Recently, 38 colleges and universities were awarded state-funded grants aimed at reducing campus violence and sexual assaults. It\u2019s part of the state\u2019s \u2018It\u2019s on Us\u2019 campaign led by Gov. Tom Wolf to provide tools and resources to help prevent sexual harassment on college campuses.<\/p>\n
\u201cElizabethtown College recognizes that prevention strategies must be comprehensive, targeting individuals, peers\/partners, organizations, and communities, in order to be effective in increasing bystander behaviors and reducing violence,\u201d Elizabethtown College Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX, Dr. Armenta Hinton said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The \u2018It\u2019s On Us\u2019\u00a0$20,000 grant\u00a0will assist E-town\u2019s Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX\u00a0in collaboration with the\u00a0Offices of Academic Affairs and Student\u00a0Affairs\u00a0to enhance its sexual assault program offerings for\u00a0the campus community, with a focus\u00a0on intimate partner violence, healthy relationships, bystander behaviors\u00a0and creating\u00a0culturally competent training\u00a0and resources. In recent years, the College has seen increases in\u00a0reported incidents of intimate partner violence.<\/p>\n
This is the first time E-town has received funding from the campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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