Sexual Violence Prevention Education

Each of us has a variety of relationships: with roommates, peers and partners.

Open dialogue is critical to navigating complex conversations. Moving through our experiences with respect and care for another is crucial to maintaining a campus of dignity and consent.

All University of Dayton students engage in violence prevention education, led by expert staff and trained peer educators. This ongoing education creates space for conversation and questions.

Discussing sexual violence, learning how to prevent it, healing from an assault, and supporting loved ones as they heal are all very difficult. But you do not have to do it alone.

The Peers Advocating for Violence Education (PAVEs) are UD students with expert knowledge on these challenging topics. PAVEs seek to create open spaces for all students to engage in dialogue and education.

Interested in becoming a trained peer educator? Applications open each fall; current students can learn more in Porches.

The Brook Center and campus partners are dedicated to creating open spaces for action and dialogue. Throughout the year you will find events for you to get involved in to learn more about preventing violence and supporting survivors. Our events include:

• Voices of Resilience
• Take Back the Night
• Flyers for Survivors Teal Ribbon Campaign
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month

We encourage all Flyers to be active bystanders. As a campus rooted in community, it's important that we take care of each other, even when it feels challenging. If you see an act of violence, including verbal, physical, emotional or otherwise, we encourage you to step up and take action! Not sure how? Use the 3 D's of Bystander Intervention:

• Direct: Address the harm directly; call out the inappropriate behavior/comment, set a boundary, or ask the impacted person if they need support. This might sound like, "Hey, I think they've had too much to drink, let's get them home safely;" or "That joke wasn't funny," or " Do you need help finding your friends or getting back to your residence hall?"
• Distract: Get creative and draw attention away from the escalating scenario! This might sound like, "Hey, I think I saw your friend looking for you," or "Can you help me find the bathroom?"
• Delegate: Pull in someone better equipped to handle the situation. This could be the host, bartender, roommate, RA, professional staff or Public Safety.

Remember: Your safety is key. Do not intervene in a situation if it will put you in any danger, and use your campus resources! You can always report an act of bias, harm or violence and seek support.