Educating the Public About Sexual Assault on Campus – Jan Boivin, Lyle Fong and Marites McKee
An analysis of the prevalence of sexual assault on campus and the society at large; April is Sexual Assault Awareness month.
Marites McKee, Dean of Students. Marites received her Bachelor of Arts from Gonzaga University and Master of Arts from Bowling Green State University. Marites has worked in higher education as a student affairs practitioner for 16 years to help college students learn, develop, and grow. As the Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator at HPU, she oversees the Student Life area which includes student activities, student organizations, leadership development programs, residence life, first-year programs, student conduct, prevention and awareness programs, counseling and behavioral health, and student health services. She works closely with HPU colleagues to enhance the student experience at Hawaii Pacific University.
Jan Boivin, Associate Vice President of Administration/Compliance, Chief Equity Officer, Associate General Counsel. Jan Boivin serves a strategic role in the management of the University’s human and capital resources. She also oversees all corporate litigation and agency audits/investigations, administers the University’s nonprofit executive compensation review process, and ensures University compliance in areas such as Title IX, equal employment opportunity, and affirmative action. Ms. Boivin received her undergraduate degree from Willamette University and her law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Lyle Fong. His daughter was a high school senior last year and assisted with the coordination of the workshop for seniors and their parents.
Here is his description of the workshop:
A team of experts educated seniors and their parents about the potential dangers of college life as most were preparing to go off to college. The dangers were specifically about the problems of alcohol and its relation to sexual assault.
The experts included Hawaii Pacific University Title IX officials that actually do such presentations to their incoming Freshmen class, as this is a requirement for all colleges to educate/train incoming students about alcohol and sexual abuse, a combination that has more recently been raised to the nation’s awareness on college campuses. A second presentation carried over the same subject matter and was done by the Sex Abuse Treatment Center of Hawaii….and though this organization’s name is intimidating, they did an incredible, tactful lecture with the assistance of a Honolulu Police detective who’s assigned to such cases. A second police detective gave a separate presentation on drugs on the street and college campuses….another eye-opener to all.
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The host for this episode was Maryann Sasaki.
The host for this episode was Maryann Sasaki.
The host for this episode was Maryann Sasaki.
