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A college campus should provide both a caring and safe environment. One of the hallmarks of HBCU is the willingness of faculty to “go the extra mile” to facilitate student academic success. On the other hand, statistics divulge another dark side that most campus officials do not like to reveal. For example according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the highest rate of intimate partner violence is among women ages 16-24. Approximately 32% of college students are victims of domestic violence. In addition, more than 52 % of all rape/sexual assault victims are females younger than 25. That same report cited a survey conducted at 32 colleges and universities and found 84% of women raped knew their attacker and 57% of those rapes happened on dates. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reported a survey of 500 young women ages 15-24, all had experienced violence in a dating relationship and 60 per cent were currently in an ongoing abusive relationship. The suggested reasons for this alarming rate of intimate partner violence varies, however, it is widely believed that the main reason is for many young people, this is their first encounter with a “real” relationship and they are unsure as to what constitutes healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors. Also, it is their first time away from home and the protective shelter of family. Faculty play a key role in recognizing that intimate partner violence has a direct impact on academic success. We need to be familiar with the signs of an abusive relationship and see “red flags” when students have bruises, report that boyfriend or spouse is controlling, or tries to isolate them from others. The Power and Control Creating a Safe Environment By: Dr. Alma Dixon One of the hallmarks of HBCU is the willingness of faculty to “go the extra mile” to facilitate student academic success

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 A college campus should provide both a caring and safe environment. One of the hallmarks of HBCU is the willingness of faculty to “go the extra mile” to facilitate student academic success. On the other hand, statistics divulge another  dark  side  that  most  campus  officials  do  not  like  to  reveal.  For example  according  to  the  Bureau  of  Justice  Statistics,  the  highest  rate  of intimate partner violence is among women ages 16-24. Approximately 32% of college students are victims of domestic violence. In addition, more than 52 % of all  rape/sexual assault victims   are  females younger than 25. That same  report  cited  a  survey  conducted  at  32  colleges  and  universities  and found  84%  of  women  raped  knew  their  attacker  and  57%  of  those  rapes happened  on  dates.  The  National  Coalition  Against  Domestic  Violence reported  a  survey  of  500  young  women  ages  15-24,  all  had  experienced violence  in  a  dating  relationship  and  60  per  cent  were  currently  in  an ongoing abusive relationship.  The  suggested  reasons  for  this  alarming  rate  of  intimate  partner  violence varies,  however,  it  is  widely  believed  that  the  main  reason  is  for  many young people, this is their first encounter with a “real” relationship and they are  unsure  as  to  what  constitutes  healthy  and  unhealthy  relationship behaviors.  Also,  it  is  their  first  time  away  from  home  and  the  protective shelter of family.  Faculty play a key  role  in  recognizing  that  intimate partner violence has a direct impact on academic success. We need to be familiar with the signs of an  abusive  relationship  and  see  “red  flags”  when  students  have  bruises, report that boyfriend or spouse is controlling, or tries to isolate them from others. The Power and Control Wheel developed in Duluth Minnesota is an excellent  tool  to  use  as  a  reference.  It  can  be  found  at www.theduluthmodel.org.  Sources  of  help  are  the  local  Domestic  Abuse Council (386) 257-2297 and the national (800) 799 SAFE.  Finally  the  question  “Why  doesn’t  she  leave  him”  is  simplistic  with complicated  reasons  for  why  the  victim  stays.  A  more  useful  one  is  to explore why the victim remains in the relationship. This opens lines of non judgmental  communication  and  reinforces  a  bond  of  trust  that  may empower the student, victim to leave.  

Creating a SafeEnvironment By: Dr. Alma Dixon

One of the hallmarks of HBCU is the willingness of faculty to “go the extra mile” to facilitate student academic

success