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NetNews
To: The St. Lawrence Community
From: Daniel F. Sullivan, President; Margaret Kent Bass, Interim Vice
President and Dean of Student Life and Co-Curricular Education; Grant H.
Cornwell, Vice President of the University and Dean of Academic Affairs
Date: January 30, 2006
Subject: Department of Justice Grant
We're pleased to announce that St. Lawrence University is the recipient of
a $200,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice from their Grants to
Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus Program - a funding opportunity
targeted specifically for college campuses. The fact that St. Lawrence has been
selected to receive a grant award is the result of the collaboration of a number
of students, faculty, staff, and community members, who worked diligently to put
together a competitive proposal to meet identified campus needs. The funds
will be used over the next two years to improve efforts aimed at preventing
violent crimes against women and responding to those who are victims of crime.
The University will use the federal funds to implement the Advocating Widespread
Awareness and Rape-prevention Education (AWARE) Project, under the direction of
Assistant Director of Counseling Services Jessica Parillo, who coordinated
St. Lawrence's grant application. The purpose of AWARE is to strengthen prevention
efforts through educational programs for the campus community, law enforcement and
judiciary personnel; increase victim resources and provide training for service
providers to improve response to victims. Serving as an advisory committee for
the grant implementation is the campus Sexual Assault Advisory Board established
last fall.
The funding will also be used to advance collaborative efforts between the
University and Citizens Against Violent Acts (CAVA), the St. Lawrence Valley
Renewal House for Victims of Family Violence and Catholic Charities of the Diocese
of Ogdensburg. The Canton Village Police Department will also be part of the AWARE
program, as the criminal justice collaborator. Departments from across the
St. Lawrence campus, including security and safety; counseling services;
residential life; health services and the First-Year Program, will be involved
in this very important initiative.
The Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus Program allows
institutions of higher education to establish multidisciplinary consortia to
combat violent crimes against women. These comprehensive efforts are designed to
enhance victim services, implement prevention and education programs and develop
and strengthen security and investigation strategies in order to prevent and
respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes
on campuses.
We'd like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Jessica Parillo, Rance Davis,
Ali Pomponio, The Committee on the Status of Women, Mia Hutchins-Cabibi '06,
Heather McCauley '06, the Advocates, Thelmo, and numerous others who contributed
to the development of our AWARE Program.
Members of the new Student Life Working Against Sexual Assault Advisory Board,
announced last fall are:
Faculty:
Dr. Peter Bailey, English
Dr. Karin Bodensteiner, Biology
Dr. Judith DeGroat, History
Dr. Erin McCarthy, Philosophy
Dr. Andrea Nouryeh, Speech and Theatre
Students:
Daniel Auerbach '08
Mia Hutchins-Cabibi '06
Amanda Kenton '08
Sahiry Rodriguez '07
Staff:
Jess Parrillo, Counseling Services and Advocate Program
Rance Davis '80, Associate Dean and Chief Judicial Officer
Pat Gagnon, Director and Chief of Security
Margaret Kent Bass, ex-officio
More information:
The press release from Senator Charles Schumer's (D-NY) office, announcing the grant to St. Lawrence
Posted: January 30, 2006
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