Libraries Offer Resources for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The Office of Title IX has partnered with the University Libraries to present means to campus related to Sexual Assault Recognition Month, which is noticed nationally in April. A physical exhibit of materials is available on the lobby stage of Mullins Library, and libraries staff have also produced a Title IX Study Information that highlights equally actual physical and virtual resources.  

“This 12 months marks the 21st anniversary of Sexual Assault Consciousness Thirty day period,” claimed Shanita Pettaway, director of Title IX Compliance and Title IX coordinator. “It is my comprehending that this is the initial time that the university will incorporate a library exhibit into its observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I am elated that our office initiated this technique to spread awareness to the campus community about sexual assault.” 

The marketing campaign is meant to deliver sources and help for the campus local community, as nicely as data about the legal definition of consent and advice for concerned parties.  

“As an establishment of better instruction, studying is paramount,” Pettaway mentioned. “So, I imagined, what improved way to distribute awareness to the campus community about sexual assault than by way of educational assets from the University Libraries?” 

Means for Sexual Assault Awareness Thirty day period beyond the libraries’ collections are accessible on the National Sexual Violence Source Middle internet site.