Our Work
2025:
- Joined NASPA CORE Collective to facilitate a rigorous process of self-assessment and targeted organizational change that supports survivors, prevents sexual violence, and communicates that violence is unacceptable using an expert-developed public health framework.
2024:
- Planning a listening circle for Student Government and CSAHP in which stakeholders will identify knowledge/gaps in awareness about sexual assault and harassment prevention.
- Host various coffee talk-style gatherings across BU’s three campuses (Charles River, Medical, and Fenway) to discuss awareness of initiatives and create a broader understanding of what is happening to make our campus a safer place for everyone.
- Incorporated into BU’s organizational structure as a permanent initiative under the purview of the Equal Opportunity Office (EOO).
2023:
- Inventoried efforts across the University aimed at creating a safe academic environment free from sexual assault and harassment, focusing on identifying the target populations of these efforts and assessing their awareness across the University.
- Updated summaries on training and incident reporting with data from most recent academic year.
2022:
- Launched a campus-wide information campaign to make CSAHP efforts more visible to the BU community. This included crafting messaging for student, faculty, and staff audiences, selecting campus communication channels, designing print and digital media materials, and enhancing the CSAHP website.
- Partnered with AdLab in the School of Communication to develop a student awareness campaign on the scope of sexual harassment and misconduct in academic and social situations, ways to speak up and intervene in certain instances, and where to get further support on campus.
- Created summaries on training and incident reporting across campus, combining data from multiple BU departments.
- Proposed and received approval for an update to the sexual misconduct training cadence and mandates for students.
2021:
- CSAHP established under leadership of Sue Kennedy
- Formation of subcommittees: Training, Data, Landscape, Communications
- Completed an audit of existing training programs at Boston University that address sexual misconduct.