Project Title
Project Heard: Creating Conversation about Intimate Partner Violence
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Stefanie Sevcik
Abstract
Around 20 people per minute are abused by an intimate partner in the United States yet many people do not know the signs or measures of prevention to take. Through this project, we hope to answer the question of how to identify, navigate, and prevent interpersonal violence in our campus and community. This project uses community-based engaged learning with the Women’s Center which contributes to students’ real-world application of subjects, allowing a more complex level of understanding. Students are able to build connections with faculty and staff and expand their civic and leadership skills. Students are being prepared to work in more diverse settings in life and work outside of college. Our research methodology included asking specific questions to two figures within the community connected to our topic. We analyzed their responses and elaborated on our thoughts and opinions about them. Through our event, we achieved the goals of the Women’s Center and service learning objectives by incorporating critical thought experiences, the ways in which gender intersects with other identities, multiple support services to members of the Georgia College community, individual spaces for intentional reflection, and opportunities for engagement and collaboration around issues of gender equity and social change.
Project Heard: Creating Conversation about Intimate Partner Violence
Around 20 people per minute are abused by an intimate partner in the United States yet many people do not know the signs or measures of prevention to take. Through this project, we hope to answer the question of how to identify, navigate, and prevent interpersonal violence in our campus and community. This project uses community-based engaged learning with the Women’s Center which contributes to students’ real-world application of subjects, allowing a more complex level of understanding. Students are able to build connections with faculty and staff and expand their civic and leadership skills. Students are being prepared to work in more diverse settings in life and work outside of college. Our research methodology included asking specific questions to two figures within the community connected to our topic. We analyzed their responses and elaborated on our thoughts and opinions about them. Through our event, we achieved the goals of the Women’s Center and service learning objectives by incorporating critical thought experiences, the ways in which gender intersects with other identities, multiple support services to members of the Georgia College community, individual spaces for intentional reflection, and opportunities for engagement and collaboration around issues of gender equity and social change.