UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Stand for State is offering bystander intervention training to Penn State students, faculty and staff Oct. 5-6 at the University Park campus.

The student training session is scheduled for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, in 233A HUB-Robeson Center, while the training for faculty and staff members will take place from 1-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, also in 233A HUB. The workshops will focus on providing the skills needed to help prevent sexual and relationship violence. To register, visit standforstate.psu.edu or https://goo.gl/7fE2Vz.

Specifically, workshop attendees will:

• Identify warning signs for sexual and relationship violence;
• Consider values in regard to personal responsibility to intervene;
• Practice skills to intervene effectively when they see concerning behavior; and
• Learn how small choices can add up to create a safer campus.

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It's On Us to Stand for State

Penn Staters talk about why it's important to stand up for each other and watch out for friends.

The trainings are a follow up to “It’s On Us to Stand for State,” a collaboration between the University Park Undergraduate Association, Intercollegiate Athletics, and Stand for State that culminated in a presentation and release of a new video (see above) at the Penn State-Indiana football game on Sept. 30.

It’s On Us, a national sexual assault prevention campaign, asserts that each member of a community has a role in stopping sexual assault. Students, faculty and staff are invited to learn skills to intervene when witnessing possible situations of sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking.