Cute or Creepy? Media’s Normalization of Stalking  

This interactive workshop is designed to explore the messages we've received about stalking behaviors from popular movies and TV shows and examine how these behaviors have contributed to the normalization of stalking behaviors in our culture. Building our critical media literacy skills will help us challenge harmful narratives and promote violence prevention within our communities. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 45 - 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Exploring Sexual Projects  

Inspired by the concepts explored in New York Times best seller Sexual Citizens, this workshop provides students with the opportunity to reflect on their own sexual goals.  

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Know the Signs: Increasing Stalking Awareness

This introductory workshop is adapted from a national curriculum for the UIUC community and is intended to provide a basic overview of stalking, focusing on exploring stalking behaviors, examining the contextual nature of this form of violence, and providing strategies for participants to get involved in building awareness and supporting survivors. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Relationship Violence in College - What to Look For and How to Help

This introductory workshop is intended to provide a basic overview of relationship violence in college relationships, focusing on exploring the dynamics of abuse, identifying available resources, and providing strategies for participants to get involved in building awareness and supporting survivors. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Sexual Violence Prevention for Graduate Students

As leaders in our community, graduate students occupy a unique position when it comes to preventing sexual violence on campus. This workshop explores graduate students’ responsibilities related to responding to sexual violence, as well as their rights and the resources available to support them. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person or virtual

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Introduction to Healthy Relationships

This introductory workshop explores the foundations of healthy relationships, and provides students with the opportunity to reflect on their unique wants, needs, and dealbreakers. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60 - 90 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

Countering Imposter Syndrome

"Imposter Syndrome" is often used to describe internal experiences of intellectual phoniness that appears to be particularly prevalent and intense among a select sample of high achieving women. This interactive workshop will explore the common ways imposter syndrome shows up and ways to combat it in our lives.  

Duration: 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Organizing for Gender Justice

This interactive workshop will provide the tools necessary to organize groups of people and create action plans to work toward actualizing change and gender justice. Best suited for groups working toward common goals.

Duration: 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Supporting Survivors through STRIVE

A comprehensive presentation that provides basic techniques for anyone who may encounter survivors of sexual assault. Supporting survivors can seem daunting but we utilize the acronym STRIVE as an easy way to help attendees remember the best ways to support.

Duration: 45 - 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Member Accountability for Student Orgs

This presentation is tailored to help members of student organizations create a culture of respect, explore how to create trauma-informed, equitable processes within your org, and proactively address instances of sexual harm within their organization. Participants will leave this workshop with tangible processes and policies tailored to their specific organization which they can implement to prevent and respond to instances of harm. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60  minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Consent is Sweet

This interactive workshop is designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore consent practices in a low-risk environment. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60 - 90 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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ICARE Bystander Intervention

ICARE is a peer-led bystander intervention workshop offered to established groups and organizations on campus. In this highly interactive workshop, students dialogue with peers in their organization about consent and sexually disrespectful behavior, understand what helps people intervene in sexually disrespectful situations, set a group norm in which sexually disrespectful behavior is recognized as a problem and active bystander behavior is promoted, and learn a variety of intervention skills. The workshop is also highly customizable and is built specifically for group members to examine their values and how they can work together to end sexual violence. 

Facilitators: Peer Educators or Professional Staff
Duration: 90 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Navigating Boundaries

This interactive workshop is designed to equip students with the necessary tools to establish and maintain healthy boundaries in accordance with their own values. 

Facilitators: Peer Educators or Professional Staff
Duration: 90 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Creating a Culture of Respect: Partners in Violence Prevention

This highly adaptable curriculum is designed to facilitate dialogue around community values and identify realistic and meaningful opportunities for groups to engage in sexual violence prevention. This workshop is best suited for established groups (RSOs, chapters, etc.) 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 90 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

STRIVE for Survivor Success and Belonging

Student experiences with sexual misconduct directly impact admissions, retention and student learning and success. This workshop provides an overview of advocacy services and the role of confidential advisors in supporting survivors. We also highlight systemic barriers to support seeking and current strategies in place, such as the Embedded Confidential Advisor model. This presentation will end with discussing continued gaps in advocacy and support services and identifying potential strategies to create a campuswide approach to collectively address sexual violence. 

*This workshop is intended for staff/faculty audiences but may be adapted to student groups if needed. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Supporting Survivors through STRIVE  

A comprehensive presentation that provides introductory techniques for anyone who may encounter survivors of sexual violence. Supporting survivors can seem daunting but we utilize the acronym STRIVE as a tool to help attendees remember the best ways to support. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Trauma-Informed Techniques for Student Support 

The adverse impacts of trauma experiences directly affect student wellbeing, learning and success. This workshop introduces the neurobiology of trauma and addresses the importance of advocacy services and campus support options. Participants will be invited to practice trauma-informed responses and identify specific strategies for supporting their students. 

*This workshop is intended for staff/faculty audiences but may be adapted to student groups if needed. 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 60 minutes
Available Format(s): In person 

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Creating a Culture of Respect: Partners in Violence Prevention

This highly adaptable curriculum is designed to facilitate dialogue around community values and identify realistic and meaningful opportunities for groups to engage in sexual violence prevention. This workshop is best suited for established groups (departments, etc..) 

Facilitators: Professional Staff
Duration: 90 minutes
Available Format(s): In person