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UO Coalition To End Sexual Violence (UO-CESV) Begins Independent
Advocacy at the Universityof Oregon
Concerned faculty, staff and graduate students at the University
of Oregon have formed anindependent coalition against sexual
violence on our campus. The coalition launched their work
with a change.org petition against a teespring.com t-shirt that
trivialized sexual violence. Theywill continue their work by
advocating for clear and transparent campus procedures
forinvestigating sexual assault and harassment and the imposition
of strict sanctions for thesecrimes.
Press contact: Dr. Carol StabileEmail:
[email protected]: http://uocoalition.wordpress.com
11 February 2014
EUGENE, OR Concerned students, staff, and faculty members at the
University of Oregon have
formed a coalition to help UO address problems of sexual
violence on our campus and to supportUO in its efforts to comply
with Title IX, the Clery Act, and other institutional protections
forstudents, faculty, staff, and community members.
Like other campuses around the country, UO suffers from problems
in reporting sexual violence.In the 2012 and 2013 Annual Campus
Security and Fire Safety Report, UO reported the following:
2009 14 forcible sexual offenses2010 15 forcible sexual
offenses
2011 16 forcible sexual offenses2012 39 forcible sexual
offenses.
These reports reflect a national problem of under reporting at
large research universities, which
include Harvard, Yale, and the University of North Carolina. The
Obama Administration andCenters for Disease and Prevention data
predict 800-900 reports of sexual offenses per year at
aninstitution of UOs size, a figure that reflects how college
students are particularly vulnerable [tosexual assault: 1 in 5
women have been sexually assaulted while in college (Rape and
SexualAssault: a Renewed Call to Action, January 2104). The CDC
estimates are consistent with peer-reviewed research conducted by
UO faculty, which shows occurrences of forcible sexual
offensesagainst women much closer to the CDC statistic than the
numbers currently reported. Outsideresearch further suggests that
the low reported numbers at UO reflect a climate that may
bepreventing survivors from reporting these crimes
(http://youtu.be/6qqlp3dt3U8).
With an award-winning criminologist serving as president, and
faculty like Dr. Jennifer Freyd, Dr.Jocelyn Hollander, and Dr.
Krista Chronister who have established research specializations
in
betrayal trauma, sexual assault prevention, and domestic
violence prevention, the University ofOregon is uniquely positioned
to be a leader in addressing the national problem of sexual
violenceon campuses. The UO Coalition to End Sexual Violence will
aid in the process by advocating forclear campus procedures in
investigating sexual assault and harassment, establishing
strictsanctions imposed for committing these crimes, and promoting
and collating research that helpsthe University of Oregon establish
best practices in confronting sexual violence on campus.
