Campus Resources for those impacted by Lower North Fork Fires
Please see the following campus Resources for students, staff, faculty and their significant others affected by Lower North Fork Fire.
These types of events can impact people in many different ways. Please contact any of these campus offices for support in dealing with how these events may have impacted you.
Counseling and Psychological Services: Free and confidential counseling for students
Center for Community, S440 303-492-6766 http://counseling.colorado.edu
Office of Victim Assistance: Free and confidential counseling and advocacy for students, staff, faculty and their significant others
Center for Community, S440 303-492-8855 http://cuvictimassistance.com
Psychological Health and Psychiatry: Confidential counseling for a fee or using your Buff Gold Insurance
Wardenburg Health Center 303-492-5654
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program: Free and confidential counseling for faculty and staff
Administrative Research Center (ARC) East Campus, A353 303-492-3020
http://hr.colorado.edu/fsap/Pages/default.aspx
The Office of Victim Assistance can assist you in navigating academic, University or off campus systems. If you would like to consult with a therapist or advocate regarding how to support a student, colleague, or peer who may have been negatively impacted by the fires please call the Office of Victim Assistance at 303-492-8855. Additionally, please feel free to contact the Office of Victim Assistance if you have questions about what you’re experiencing or resources.
The Office of Victim Assistance would like to send our deepest condolences to those negatively affected by the fires.
Sincerely,
Office of Victim Assistance Staff
Scholarship Opportunity
Scholarship for Students Committed to Reducing and Preventing Dating Abuse & Domestic Violence
Description
Dating abuse and domestic violence can have a significant impact on a student’s college experience and their ability to persist and remain in school. It can also affect overall health, including physical and mental health. This scholarship was created to recognize and support students working to end dating abuse and domestic violence by providing financial assistance for educational needs. The hope is that recognizing and financially supporting students will reduce and prevent dating abuse and domestic violence among the campus community.
Scholarships are funded by the Verizon Foundation, which has a core initiative devoted to the prevention of domestic violence. The Gender Violence Prevention Advisory Committee (GVPAC) will review the scholarship applications and make award recommendations and notifications. The GVPAC is comprised of students and staff from various programs and divisions on campus and guides gender violence prevention and intervention initiatives. A total of five grants of $2,700 will be awarded to full-time, degree-seeking students.
Requirements
Applicants must:
- Be currently enrolled and planning to be enrolled in Fall 2012 as a full-time undergraduate or graduate degree-seeking student at the University of Colorado Boulder.
- Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- By applying for this grant you are giving permission for the scholarship committee to verify your enrollment and check your grades.
- Submit a one to two page, double-spaced, 12 point font, one inch margins, essay about your work towards ending dating abuse and domestic violence to: Jessica Ladd-Webert, Director, Office of Victim Assistance and Chair of Scholarship committee, jessica.ladd-webert@colorado.edu
- Attach a one page resume.
- Attach two letters of recommendation from individuals who can speak to your commitment to dating abuse prevention or domestic violence issues.
- Remember to include your full name, email address, and student ID number on all submitted documents.
- Deadline to apply: March 15th, 2012 by 5pm
Application Evaluation Criteria
Applications are evaluated on the following criteria:
- Demonstrated commitment to reducing and preventing dating abuse and domestic violence. Examples of this include, but are not limited to: providing information to peers on the issues, volunteering for a local domestic violence organization, being an active member of a student group dedicated to gender violence/domestic violence issues, having an academic focus on dating violence or domestic violence.
Number & Amount of Awards
- Five scholarships will be awarded by the end of April 2012 and will be applied to your 2012-2013 academic year.
- Notifications will be sent to the email included in the application.
- Each scholarship will be in the amount of $2,700.
- Please note that if you receive financial aid this award could impact that. Please follow up with the Office of Financial Aid for more information: http://www.colorado.edu/finaid/
Contact Information
- Jessica Ladd-Webert, phone: 303-735-2323 or email: jessica.ladd-webert@colorado.edu
Job Opening at Victim Assistance
The Office of Victim Assistance is looking for a part time advocate/counselor. The Victim Advocate will work with other members of the office to provide counseling, advocacy, support and information to members of the University community who are impacted by disruptive and disturbing life events. For more information on this opportunity please visit : https://www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp The only way to apply for this job is to visit this link. Applications will only be accepted on the Jobs at CU website. Deadline to apply is February 22, 2012. For questions about this please contact the search committee chair, Hannah Wilks, 303-492-2703. Thank you.
Bulletin Board
RA board Office of Victim Assistance
Are you looking for ideas for bulletin boards? A bulletin board template on services offered by Office of Victim Assistance is located on the link above. Please print and use!
Basketball Phenom Shares His Views
Corey Higgins shares his perspectives on gender violence prevention. Watch the video to see the full interview.
Hate Crimes in the US
On November 22, 2010, CNN reported that there were 6,604 criminal incidents characterized as hate crimes reported in the United States in 2009, according to an FBI report release Monday.
The incidents involved 7,789 offenses resulting at least in part from bias toward a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin or disability, the report said. To read more of CNN’s report please visit: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/11/22/fbi.hate.crimes/index.html?iref=allsearch
Gossip or Harassment . . .
Boulder’s News Team did a report titled, “Gossip Site Gets Dirty,” which is about the website site “The Dirty. Com.” The Office of Victim Assistance’s Client Services Coordinator, Jessica Ladd-Webert, was quoted in how technology and websites like these are another way to harass and stalk people. To read more and watch the video click here: http://www.newsteamboulder.org/news/gossip-sites-get-dirty
To learn more about Boulder’s New Team go to there website: http://www.newsteamboulder.org
Office of Victim Assistance MOVED on 10/1/10
The Office of Victim Assistance is now located in the Center for Community (C4C). Our offices are on the fourth floor, please check-in at the waiting room: S440, just ask for Victim Assistance. We share the waiting room with CAPS, Counseling and Psychological Services.
For a link to a campus map click here: http://www.colorado.edu/campusmap/map.html?bldg=c4c
http://www.colorado.edu/centerforcommunity/
Prop 8 Overturned!
Yesterday, a judge in San Francisco overturned Proposition 8 saying that it violates constitutional rights. Click here for full article.
GLBTQ & Race – What’s the connection?
ColorLines put together a video about the link between race and GLBTQ issues. So just what is it? Click here to view the video.
