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Going on break isn’t always easy. Different home and family situations or living adjustments can make extended periods a...
11/22/2021

Going on break isn’t always easy. Different home and family situations or living adjustments can make extended periods away from school difficult for some students. Here are five tips for St. Mary’s students to help alleviate some of the stress the holiday season can bring.

We wanted to remind everyone that costumes ≠ consent. Period.Everyone deserves to be able to express themselves and thei...
10/30/2021

We wanted to remind everyone that costumes ≠ consent. Period.

Everyone deserves to be able to express themselves and their sexuality through their clothes, including seasonal costumes, without fear of being sexually assaulted.

This weekend, remember to respect and honor your peers by getting enthusiastic, affirmative consent before any sexual activity.

Consent:
✔️Want to ______?
✔️I want to ______. Are you feeling up for that?
✔️How do you feel about doing ______? It's okay if you want to wait!

Not Consent:
❌Costumes
❌Clothes
❌Intoxication
❌Past Sexual History

Swipe ➡️ for spooky season safety tips 🎃. It's on all of us to keep our community safe, so be sure to socialize safely a...
10/30/2021

Swipe ➡️ for spooky season safety tips 🎃. It's on all of us to keep our community safe, so be sure to socialize safely and responsibly this weekend.

As a reminder, Halloween is a high risk time for sexual assaults to be perpetrated on U.S. college campuses, and it's crucial that we stay vigilant as active bystanders. Be prepared to confront your friends - not just strangers - about their worrisome behavior. Regardless of the intervention strategy you may choose, your intervention has life changing impacts!

Help us keep our community safe by being an active bystander and following the College's COVID guidelines this weekend!

Everyone on campus should have a safe, healthy, and fun social life. Thankfully, we can all take small actions to help a...
10/29/2021

Everyone on campus should have a safe, healthy, and fun social life. Thankfully, we can all take small actions to help achieve this goal as a community.

When having guests over, hosts can take proactive steps in order to create safer social environments where sexual violence is less likely to be perpetrated. Read on to learn about easy ways you can make a big impact!

We're coming to the end of our Healthy Relationship Student Leader Campaign! As we wrap up, we hope that you take these ...
10/28/2021

We're coming to the end of our Healthy Relationship Student Leader Campaign! As we wrap up, we hope that you take these key insights with you as you nurture your own relationships. Don't forget: the skills our student leaders have talked about apply to romantic, sexual, and platonic relationships as well as the relationships we have with our family and friends. We all have room to grow, and it's important to remember that these skills take practice. We hope you continue to practice and hone these skills during your time at the College and beyond!

To bring us home, Emily, a PHE and student leader extraordinaire, shares about the role mutual respect and compromise play in a healthy relationship.

"To me, a healthy relationship involves consistent and healthy communication. Healthy relationships involve mutual respect between partners and an effort to compromise from both sides of the relationship. "

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: communication is such an important factor in a healthy relationship. Don't...
10/27/2021

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: communication is such an important factor in a healthy relationship. Don't take it from us - learn more from Liam who breaks down how communication helps you form closer, more trusting relationships.

“This is cliché but I think communication and talking is important to any relationship. Talking about not only how your significant other or friend feels but how you feel can bring you closer to other people. And it’s never as awkward as you think it’ll be.”

Next up for our student leader campaign is Nefret, a SAAC representative and student-athlete! Nefret had some amazing in...
10/26/2021

Next up for our student leader campaign is Nefret, a SAAC representative and student-athlete! Nefret had some amazing insights to share about how healthy conflict, trust, and honesty play an essential role in healthy relationships.

"To me, a healthy relationship means using clear communication and being supportive through tough times. By talking things out, both the good and bad, you form a strong sense of trust. This way the relationship is not just built on love but on respect, honesty, and friendship."

Bystander intervention has been show to reduce sexual violence on college campuses. Come to the Campus Center to learn a...
10/26/2021

Bystander intervention has been show to reduce sexual violence on college campuses. Come to the Campus Center to learn about the many ways you can be an active bystander in our community in order to prevent sexual assault! Not only will you learn about strategies to prevent sexual violence, but they skills you'll learn can also be used to interrupt racism, homophobia, transphobia, and more.

Free pizza and free t-shirts will be available!

Come learn about healthy relationship skills and get some free pizza! You deserve a relationship that lifts you up, not ...
10/25/2021

Come learn about healthy relationship skills and get some free pizza! You deserve a relationship that lifts you up, not one that brings you down. During this workshop, you'll learn about the signs of a healthy and unhealthy relationship, specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community!

To wrap up our prevention activities for the month, we're hosting a virtual "Walk a Mile for DVAM" to raise awareness ar...
10/25/2021

To wrap up our prevention activities for the month, we're hosting a virtual "Walk a Mile for DVAM" to raise awareness around dating violence. Grab your sneakers and some friends for a quick mile walk around campus. Don't forget to wear purple and post about your walk on Instagram! Use the hashtag and tag us () in your photo.

Happy Monday! Start your week off by learning about healthy relationships from your incredible Student Body Vice Preside...
10/25/2021

Happy Monday! Start your week off by learning about healthy relationships from your incredible Student Body Vice President, Dylan. Dylan talks about how communication and mutual growth play a key role in supportive relationships.

"A healthy relationship to me means open communication. Being able to be open about our feelings and being able to change as the relationship progresses."

Next up for our student leader campaign is our One Love champion, Lily! Read on to see what Lily says about trust and vu...
10/24/2021

Next up for our student leader campaign is our One Love champion, Lily! Read on to see what Lily says about trust and vulnerability in a healthy relationship.

"A healthy relationship to me is based on trust. Trust between people lets you be yourself and be vulnerable without fear of being judged by them."

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