This fall, NIU will be hosting a screening and discussion of The
Hunting Ground, an eye opening documentary about sexual assault on college
campuses. Please consider incorporating this event into your course syllabi
and/or encourage your students to attend.
This event will take place on Wednesday, September 2, at 6:00
p.m. in Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium.
According to a recent study, 1 out of 5 women experience an
attempted and/or completed sexual assault during their college years. It was
found that on college campuses, “sexual assaults were most likely to occur in
September, October and November, on Friday or Saturday nights, and between the
hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m.,” and freshmen and sophomores are at a much
greater risk of being victims of sexual assault. On average, at least 50% of
sexual assaults involved the use of drugs or alcohol. The majority of
physically forced or incapacitated sexual assaults were perpetrated by someone
the victim knew (79% and 88%). [Krebs, C.P., Lindquist, C.H., Warner,
T.D., Fisher, B.S., & Martin, S.L. (2007). The Campus Sexual Assault (CSA)
Study. National Institute of Justice.]
Considering these statistics, it is vitally important that we
teach students about the prevalence of sexual assault, as well as ways to
reduce sexual assault on our campus. To that end, students who attend The
Hunting Ground event are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:
1.
Become more knowledgeable about campus policies related to sexual
misconduct, as well as locate on and off-campus resources for survivors of
sexual assault.
2.
Explain behaviors common to those who commit sexual assault.
3.
Identify the role that men play in ending violence against women.
4.
Discuss the role alcohol and substance use plays in sexual assault
and misconduct.
5.
Describe strategies to reduce their own risk, as well as become
active bystanders, in situations that may lead to sexual assault.
Following the documentary screening, there will be a panel
discussion and Q&A session.
Please visit http://niu.edu/wgs/news/HuntingGround.shtml
for more information about this event, or feel free to contact Rebekah Kohli
directly at rkohli@niu.edu
or 815-753-1044. I have attached a copy of the publicity poster for this event.
For a list of other events sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women,
Gender, & Sexuality, please visit http://niu.edu/wgs/news/FallCalendarOfEvents.shtml.
The
Hunting Ground event is:
Presented by The Office of the President
Presented by The Office of the President
In partnership with the Office of the Provost; Affirmative Action
& Diversity Resources; Academic Diversity Programs; Student Affairs &
Enrollment Management; Presidential Commission on the Status of Women; and
Center for the Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality.
With sponsorship from: Advocacy Services; Counseling & Consultation Services; Department of Police & Public Safety; Safe Passage; Wellness Promotion; Women’s Rights Alliance.
