History
WA State Sexual Violence Prevention College Coalition
HISTORY DRAFT (6/25/09)
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Safety Promotion College Coalition, now referred to as the Washington State Sexual Violence Prevention College Coalition was launched by unanimous vote of college sexual violence prevention and victim support professionals attending the College Sexual Violence Prevention Summit, October 20th, 2005, (pre-conference to the Pacific Coast College Health Association Conference hosted by Health and Wellness Services of Washington State University in Spokane, WA.) Linda Langford, Ph.D., Associate Director for the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug and Violence Prevention, was the key-note speaker for the Summit and presented the Higher Education Center's Framework for Campus Violence Prevention. Gretal Leibnitz, Ph.D., was the originator and is the chair emeritus of the Safety Coalition. Current Coalition co-chairs are Barbara Maxwell (Whitman College) and Michelle Pingree (Eastern Washington University.)
The mission of the Safety Coalition is to provide professional support and assistance for developing and sustaining:
- Campus cultures and environments that foster a continuum of healthy choices
- Best practice dating and sexual violence prevention efforts
- Strategic direction for sexual violence prevention efforts for all college and university communities in Washington State.
The goal of the Coalition is to improve academic success and the quality of student life on the campuses of institutions of higher education in Washington State by increasing healthy lifestyle decisions and reducing the harm associated with dating and sexual violence. The College Coalition seeks to achieve this goal through a Statewide Initiative developed by collaborative effort between institutions of higher education, community organizations, and state government officials. These state partners work together to change aspects of the campus, community and state environments that contribute to college dating and sexual violence.
The Safety Coalition has a Steering Committee of individuals representing five institutions of higher education in WA state and members representing over a dozen college/universities in WA state.
Coalition Timeline:
| 10/20/05 | PCCHA/College Sexual Violence Prevention Summit Pre-Conference by Linda Langford Ph.D. |
| 1/1/06 | Formation of Coalition Steering Committee and listserv; draft mission & vision |
| 3/20/06 | JOINT SUMMIT (with College Coalition), at Central Washington University |
| 1/2007 | Steering Committee finalizeds Coalitions' mission, objectives and expectations |
| 6/2007 | Annual Meeting: "Clery Act Training" presented by Security on Campus at Gonzaga Univ. |
| 10/2007 | Fall Meeting at Univ. of Washington -- "First Responder training overview" and "Non-Stranger Self-Defense program overview" |
| 6/2008 | Annual Meeting: "Program Evaluation for the Slightly Anxious" by Linda Langford, Ph.D., at Eastern Washington Univ. |
| 11/2008 | Fall Meeting at Pacific Lutheran Univ. -- "Bystander Intervention Programming" |
| 6/2009 | Annual Meeting -- Green Dot Training by Dorothy Edwards, Ph.D., at the University of Washington |
| 7/2009 | Green Dot steering committee conference call |
