Crisis Intervention Counseling

The Women's Center provides counseling for anyone in need of assistance with a crisis, problem, or issue. The director or a peer will listen and discuss any concerns you may have with confidential support. We are here to identify options and provide any information or referrals you may need.

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Advocacy

The director serves as an advocate for all students, faculty, and staff in regard to discrimination, harassment, assault, or violence. The director provides confidential assistance and supports all individuals in filing a complaint or utilizing the college judicial/grievance system.

Resource Collection

The Women's Center offers a library collection of extensive material concerning Women's Studies and multicultural literature, including books, reports, fact sheets, articles, videos and a variety of pamphlets. We can provide individualized assistance on research projects. Books are available for a two-week check out period.

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Safer Sex Supplies

The Women's Center promotes responsible intimacy and safer sex. Our condoms are 10¢ each and include extra strength, snugger fit, large, ribbed, rough rider, warming pleasure , dual pleasure, and kiss of mint for oral sex. Dental Dams are 25¢ each and are available in a variety of flavors including strawberry, banana, mint and vanilla. Also available are personal lubricant packets for 10¢ each.

Educational Programs

How can you get involved? Throughout the year, and especially during March, the Women's Center organizes workshops and hosts speakers to enrich your college experience. We sponsor educational campaigns on a variety of issues such as body image, relationship violence, and more. We also offer assistance to RAs and all student clubs and organizations in designing programs, and sponsor special events for Women Studies minors. Let us know what programs you would like to see, or better yet, let us help you plan one!

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Annual Women's Leadership Retreat

Let your inner leader emerge! The annual women's leadership retreat focuses on what women bring to leadership. The retreat allows you to explore yourself, develop your abilities as a leader, increase your confidence, and appreciate the diversity among women's experiences. Contact the Women"s Center for applications and more information.

Queer Peer Services Coordinator

The Queer Peer Services Coordinator provides peer counseling and advocacy for students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transsexual as well as students who may be questioning and/or struggling with their sexual identity. Other services include a resource collection on LGBT issues and educational programs on sexual identity.

Men's Outreach Coordinator

The Men's Outreach Coordinator (MOC) is a new phase in sexual assault prevention. The MOC raises awareness of resources available to men on campus about issues such as sexual assault and violence prevention, the meaning of masculinity, healthy relationships, gender stereotypes, and media images through group and individual settings.

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