Pollock Halls in Penn State Residence Life will be taking a stand against sexual assault on April 24 by participating in Denim Day, a day to honor survivors and raise awareness.
Stand for State, Penn State’s bystander intervention program, is accepting applications from students interested in becoming peer educators. Applications will be open through April 5.
Penn State New Kensington will celebrate the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and promote diversity and inclusion through a series of events during the campus’ Unity Week, to be held Jan. 28. to Feb 1.
“What Were You Wearing?” aims to dispel the myth that sexual assault is the fault of the victim due to what he or she may have been wearing. The art installation, which has appeared throughout the U.S., will be featured in the Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery throughout October, which is also National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Penn State will observe National Hazing Prevention Week from Sept. 24 to 28, hosting various education activities and events in order to raise awareness around the important issue of hazing on college campuses across the country.
Stand for State, Penn State’s bystander intervention initiative, is opening applications to students interested in becoming peer educators. Applications will be open until midnight on Sept. 26.
This year's "All That WE ARE" event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 19 in Heritage Hall in the HUB-Robeson Center at University Park. Dinner will be provided for participants. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to sign up at standforstate.psu.edu.
Stand for State, Penn State’s bystander intervention initiative, recently asked students, faculty and staff at all Penn State campuses to explore what connects us as part of an interactive event called “All That We Are.”
April 9-13 is Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, and Stand for State will be providing a bystander intervention training for students on interrupting sexual and relationship violence. The training will be held from 4-7 p.m. April 11 in 233A HUB-Robeson Center at University Park.
Stand for State is offering two “Acts of Bias & Discrimination” intervention trainings this spring for members of the Penn State community, allowing attendees to share their personal connections to the issue, explore the things that make it difficult to take action, and practice interrupting using scenarios.
Stand for State will host an event, “All That WE ARE,” at Penn State campuses between Jan. 15 and 30. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate.
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. Oct. 5 in 233A HUB-Robeson Center, while the training for faculty and staff members will take place from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 6, also in 233A HUB. The workshops will focus on providing the skills needed to help prevent sexual and relationship violence.
Penn Staters talk about why it's important to stand up for each other and watch out for friends.
As students, faculty and staff settle into the new semester, Penn State is making every effort to create an environment that is safe and secure for all members of our community.
