What is the Intercollegiate Council?
The Intercollegiate Council began as a vision to establish a campus consortium to work collectively on the issue of sexual violence on the campuses of West Virginia ’s residential colleges and universities. Formally organized in 2002, the council is now known as the West Virginia Intercollegiate Council on Sexual Violence.

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• The goals of the intercollegiate council include, but are not limited to the following:
• Providing colleges and universities with the knowledge to design and implement successful sexual assault policies, protocols, and educational programs.
• Increasing the number of prevention activities on campuses and in the neighboring communities
• Improving communication between campus and community agencies
• Increasing awareness of rape and drug-facilitated rapes and developing strategies to address the problem
• Improving the reporting of sexual misconduct on campuses and identifying and/or developing resources for victims

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For more information about membership and participation in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Council on Sexual Violence, contact Lois Manns, Project Coordinator, at 255-3755.

Highlights of the Intercollegiate Council:

• Encouraging review and revision of campus sexual misconduct, sexual harassment and sexual assault definitions, policies and procedures
• Developed and revised a “Welcome to Campus” brochure to assist in the provision of a statewide, freshmen orientation program
• Providing training opportunities, including a statewide Train the Trainers” workshop to address sexual assault, harassment and stalking issues pertinent to the campus setting and to engage more male participants in the anti-violence movement
• Distributing a sample Uniform Reporting System for member campuses to consider adopting to improve reporting of sexual assaults on campuses
• Improving communication and collaboration between campus and community agencies, particularly local rape crisis centers
• Providing ongoing access to resources and technical assistance for campuses
• Providing a support network for campus representatives to share information and concerns and receive feedback, encouragement and resources from other campuses throughout the state
•  Increasing collaborative networks with other community and state agencies such as the Regional Community Policing Institute and the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration to address related issues, such as underage drinking and alcohol and other drug use  and provide expanded training opportunities for campus security and law enforcement personnel.
• Enhanced sexual assault awareness activities to include participation in national initiatives, such as “Get Carded Day” which provided over 25,000 informational cards to college students about available resources in the event of any form of sexual violence.
• Facilitated the use of social norms marketing, including the distribution of 2000 posters, developed by RAINN, using social norms marketing principles to promote a more positive messages about males
• Developed posters and other awareness materials, including a recent poster featuring state campus students

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* The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is named after Jeanne Clery, a 19 year old college student who was raped and murdered in her dormitory at Lehigh University in 1986. It was originally called the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990.

	Sexual Violence On College Campuses
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