochester
MN
Davis Rogers
University of Mississippi
MS
Cameron Roark
University of Missouri - St. Louis
MO
Juan Bettancourt-Garcia
University of Missouri-Kansas City
MO
Connor Schulte
University of Nebraska - Kearney
NE
Kevin Knudson
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
NE
Elias Benjelloun
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NV
Richard Rotella
University of New Haven
CT
Tanner Franklin
University of North Dakota
ND
Alfred Eastin
University of Northern Colorado
CO
Matt Epting
University of Oklahoma
OK
Mike Nites
University of Pittsburgh
PA
Paige Maney
University of Puget Sound
WA
Antoinette Esce
University of Rochester
NY
Dominic Pera
University of San Diego
CA
Lindsay Richardson
University of South Carolina
SC
Raechel Blakeney
University of South Carolina Beaufort
SC
Tyler Tordsen
University of South Dakota
SD
Jean Cocco
University of South Florida
FL
Andrew Menard
University of Southern California
CA
Ryan Smith
University of St Thomas
MN
Jesse Bean
University of Texas at Tyler
TX
Kori Rady
University of Texas Austin
TX
Justin Spangler
University of Utah
UT
Jalen Ross
University of Virginia
VA
Steffani Hedstrom*
University of Washington Tacoma
WA
Tyler Sterr*
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
WI
Kaylee Otterbacher
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
WI
Ryan Sorenson
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
WI
Christopher Slattery
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
WI
Nicholas Wesell
University of Wisconsin Waukesha
WI
Genevieve Carter
University of Wisconsin, Madison
WI
James Whalen
Unviersity of North Carolina Asheville
NC
Doug Fiefia
Utah State University
UT
Tyler Brklacich
Utah Valley University
UT
Farah Hamati
Utica College
NY
Tanner Owen
Vanderbilt University
TN
Elizabeth Lazor
Virginia Tech
VA
Margaret Mulkerrin
Wake Forest University
NC
Lakecia Farmer
Washington State University
WA
Emma Tyler
Washington University in St. Louis
MO
Grant Tanenbaum
Wesleyan University
CT
Christopher Nyden
West Virginia University
WV
Annika Wolters
Western Washington University
WA
Riley Svikhart
Westmont College
CA
Tatiana Kaehler
Whitman College
WA
Matthew Conklin
Wichita State University
KS
Jessica Hepinstall
Winona State University
MN
Colleen Reynolds
Xavier University
OH
Michael Herbert
Yale University
CT
Colleen Burguiere
York College of Pennsylvania
PA
Michael Slavens
Youngstown State University
OH
Issue Brief
- 40% of survivors fear reprisal by their attacker;
- Only 2% of incapacitated rape survivors report assault, partially because of the self-blame that may accompany sexual assault;
- Often victims are assaulted by someone they know and trust (or even are financially dependent on), making the decision to report an especially difficult one.