Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) is one of the ten campuses across the state of Indiana, and among three Indiana University campuses to participate in the ICESA Campus Consortium.
To launch the Campus Consortium, ICESA received a three-year federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH). ICESA is honored to be one of nine federal recipients of the OWH College Sexual Assault Policy and Prevention Initiative grant. The hope is the initiative will serve as a model for colleges and universities across the country.
Members of the IUPUC campus will offer three workshops on September 6 – 7, at the ICESA Campus Consortium Conference at the Renaissance North Hotel in Carmel, Indiana. Included is a round table presentation titled, “Engaging the Campus Community in Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention,” “Sexual Hookup Culture & its Impact on Healthy Relationship,” and “Victims and Advocates: Helping Victims Regain Power and Control When They Choose Not to File a Report.”
PRESENTATION 1: DESCRIPTION AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Hookup Culture & its Impact on Healthy Relationship — Dr. Sandra Miles
This workshop focuses on today’s “hookup culture” and the cultural effects it has on unhealthy perceptions about sex and relationships. Researchers have begun to uncover increasing ambiguity and confusion amongst young women as it relates to the difference between assault and casual sex.
This session aims to describe the consistent characteristics attributed to hooking up, provide suggestions regarding methods that challenge and support students willing to engage in the culture and provide methods of helping to make consensual as compared to coerced sexual activity.
1) Participants will gain a stronger understanding of millennial cultural norms
2) Participants will discuss methods of using affirmative consent to distinguish between assault and casual sex
3) Participants will receive tools to engage with millennials in productive conversations related to hookup culture
PRESENTATION 2: DESCRIPTION AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Victims and Advocates: Helping Victims Regain Power and Control When They Choose Not to File a Report — Dr. Sandra Miles & Bailey Moss
This workshop will allow a forum for a victim to share her story including the circumstances that led her to decide not to report and the other ways she was able to push through the pain of her circumstances. The second half of the presentation will provide tips for employees on how to have a conversation with a victim who is not sure whether or not they want to file a report; working with faculty and staff who are pressuring students to report, and providing nonjudgmental support to a victim that is adamantly opposed to reporting.
The intended learning objectives of the presentation include:
1) Participants will gain a stronger understanding of the decision-making process many victims go through
2) Participants will discuss methods of using trauma informed response to guide the initial victim debrief
3) Participants will receive tools to engage with faculty and staff to help them understand the need to allow victims to remain in control of the process at all times.
A positive outcome of the program is to develop criteria for other campuses to replicate, residential and commuter can replicate. Furthermore, we anticipate the audience, in a complementary fashion, will engage in relevant conversation and share viewpoints.
Professional Biography
Dr. Sandra Miles is the Dean of Students and Director of Student Affairs/Deputy Title IX Coordinator at IUPUC.
In this capacity, she provides administrative oversight for the Office of Career Services, the Office of Student Involvement, the Academic Resource Center, Adaptive Educational Services, and the Office of Leadership and Community Service.
Additionally, Dr. Miles is the Co-Director of the Leadership Minor, serves as the Chief Diversity Officer for the campus, and helps students navigate through disputes with faculty, staff and/or other students. In addition to her work related responsibilities, Dr. Miles serves on the NASPA Center for Women National Advisory Board, on a host of community boards and committees in Bartholomew County, and is the Immediate Past National Director of the Black Female Development Circle, Inc.
Bailey Moss is the Coordinator of Leadership and Community Service at IUPUC. In this capacity, she provides oversight and assistance to student organizations, coordinates leadership development opportunities, and connects students with the community through service. In addition to her professional life, Bailey is a wife, mother, and survivor of sexual assault who has put energy into advocacy, organizational development, and sexual assault prevention and education.
As an IUPUC campus liaison, Dr. Miles has been actively involved in statewide initiatives and partnerships aimed at sexual assault prevention and education, including the September ICESA Conference. Her involvement in the 2017 September ICESA event includes, but not limited to, serving on the planning committee, assisting in workshop selections, general agenda planning, and leading two workshops.
“As the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for IUPUC, I see firsthand the aftermath of sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, and sexual harassment, so it is a great honor for me to be able to contribute to the prevention education initiatives across the state and beyond,” shares Dr. Miles.