CASV members said they felt the use of the SFF would help allay fears that the corroboration requirement inspired about the standard for a complaint to be investigated thoroughly.

Committee member Sarah B. Levit-Shore ’04, who is also a member of CASV, and Slade both said the College should more fully examine the Ad Board.

An Office of Its Own

The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response—meant to be “neutral, safe, physically inviting, and easily accessible to undergraduate students”—will organize the supervision of sexual assault prevention education and treatment under the same roof for the first time, according to the report.

The office will house three employees—two full-time and one half-time—who will coordinate the College’s educational outreach programs and Freshman Week education.

Currently, Susan Marine, who was hired into the new position of coordinator of sexual assault prevention and services this fall, is the main College administrator in this role.

The office’s director will act as a liaison for students bringing sexual assault complaints forward.

“Education and support services need to be coordinated through a central nervous system, one with access to important college power brokers, students and clinicians,” said Leaning.

While counseling for matters related to sexual assault will remain a function at Undegraduate Health Services (UHS) and the Bureau of Study Counsel, the new office will help students seek out the best treatment option.

The part-time employee will be a resident tutor or proctor, and will be primarily in charge of working with men’s groups including social clubs and athletic teams.

“Male social groups need to realize we fall under the ‘high risk’ classification nationally, and so additional training can’t hurt,” said Slade, who is a also a member of the fraternity Sigma Chi. “Groups should hopefully receive that additional education with open arms.”

In fact, the committee recommends annual training for almost everyone on campus who must face the issue of sexual assault, from student counselors employed by the new office, to residential and SASH tutors and even House masters.

An education coordinator will be in charge of formulating a new education program, including a night of preventive education during Freshman Week—separate from the Safe Community Meeting—and eventually a sophomore program and worskshops for student leaders.

CASV member Alisha C. Johnson ’04 said that the isolation of sexual assault on its own night during Freshman Week would keep it “from getting lost” among other issues.

But she said she still hoped the upperclass education would become mandatory.