The Women's Center
The Women's Center is funded by a federal grant from the Office on Violence Against Women and supported by a collaborative team of on- and off-campus partners. The Center is committed to decreasing violence on campus through outreach and advocacy and is open to individuals of all genders in the ECSU community. The Women's Center works to promote awareness of cultural factors that support violence and to combat these factors in efforts to change cultural norms on campus related to sexual assault, relationship violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
Goals of the Women's Center include:
Development of survivor-focused programming to aid victims of sexual assault and sexual violence
Continued education of campus community members on the importance of consent
Implementation of prevention and education materials for all incoming and current students
Provision of bystander intervention training to campus and student leaders
Fostering of dialog among campus departments and between students, faculty, and staff
Raising awareness of violence against women through a Speaker Series and other campus-wide and community-focused events
Communication of the unacceptable consequences of sexual violence on the individual and the community to students, staff, and faculty
Development of university policy and protocol related to sexual misconduct and sexual assault
Note on confidentiality: The Women's Center is subject to Clery Act and Title IX regulations.