Only The Beginning

While we have made great strides in sexual assault prevention with the passing of new federal mandates for all colleges and universities there is still an abundance of expected growth in prevention efforts. Personally, I am proud that I have been part of a movement to become more proactive at preventing college students from experiencing something that can affect them for the rest of their lives. If one sexual assault is prevented due to the prevention efforts from my office, it will make our efforts 100% worth it.

I feel that in the past few weeks there have been spotlights in the media regarding sexual assault and college campuses and it seems that colleges and universities are complying with the new federal mandates and approaching sexual assault cases in a more direct manner. If 1 in 4 women and 1 in 33 men are experiencing at least one sexual assault in their lifetime, it is clear that improvements in prevention efforts needed to be made. I look forward to see future sexual assault statistics to see if these efforts have made a difference over a long period of time. I hope this blog encourages people to step in and prevent sexual assaults and to become more aware of this issue within our community.

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."- Lao Tzu