SAAM 2024
Content Warning - SAAM events include descriptions of sexual violence. Please practice self-care. The following campus and local resources are available for you:
- Licensed Student Counseling Services for Students
- Janell Moore: Schedule an appointment
- Devin Barth: Schedule an appointment
- Nicolette Ware: Schedule an appointment
- Title IX at Peru State College 24-hour phone: (402) 209-3797
- Employee Assistance Program: Visit the website Continuum EAP
- Campus Security 24-hour phone: (402) 872-2411
- Project Response 24-hour crisis hotline: 1-800-456-5764
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Every Tuesday
Teal Tuesdays
Show your SAAM support by wearing a little or a lot of teal, the national SAAM color. Teal awareness bracelets, label ribbons, and stickers will be available at the SAAM information table in the Student Center.
Teal Talks
Tuesdays from 11am-12pm. Join Halee Jeffries, Project Response Sexual Assault Advocate, at the SAAM information table in the Student Center. Ask questions, get information, and find support.
All Month
- Art Exhibit
- Open for viewing April 2-25
- Donation Drive for Project Response
- Please donate personal hygiene items to help Project Response in Auburn. Look for collection boxes Student Center. Monetary donations can also be made to the Project Response PayPal
- Social Media
- Tag us on social media to show your support for #TealTuesdays, #Cats4Consent, and #SAAM2024.
- SAAM Tree
- Help us shine the light on sexual assault awareness and prevention. The tree, located outside TJ Majors, is wrapped in hundreds of LED lights.
Monday, April 1st 3:00 p.m.
Help decorate campus for SAAM, Stop by CATS for the supplies. Tie campus trees and light poles in teal, install SAAM yard signs, set up the SAAM information table in the Student Center, and chalk the walk in preparation for the Cats4Consent March. All are invited to help!
Tuesday, April 2nd 5:00 p.m.
4th Annual Cats4Consent March
Meet on the quad to show your support for survivors. The first 300 get a free SAAM t-shirt! March together in solidarity.
Tuesday, April 2nd 5:30 p.m.
Opening Reception of “What were you wearing?” Art Exhibit
We will end the Cats4Consent walk at AV Larson for the opening of the survivor art exhibit “What were you wearing?” The installation serves as a powerful reminder that clothing does not invite sexual assault. Outfits were recreated by PSC students and staff from the stories of student-survivors collected at The University of Arkansas. On view from April 2nd to April 25th.
Tuesday, April 9th 6:00 p.m.
“Demystifying the Reporting & Investigative Process" Performing Arts Center
Join us for a panel discussion on the myths surrounding the process of reporting and investigating sexual assaults. Panelists will help dispel these myths and offer insight into what the process is really like in an effort to demystify the process. Panelists include members of the Lincoln Police Department Special Victims Unit, Project Response Victim Advocates, and PSC Title IX staff. The panel will be moderated by Stephanie Huddle, Instructor of Criminal Justice.
Wednesday, April 17th 7:30 p.m.
“Sex Rules" Performing Arts Center
Briana Hansen presents an engaging, empowering, and enlightening program about sex, sexuality, and sexual assault awareness and prevention
Tuesday, April 24th
National Denim Day
All staff, faculty, and students are encouraged to wear jeans on National Denim Day as a statement that clothing does not invite sexual violence. Learn more at www.denimday.org
Tuesday, April 24th 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Pie Someone for Project Response
Make a donation to Project Response for a chance to pie a fellow student, staff, or faculty member. List of volunteers to be pie-d will be released soon.
Tuesday, April 26th 3:00 p.m.
Campus and Community Clean-Up Day
Help us round out SAAM by pitching in to clean up campus and the community.
ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH Since 2001, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has coordinated the national Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign, observed every April.
