The University of Idaho Womenâs Center received the continuation of a $299,944 grant from the U.S. Department of Justiceâs Office on Violence Against Women to fund its Campus Violence Prevention Project.
The grant will fund ongoing efforts to develop and implement culturally relevant and community responsive prevention education programming as well as victim services at the university, according to a press release from the UI today. The project has an outreach emphasis to underrepresented students, with increased focus on stalking prevention and developing accessibility to programs and services for students with disabilities.
UIâs Violence Prevention Programs Office was awarded the grant during 2002-04, 2004-06 and 2006-09. The Womenâs Center applied for and received the grant in 2016-20.
Southeast Mo. State president responds to online petition about sexual violence on campus
Southeast Mo. State president responds to online petition about sexual violence on campus By Amber Ruch | December 16, 2020 at 5:09 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 10:29 PM
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Southeast Missouri State University President Dr. Carlos Vargas responded to an online petition about sexual violence on campus.
In a letter sent to students, faculty and staff on Wednesday, December 16, Vargas said he has been meeting with people about the petition and the topic of sexual violence on campus.
“As a University President and as a father and grandfather, I can assure you that the way this University works to prevent sexual violence, and to hold offenders accountable, is deeply and personally important to me,” Dr. Vargas said in the letter. “I have read many of your comments on social media, including firsthand accounts of sexual violence from victims. To those of you