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Posted: 1/23/19

TAMIU Holds ‘Consent Week’ for Students Feb. 4 -10

 

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Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) will present “Consent Week” Feb. 4 - 10 with activities geared for TAMIU students and employees.

Consent Week, sponsored by the TAMIU Office of Compliance, is part of an ongoing effort to continue to raise awareness in the TAMIU community about Title IX, on and off campus resources, and the importance of reporting incidents of sexual assault, sexual violence, and sex/gender discrimination.

Title IX, a segment of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex/gender from any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

Consent Week activities are presented by various campus offices including offices of Compliance, Recreational Sports, Student Counseling and Disability Services, Athletics Department, Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement, and the TAMIU Police Department. 

Events are as follow:

Monday Feb. 4:“Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training”  2 - 5 p.m. in Student Center 230.

Tuesday, Feb. 5:“Cardio Kickboxing Class” 6 – 7 pm. Rec Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 6:“TLC: Why Cheaters Cheat Info Session,” 12 - 1 p.m. and Set the Expectation Men’s Basketball Game, 7 – 9 p.m. Kinesiology Convocation Building.

Thursday, Feb. 7: “Tea and Consent:  Informational Table,” 1 – 3 p.m., Student Center Rotunda and Safe Zone Workshop, 3 – 5 p.m., Student Center 225.

Saturday, Feb. 9:“Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Systems Training, Part I,” 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, 122.  Registration required at www.tamiu.edu/adminis/police/rad.shtml

Sunday, Feb. 10:“Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Systems Training, Part II,” 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, 122 . Registration required at www.tamiu.edu/adminis/police/rad.shtml

For more information, please contact  the TAMIU Office of Compliance at 956.326.2855, or visit offices in the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library, room 159.

University office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.