on campus. The training is offered multiple times per academic year in both classrooms and departments. Participants receive helpful tips to employ should a campus emergency warrant action. Expos and Fairs: Public Safety and Police Services (PSPS) also participates in various campus and community fairs and expos by having information tables at such events when manpower permits. PSPS staff distribute crime prevention and related materials to inform the community about the services it offers and how people can better protect themselves and other KU constituents from becoming the victims of crime. Safety Escorts: On-campus safety escorts are available for anyone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and can be requested by contacting Public Safety and Police Services via telephone (610) 683-4002. The blue light emergency phones located throughout campus may be also used to request an on-campus safety escort. Upon receipt of the request, the Communications Center staff dispatches a security guard to the on-campus location of the requester to provide a walking escort to another location on campus. Students are not driven from location to location. Emergency Phones: The Kutztown campus has several emergency phones in and around campus buildings and parking lots. When activated, the “blue light” emergency telephones allow the user to summon help by connecting them with the KUPD. Users can press the button and KUPD will be dialed automatically. A blue, flashing light will illuminate to help indicate the caller’s location and signal that immediate help is needed. Near, on, or within the buildings are red phones or yellow telephones that also can be used to contact a dispatcher. Any person may simply pick up the phone or press the red button to communicate with the dispatcher. Officers will respond directly or call other emergency services, such as the fire department or ambulance, if needed. Informational Correspondence: Kutztown publishes information on how to access the campus crime statistics and fire statistics and lists of important phone numbers regarding crime reporting, safety tips and victim assistance programs. Information regarding how to communicate with the Department of Public Safety and Police Services is posted in each residence hall and campus building. This information is made available to all current and prospective students, staff and campus visitors as well. Posters placed in campus buildings provides details on how to respond to campus emergencies. Take Back the Night: This educational event sponsored by the Women’s Center focuses on stopping violence within the KU community. This annual in-person event addresses Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Sexual Assault. 12 It’s On Us Campaign: Kutztown University partners with It’s On Us, a national campaign aimed at changing the culture surrounding campus sexual assault. As one of 28 college and universities from across the country as an It’s On Us Campus Innovation Partner School, KU commits to upholding and implementing the three pillars of the It’s On Us campaign: support for survivors of sexual violence, bystander intervention, and consent education. Student leaders from across campus are invited to participate in the KU student chapter to bring awareness to sexual assault, the It’s On Us pledge, signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships, and the reporting processes through weekly meetings, speakers, discussions, events and posted marketing materials. Hundreds of t-shirts with the It’s On Us branding were printed and distributed to student leaders who attended educational programs, signed the pledge or supported the campaign. It’s On Us Spring Week of Action: This week-long event series that takes place in both the Fall and Spring semesters intends to educate, engage and empower students and communities to do something big or small to end sexual assault. During the 2023-2024 academic year, the week of action included: workshops on Bystander Intervention, relationship violence, Survivor Self-Care, Consent education, “Real Talk” about mental health, promotional tables with information where students are invited to take the pledge, the annual Take Back the Night and Clothesline project events, and the Red Flag campaign. The red flag campaign is a visual and interactive campaign to raise awareness around red flags of dating and relationships, and how to get help and find resources. A national speaker presented a program on understanding the intersections of ethnicity, gender identity, and being a survivor. Clothesline Project: The Clothesline Project, sponsored by the Women’s Center, is a visual display of shirts with written messages and illustrations that graphically demonstrate the impact of violence. These shirts are designed by survivors of violence, their families and/or friends. Assault is Not An Accident Classroom Presentations: The Women’s Center staff provides educational presentations to classes on topics of relationship violence and sexual assault. Each year, there are some faculty members who include this presentation in first year seminars or health classes. These workshops include information on relationship violence, different types of abuse, stalking, harassment, sexual assault, rape, consent, victim blaming, rape culture, organizations associated with sexual assault awareness resources on campus and places to report and contact information for various individuals and places. Campus Advocacy Services Via SafeBerks: The KU Women’s Center works with a community partner,
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