{"id":182163,"date":"2022-02-18T14:42:15","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T19:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=182163"},"modified":"2022-02-22T09:49:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:49:31","slug":"president-maric-announces-task-force-for-combating-sexual-violence-supporting-our-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/02\/president-maric-announces-task-force-for-combating-sexual-violence-supporting-our-students\/","title":{"rendered":"President Maric Announces Task Force for Combating Sexual Violence & Supporting Our Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

UConn Interim President Radenka Maric provided the following information today to members of the University community. It can also be found on the Office of the President\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dear Huskies,<\/p>\n

When we last spoke, our community was seeking to understand how to do more to support our students. Over the past several days, many of you have contacted me to express the need for myself and other University leaders to more thoroughly examine the impact of sexual violence upon our community. As a result, I have created and appointed members to the President’s Task Force on Combating Sexual Violence and Supporting Our Students.<\/p>\n

The President\u2019s Task Force on Combating Sexual Violence and Supporting Our Students is charged with evaluating how the University of Connecticut educates, prevents, and responds to sexual violence. This includes how students are educated on the topics of sexual violence, the standard of consent, healthy relationships, incapacitation, and bystander programs.<\/p>\n

The experience of reporting an assault, evaluating next steps, and seeking counseling and support is deeply challenging and impactful upon involved students. This committee will also be charged with the intentional review of all relevant procedures designed to support students who are participating in the process of reporting sexual violence including how policy, process, Title IX obligations, and support are easily shared with students.<\/p>\n

I am particularly grateful to Dean of Students Eleanor JB Daugherty; Claire Dutton, a graduate student in the Neag Higher Education and Student Affairs Program; and Mason Holland, an undergraduate student leader who serves as President of Undergraduate Student Government, for agreeing to lead this effort and serve as co-chairs. I believe it is essential that this work be led jointly be students and university leadership. I look forward to reviewing their work at the conclusion of the spring semester.<\/p>\n

Task Force Members include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kimberly Caprio, Director of Title IX Compliance, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
\n\u2022 Anne D’Alleva, Dean of the School of Fine Arts
\n\u2022 Sarah Farney, Greeks Against Sexual Assault
\n\u2022 Nathan Fuerst, Vice President for Enrollment Planning & Management
\n\u2022 Kathleen Holgerson, Director of the Women\u2019s Center
\n\u2022 Tysen Kendig, Vice President for Communications
\n\u2022 Jamie Kleinman, Associate Professor in Residence
\n\u2022 Gerald Lewis, Chief of Police
\n\u2022 Jenn Longa, Assistant Dean of Students for Victim Support Service & Bystander
\nInitiatives
\n\u2022 Eboni Nelson, Dean of the UConn School of Law
\n\u2022 MaryAnn Perez-Brescia, Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
\n\u2022 Letissa Reid, Associate Vice President, Title IX Coordinator, ADA Coordinator
\n\u2022 Hans Rhynhart, Associate Vice President of the Division of Public Safety
\n\u2022 Sofia Rodriguez, Chief of Staff for the Undergraduate Student Government\u2019s President
\n\u2022 Irio Schiano, Graduate Student Senate President
\n\u2022 Leslie Shor, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education, Associate Professor
\n\u2022 Sabrina Uva, President of the Student Government Association (Stamford Campus)
\n\u2022 Grace (Zehui) Wang, Undergraduate Student<\/p>\n

I am grateful to each of them for agreeing to serve on this task force and support our work on behalf of those impacted by sexual violence. Together, I am confident that we can continue to thrive as a compassionate, student-centered institution.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Radenka<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Radenka Maric
\nInterim President, University of Connecticut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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