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HOWARD UNIVERSITY Launches -HU STANDS- CAMPAIGN On Sexual Assault Prevention

National Campus Safety Awareness Month


A year-long campaign "HU Stands“ (Source: Howard University)
A year-long campaign "HU Stands“
(Source: Howard University)
USPA NEWS - As National Campus Safety Awareness Month approaches in September, Howard University will kick off a Year-Long Campaign, "HU Stands" to promote Sexual Assault Prevention on Campus. On August 29, the Office of Title IX and several Campus partners, hosted a Campus Event inviting Students, Faculty and Staff to take the Pledge to stand against Interpersonal Violence. The Howard University Student Association and the 1867 Club are Campaign Kick-Off Partners.
As National Campus Safety Awareness Month approaches in September, Howard University will kick off a Year-Long Campaign, "HU Stands" to promote Sexual Assault Prevention on Campus. On August 29, the Office of Title IX and several Campus partners, hosted a Campus Event inviting Students, Faculty and Staff to take the Pledge to stand against Interpersonal Violence. The Howard University Student Association and the 1867 Club are Campaign Kick-Off Partners.

An Average of One in Four Undergraduate Students experience Sexual Assault by the time they finish College, according to a Nationwide Survey conducted by the Office on Violence Against Women and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Last year, Howard University unveiled the Interim Title IX Policy on Prohibited Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Violence and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence to the campus community. Interpersonal Violence includes a Variety of Types of Violence covered under Title IX Law, such as Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Gender-Based Discrimination or Harassment, Dating and Domestic Violence, Stalking and Retaliation. If a Howard University Student is the Victim of Sexual Assault On or Off Campus, they have Access to University Resources that specialize in Medical, Counseling, Advocacy, Law Enforcement, Investigation, Residential, and Academic Accommodations.

The goal of HU Stands is to engage All Campus Stakeholders and deliver a Strong Call to Action for the HU Community.

Source : Howard University

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