Heartland Campus Safety Summit

Curriculum InfusionAnnette Lynch, Ph.D

Alan Heisterkamp, Ed.D.Erin Bracey, B.A.

Dr. Annette Lynch• Multi-layered gender-based

violence prevention education coupled with strong Sexual Misconduct Policies

• Systematic Curriculum Infusion

• Co-Director, Center for Violence Prevention, University of Northern Iowa

• Professor, Fashion & Women’s and Gender Studies

• Former Director, DOJ Flagship Grant, serving UNI, Iowa State University and University of Iowa

• lynch@uni.edu• 319 273 3054

What is nformd.net?

• Online videos with a pre/post test option

• Covers sexual misconduct including:• Sexual assault• Dating violence• Stalking• Sexual harassment

• Provides links to local resources for support

Why nformd.net @University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, and Iowa State University?

• Positive campus experience with other online learning tools

• Online course allows student access• OVW funding leveraged additional

institutional financial support• Compliments other campus education

strategies

UNI SAVE•Peer Theatre

•Pose Problems

•Rehearse Solution

•Discuss & Debate

•Action

Methods of Delivery: Forum Theatre

• Cornerstone First-Year Course• Human Relationships

• Oral Communication• Gender Justice

Topics Course• Champs, First Year

Athletics Course• Personal Wellness

Alan Heisterkamp, Ed.D.

• Secondary Schools• Sioux City Project• Bully film Documentary• Center for Violence

Prevention• University of Northern

Iowa• Regional Training Center

Building Campus Capacity

Bystander Education & Intervention

Classroom Modules

• Leadership• Brother’s/Sister’s

Keeper• Scenarios:– Gender Stereotypes– Sexual Harassment– Alcohol & Consent

• 11 different courses• 1000 student per year

Infusion in College of Education

• Human Relations• Human Identity and Relationships• Special Education • Gifted Education• Sports Psychology • Student Teaching • 3 hour Seminar & Workshop

Violence Prevention Certificate

• 15 credit hours• Cross Disciplinary • Value Added• Social Ecological Model

Violence Prevention Curriculum Infusion Faculty Workshop

• May Term: Faculty chosen by competitive proposal and peer review

• 1 week workshop, with guest speakers

• Goal: Draft Module

Dress and Human Behavior: Women’s and Gender Studies & Fashion Course

• Expanding MVP model to include self-objectification

• Addressing– Selfies– Sexting– Recent suicide and

bullying cases in middle school

Erin Bracey

• MVP Infusion into Academic Curriculum

• Scenario Testing (Human Dress & Behavior)

• The Power of the Blog (Violence in Intimate Relationships)

Senior Family Services Major Women’s and Gender Studies Minor University of Northern Iowa

Certified Mentor in Violence Prevention

Teacher’s Assistant for Human Dress & Behavior andViolence in Intimate Relationships

MVP Infusion & Scenario Testing

• Gendered Stereotypes – Box Activity

• Violence as a Pyramid – Thoughts, Beliefs, Language

• Branding

1) The Hipster

2) The Tattooed Miss

The Power of the Blog

• Strengthens class participation• Provides outside resources• Creates an atmosphere conducive to sharing• Allows students to learn from one another

-Readings-Articles-News Reports-Videos (Public Service Announcements)-Personal Stories

Branding as EmpowermentTeaching Girls the Power Beyond Sexy

• Using Innovative Ideologies to build Break Through Brands

• Cultural Orthodoxy: Get Hot, Get Sexy, Get Power

• Breakthrough Ideology, Myth, and Cultural Codes

• Breakthrough ideology

• Breakthrough Myth• Breakthrough

Cultural Codes

Thank you!

annette.lynch@uni.edualan.heisterkamp@uni.edu

braceye@uni.edu