The figures are in. United Way volunteers have now reported the totals collected or pledged on each of the Indiana University campuses. They are:
IPFW (Fort Wayne)... $30,003
IUPUI (Indianapolis)... $246,048
IU Kokomo... $8,399
IU Northwest (Gary)... $13,275
IU Southwest (New Albany)... $15,830
IU East (Richmond)... $11,067
IU South Bend... $27,973
By Erik Novak
With a new name, a new program and continuing dedication to education,
Safety Awareness Facilitators & Educators (SAFE) is offering free
workshops to men on the IUB campus to heighten awareness about safety
issues and rape prevention. Formerly the Peer Presenter Program, SAFE is
a student group sponsored by the Office for Women's Affairs that
facilitates programs on personal safety and rape awareness for IUB's
student population, in particular, but will provide guidance to students
and staff universitywide. In an effort to eliminate rape and other sexual
assaults at IU, a new program has been designed specifically for men
about rape and its prevention, and to debunk myths about the crime.
"What Men Need to Know About Rape" is a program presented to all-male
groups by volunteer male moderators who lead discussions on how women
are viewed in our society, legal definitions and ramifications of sexual
assault, consent, and the role of alcohol and other drugs in sexual
encounters. IU's Commission on Personal Safety, under the guidance of
Dick McKaig, IUB dean of students, and Julia Lamber, dean for women's
affairs, fully supports SAFE's efforts to achieve a higher profile among
students.
"The number of reported rapes on campus indicates that maybe we're not reaching the people we need to be reaching," said Samantha Brauner, coordinator of safety programming.
A special press conference will be held Thursday (Feb. 5) at 3 p.m. in the lounge of Memorial Hall East to formally introduce the new program. The conference is open to the public.To request a SAFE program, contact the Office for Women's Affairs at 812-855-3849 or by E-mail at safe@indiana.edu.
If you missed IUPUI Chancellor Gerald L. Bepko's State of the Campus
address Dec. 4, it's now on line at the Web site below. Because Bepko
presented the address as a "draft for comment," his office is soliciting
responses through Feb. 15 at the E-mail address: chancllr@iupui.edu.
http://www.hoosiers.iupui.
IU Kokomo has an updated home page on the Internet. Also new is a revamped IUK Library home page. The Web site is the result of many hours of work by IUK Library staff members Brad Vogus and Joyce Eikenberry.