About

SAFE Zone, a program in Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs, partners with Counseling and Psychiatric Services, the Center for Advocacy, and Education (CARE), the LGBT Resource Center, the Office of Student Life, Non-Traditional & Veteran Student Services, The Student Access Center, International Student and Scholar Services, the Office of Institutional Equality, and other groups on-campus and off-campus to offer training for individuals and SAFE Zone Allies.

What are SAFE Zone Workshops

Student, Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Community Members receive concise and current education/ information to offer safe space for all who have experienced or feel threatened by violence, harassment, or micro- and macroaggressions.

We are able to do this by offering two types of introductory workshops taliored for Faculty and Staff and for Student and Community Members along with advanced workshops offered monthly throughout the year.

SAFE Zone Faculty and Staff Allies Receive:

  • Interactive workshops on issues that everyone deals with daily on campus and our community.
  • Exercises to increase awareness and understanding of personal experiences as they relate to justice and social awareness
  • A focus on listening and responding
  • Education around how to refer to proper offices
  • Handouts and materials of up-to-date resources
  • Networking/ connecting with others on campus.

SAFE Zone Student and Community Allies Receive:

  • Interactive workshops on issues that everyone deals with daily on campus and our community.
  • Exercises to increase awareness and understanding of personal experiences as they relate to justice and social awareness
  • A focus on listening and responding
  • Education around how to refer to proper offices
  • Handouts and materials of up-to-date resources
  • Networking/ connecting with others on campus.