CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION ANNUAL REPORT 2017

CONTENTS

Mission of the Center for Violence Prevention 3

Supporting UNI Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan: 2017-2022 4

History 5

Community Engagement: Professional Partnerships and Collaboration 6

Sustaining and Expanding: External Funding and Support 8

CVP Serving and Engaging the UNI Campus Community 10

CVP Leadership, Service and Engagement with Iowa Secondary Schools 12

MVP Leadership with Colleges and Universities 15

Community Education on Bullying and Gender Violence 17

Advancing Practices and Knowledge (State and National) 19

Strengths and Challenges 20

CVP Income, Reimbursements and Expenses 22

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MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS

MISSION

The mission of the UNI Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) is to build the capacity of school districts, col-leges and universities, and agencies serving youth and families to systemically implement, practice and evalu-ate effective bullying and violence prevention strategies.

GOALS

To accomplish its mission, the CVP has established the following goals:

u Utilize strong partnerships with state and national leaders to bring best practice and research-based programming and expertise in bullying and violence prevention to Iowa K-12 schools, communities and colleges.

u Infuse bystander-based prevention education and strategies into pre-service and professional education leadership programming at the University of Northern Iowa.

u Model a collaborative community-based approach to violence prevention involving a wide range of part-ners, including education professionals, victim service agencies, law enforcement and civic leadership.

u Function as a regional training center for Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Model and Coaching Boys into Men.

u Undertake continuous formative and summative program evaluation of the MVP Model. Partner and/or dialogue with state and national research colleagues and institutions in this endeavor.

u Provide opportunities to engage and challenge men to be allies with women in preventing all forms of violence and abuse.

u Attract and maintain strong funding relationships and partnerships with government, private and cor-porate foundations with missions focused on violence prevention and victim services.

u Disseminate educational content associated with gender violence prevention and best practices, and the work of the CVP, to community stakeholders and professional audiences.

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SUPPORTING UNI VISION, MISSION, AND STRATEGIC PLAN 2017-2022

The Center for Violence Prevention’s mission and goals are aligned with, and in support of, the University of Northern Iowa’s strategic plan that speak directly to community engagement by serving as a primary resource for addressing issues facing the state of Iowa, enhancing visibility in surrounding communities, and fostering a culture of engagement for emerging professionals.

The CVP is recognized as a state and national leader in bystander education and training and helps to provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to engage in and explore all aspects of theory and practice as it relates to preventing gender-based violence. This is accomplished by hosting state and regional conferences, workshops and webinars with state and national experts in the field of violence prevention, as well as providing hands-on learning and internship experiences for UNI students with CVP leaders and community prevention partners across the state. The CVP works closely with faculty and staff within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the College of Education to provide additional content, curriculum and application of bullying and gender violence prevention to undergraduates and graduate students. Within the CVP’s numerous trainings, activities and initiatives, topics relevant to creating and sustaining a diverse, safe and healthy academic climate are incorporated throughout. Additionally, the CVP supports UNI’s community service and outreach initiatives by assisting state organizations, school districts, victim service and prevention specialists, and community leaders frame their discussions and strategic efforts around violence prevention by incorporating the socio-ecological and spectrum of prevention models. The demand for CVP’s leadership in prevention programming, project evaluations and research support to schools and community partners continues to increase.

STAFF Alan Heisterkamp, Ed.D., is the director of the Center for Violence Prevention and the Governor’s Office on Bullying Prevention. He had previously served as director of the MVP Leadership Institute from 2011 to 2014. He currently is the only personnel associated with the CVP that is receiving salary support from the College of Education, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Provost’s Office.

Michael Fleming, Ph.D., serves as the CVP’s director of Research and Evaluation and is currently on a one-course release provided by a grant through the Iowa Department of Public Health. He served in the role as director of Evaluation for the UNI Department of Justice Campus grants and as associate director of the UNI Department of Justice Flagship Grant.

HISTORY

The Center for Violence Prevention was established in 2011 as a culmination of approximately 10 years of work in gender violence prevention as a result of Department of Justice funding. From 2000-2004 UNI received two Depatment of Justice Campus Grants to Combat Violence Crimes Against Women on Campuses in the amount of approximately $850,000. These grants focused on establishing prevention programming, victim services, policy revisions and law enforcement/campus security to be responsive to sexual and domestic violence and stalking college women may experience. As a result of these efforts, in 2007 UNI was able to pursue, and secure, funding through the Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women’s Flagship Initiative. UNI was one of 4 institutions in the country to receive this 3-year funding (approximately $1 million).

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As a result of the flagship grant, UNI was able to work with the Regent campuses to:

u Implement mandatory new student education programs

u Enhance training of judicial affairs officers

u Enhance training of campus police and other points of first victim contact

u Disseminate best practices in working with men in gender violence prevention efforts

u Develop university courses and curricula in educating students in victim services and gender violence prevention

u Assess and revise sexual misconduct policies

In 2010, the Flagship grant and associated initiatives received continuation of funding through the Department of Justice. Through this funding, in partnership with foundation support from Verizon and the Waitt Institute of Violence Prevention, the Center for Violence Prevention was established.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS

A guiding philosophy of the CVP is that preventing gender violence and all forms of bullying on college campuses, in PreK-12 schools and in communities should involve everyone. To this end, the CVP strives to build and support partnerships and collaborations with many different constitutents by assisting and leading in the following initiatives:

CVP personnel serve as advisory boaru d members or members of tu he following goals: Utilize strong partnerships with state and Undertake continuous formative and national leaders to bring best practice and research-based programming and expertise in bullying and violence prevention to Iowa K-12 schools, communities and colleges.

u Infuse bystander-based prevention education and strategies into pre-service and professional education leadership programming at the University of Northern Iowa.

u Model a collaborative community-based approach to violence prevention involving a wide range of partners, including education professionals, victim service agencies, law enforcement and civic leadership.

u Function as a regional training center for Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Model and Coaching Boys into Men.

summative program evaluation of the MVP Model. Partner and/or dialogue with state and national research colleagues and institutions in this endeavor.

u Provide opportunities to engage and challenge men to be allies with women in preventing all forms of violence and abuse.

u Attract and maintain strong funding relationships and partnerships with government, private and corporate foundations with missions focused on violence prevention and victim services.

u Disseminate educational content associated with gender violence prevention and best practices, and the work of the CVP, to community stakeholders and professional audiences.

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AY 2016-17 INITIATIVES, PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS DEVELOPED AND/OR CONTINUED:

UNI Campus Community u College of Education

u College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

u Women and Gender Studies

u Department of Social Work

u Violence Intervention Services

u ROTC

u School of Applied Human Services

u Sigma Phi Epsilon

Foundations u Verizon HopeLine™

u Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention

u Kind World Foundation

u Pat and O. Jay Tomson Foundation

u Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa

State Agencies and Associationsu Iowa Department of Public Health

u Iowa Department of Education

u Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault

u Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence

u Iowa National Guard

u Iowa High School Athletic Association

u Governor’s Office

u United States Attorney for Northern District of Iowa

u Phoenix House

National Organizations u Futures Without Violence

u Jana’s Campaign

u North American Men Engage

u MVP Strategies

Community Agencies and Coalitions u Crisis Intervention Services u

u ACCESS u

u Amani Community Services u

u Riverview Sexual Assault Services u

u Cedar Valley Friends of the Family u

u Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence u

u Western Iowa Technical Community College

u Iowa Army National Guard

Waypoint Services

Phoenix House (Council Bluffs)

Waterloo Police Department

Cedar Rapids Police Department

Dubuque Police Department

Cedar Valley Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

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ACTIVITIES OF THE CURRENT YEAR SUSTCENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AINING AND EXPANDING: EXTERNAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR THE WORK OF THE

u The CVP received a $50,000 grant from Raliance (National SexualAssault Resource Center, Washington, DC) to conduct trainingsacross the state of Iowa for high school athletic coaches. The Center conducted Coaching Boys into Men trainings™ in Waterloo, Mason City, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Ames, Iowa City, Cedar Falls and Dubuque. High school coaches were instructed on how to incorporate short learning components with their young, male athletes on digital respect, consent, positive relationships and bystander strategies to prevent verbal, emotional, physical and sexual abuse among peers and team mates. Trainings were provided by a grant through the National Sexual Assault Resource Center and delivered in partnership with the Iowa High School Athletic Association, Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and regional victim service providers and sexual assault prevention specialists.

u In October 2016, the CVP was awarded $50,000 from the O. Jayand Pat Tomson Foundation to support CSBS student scholarshipsfor local, state and national internships which have as their focus bullying and gender violence prevention programming and evaluation, serving victims of violence and abuse, and public policy around domestic and sexual violence. Five student scholarship recipients presented an overview of their internship experiences during a reception in the Great Reading Room for Pat and O. Jay Tomson.

u The CVP awarded $5,000 grant from Kind World Foundation tosupport a PreK-16 Center for Violence Prevention/Governor’s Officeon Bullying Prevention, Statewide Task Force on bullying and gender violence prevention. Monthly meetings were held in the Des Moines metro area between February and July, 2017. The task force organized into three distinct working groups: Causes and Scope, Prevention, and Response. Combined together, these working groups will create a tool kit and professional development opportunities to assist and support school and community leaders in their efforts to engage a systemic and comprehensive approach to gender violence and bullying prevention. The task force was co-facilitated by Joe Benesh, CEO and president of The Ingenuity Company, Des Moines, Iowa. A press conference to release task force findings is scheduled for early fall.

u Iowa Department of Public Health grants $5,000 to the Center for Violence Prevention to organize and support statewide symposiums on sexual assault prevention, Title IX requirements and campus safety for two, distinct institutions: private colleges and community colleges. Drake University hosted the private college event on June 23 and Kirkwood Community College hosted the community college event on June 27. Staff from multiple campuses attended in small teams to learn and hear from colleagues on the challenges and successes of institutionalizing sexual violence prevention strategies and practices. Department of Justice Campus Grant recipients shared their thoughts around strategic planning, training and implementation procedures to reduce and eliminate sexual assault and all forms of gender-based violence on their respective campuses. To date, the CVP has worked to deliver prevention programming to eight of the 15 community colleges and 21 of the 36 private, four-year colleges.

u The CVP receives continued grant support from the Iowa Department of Public Health. During the AY16-17 year, the CVP received a continuation grant of $27,000 from IDPH to support prevention programming across the state with the MVP program and from the spectrum of prevention framework for multi-level, multi-systemic prevention initiatives. The grant also supports CVP staff in course

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releases and travel for national and state conferences and meetings.

CVP SERVING AND ENGAGING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CAMPUS COMMUNITY

The CVP serves the UNI campus community in several ways.

u Building Institutional Capacity for Bystander Education: Since 2010, the CVP has offered a fall and spring Mentors in Violence Prevention Train the Trainer workshop (MVP TTT). This two-day, interactive workshop brings together a cross spectrum of the campus community including faculty, P&S staff, students as well as community partners to gain foundational knowledge and skills to implement the MVP program and/ or continue the MVP message within their respective groups. Trainings are done in partnership with the UNI Violence Intervention Services and/or through partnership with community sexual/domestic prevention specialists. Through this initiative capacity is built on campus and through campus-community partnerships for implementing bystander programming.

o September 16-17, 2016: training of 30 participants.

o February 17-18, 2017: training of 24 participants.

u Increasing Skills and Knowledge on Bystander Education: The MVP program consists of approximately 13 different modules that can be presented in a series of educational trainings/presentations. Through partnership with community sexual/domestic violence prevention specialists and/or the Violence Intervention Services staff, and with support from faculty from the College of Education and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, classroom presentations are delivered to the campus community and/or to student groups on campus.

o During the AY 16-17, 15 presentations occurred in classroom settings reaching approximately 875 students.

o During the AY 16-17, MVP sessions were also presented to: • ROTC cadets (UNI, ISU and University of Dubuque) • Men’s Glee Club

UNI Track & Field/Cross-Country Teams •

u Campus Partnerships: The CVP continues to partner and work with UNI entities on campus. During this past year the CVP:

o Served as an internship site for two graduate students (MSW, WGS)

o Personnel served on the Women and Genders Studies Advisory Board. o Personnel participated as members of the Culture of Respect initiative with UNI Title IX office.

u Sexual Assault Awareness Week at UNI took place April 10-14. The Center for Violence Prevention participated on a campus planning team with representation from Student Wellness, Women and Gender Studies, Riverview Center and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Activities included a film screening of, “The Voiceless,” 24 hour see-saw, “It’s On Us” photos and pledge, bystander education workshop, speakers’ panel of victim service providers and sexual assault prevention specialists, and a talent show to raise money for services provided by Cedar Valley Friends of the Family.

together a cross spectrum of the campus community including faculty, P&S staff, students as well as

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u Engaging students in violence prevention. The CVP has served as a resource for students engaging in violence prevention initiatives in various ways. Through the establishment of the O. Jay and Pat Tomson Foundation Scholarships, the CVP has been able to support CSBS student scholarships for local, state and national internships, which have as their focus bullying and gender violence prevention programming and evaluation, serving victims of violence and abuse and public policy around domestic and sexual violence. The CVP served as an internship site for two of these students. The CVP has also served as a placement for three Women and Gender Studies graduate assistantships this past year.

CVP LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENT WITH IOWA SECONDARY SCHOOLS

A central mission of the CVP is to provide leadership, education, training and evaluation to secondary school systems and communities on bullying and gender violence prevention. Through these efforts it is the belief that secondary schools become safer and more effective learning environments for students, and that students are better informed and prepared to step on to college campuses and into their communities to be voices against gender violence.

The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program is one avenue utilized to engage students and schools in this effort, and to build partnerships between community prevention specialists and the University of Northern Iowa.

During AY 16-17, the CVP provided:

u MVP training to 1,000 secondary school students who serve as Mentors

u VP Technical Support to 11 secondary schools who have on-going MVP initiative

o Cedar Rapids Kennedy o Waterloo West

o Cedar Rapids Jefferson o Waterloo Expo

o Cedar Rapids Washington o Sioux City West High

o Cedar Rapids Metro o Sioux City East High

o Waterloo East o Sioux City North High

MVP Student Leadership Summits

u In October 2016, the CVP hosted eastern Iowa’s second MVP Student Leadership Summit at UNI partnering with the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, UNI ROTC and UNI’s College of Education. Three hundred twenty high school mentors attended the day-long event covering bystander education and training, facilitation and mentoring skills, leadership activities, awareness of dating violence and abuse among teens, and working to support positive social norms that challenge bullying and violent behaviors among peers.

u In March 2017, the CVP partnered with the Sioux City School District, Army National Guard, Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention and the Iowa Department of Public Health to host the 11th Annual MVP Student Leadership Summit at the Western Iowa Technical College. Approximately 300 students who have been chosen to become MVP Mentors and leaders in their respective schools attended the day-long event to receive education and skills related to being an active bystander, mentoring and leadership, identifying the warning signs of dating abuse and bullying, decreasing social media aggression, cyberbullying and sexting, gender equality and respect, and team-building activities.

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u MVP Student Leadership Summits in Cedar Falls (UNI), SiouxCity and Cedar Rapids were held in October, March and May, respectively. Approximately 1,000 high school student mentors participated in the day-long training. Students engaged in activities and discussions around leadership, mentoring, violence and bullying prevention, and community connectedness. UNI sophomore, Jake Hartman, shared his personal experiences and reflections on being a MVP Mentor at Cedar Falls High School. Scottish police officer, Graham Goulden, was a keynote presenter at the summit in Cedar Falls and facilitated workshops on sexting and technological harm. Funding to support the MVP Student Leadership comes from the Iowa Department of Public Health, Verizon and the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention.

u The CVP and Verizon HopeLine™ awarded nine Verizon/CVP Student Leadership Award Scholarships to graduating seniors who served as MVP Mentors in their respective high schools. Students who received the award were voted on by their school’s staff and administration for their leadership and commitment to reducing and eliminating bullying and all forms of gender violence in their schools and community. Nine high school senior MVP mentors from Sioux City West High, Sioux City East High, Sioux City North High, Cedar Falls, Union Community High School, Waukee High School, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson High School, Fort Dodge Senior High School and Marshalltown High School were honored and awarded a $250 scholarship.

u The CVP provides ongoing evaluation support of the MVP model and its implementation in secondary schools in Iowa. Measurement tools designed for secondary schools have been developed and shared with constituents in Scotland, Sweden, Canada, West Virginia, Kansas, and Missouri. Continued improvements to the program are ongoing and foundational in the CVP’s efforts to have MVP recognized as an evidence based program in the field of gender violence prevention. (See attachment: Map of MVP in Iowa’s Secondary Schools)

The Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM) is another avenue in which to engage secondary students in bullying and gender violence prevention. This evidence based program engages coaches (adult male figur es) in conversations with young men on the importance of having respect for women and the values in having, and advocating, for strong, healthy, and nonviolent relationships.

During AY 16-17, the CVP:

u Provided 10 regional trainings to 72 Iowa high school athletic coaches representing over 30 school districts across the state. Training materials and expenses were funded through Raliance’s Ending Sexual Violence in One Generation Grant. Trainings were scheduled and conducted in collaboration with member organizations within the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

u The Iowa High School Athletic Association partnered with the CVP to conduct Leadership Workshops for school district athletic conferences at Grand View University and Wartburg College during the 2016-17 AY. Over 300 high school student athletes participated in discussion and activities focused on communication skills, leadership, bullying and gender violence prevention, healthy relationships, service learning and the importance of building positive school culture and climate.

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MVP LEADERSHIP WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The CVP is recognized as a regional training center for active, bystander education and intervention strategies— specifically , utilizing the MVP model and the Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) program. As a result, the CVP has served Iowa’s colleges and universities by educating and training hundreds of campus and student leaders.

During the AY 16-17, the CVP:

u Provided leadership on the planning team for the Iowa Board of Regents’ Inaugural Campus Safety Summit in October 2016 at Iowa State University for over 300 Iowa college/university presidents, provosts, deans, student affairs, campus safety and student services professionals.

u CVP personnel presented with Jon Buse, Vice-President Student Services Kirkwood Community College, on “Enhancing College Readiness Programming: Teaching Social and Emotional Skills and Strategies for a Positive Transition to Higher Education” at the Iowa Campus Safety Summit in October 2016 at Iowa State University.

u Currently a member of the Board of Regents’ 3rd Annual Campus Safety Summit planning team. Summit is scheduled for October 2017, on the campus of Iowa State University.

u Participated on discussion panel following film screening on Audrie and Daisy at Des Moines Center Community Theater October 2016, and hosted a screening at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on November 14, 2017, for students, parents and community members in the Cedar Valley.

u Provided campus MVP “Train-the-Trainer” training to the following campuses:

o University of Dubuque o Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

o Central College o Iowa Lakes Community College

o University of Iowa o Waldorf College

o Kirkwood Community College o Simpson College

o Indian Hills Community College

u Partnered with UNI ROTC commander and ISU ROTC cadets to deliver MVP training to ISU cadets and fraternity members.

u Support MVP Bystander course at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, offered to undergraduates interested in prevention with emphasis on community service.

Approximately 250 campus and community representatives were involved in these trainings. These MVP trainings involve partnering with regional sexual and domestic violence prevention specialists from Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

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COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON BULLYING AND GENDER VIOLENCE

The CVP serves as a resource for information and education on bystander approaches to bullying and gender violence prevention, bullying and gender violence in general, and strategies for effectively engaging men as allies in efforts to prevent such violence.

In 2016-17, the CVP:

u Maintains an active UNI Mentors in Violence Prevention Facebook with 219 members (up 56% from last year) and a Center for Violence Prevention Facebook account that currently communicates with 466 followers and garners 492 “likes.”

u Conducted and/or facilitated statewide webinar:

o Engaging Men in Gender Violence Prevention: Why? What? And How? Partnered with Iowa Men’s Action Network

u Hosted national and international expert, Graham Goulden (Scotland Police), for campus and community partner events to share and discuss best practices in victim services organizations and multi-systemic, gender violence prevention.

u The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa and the Waterloo Police Department collaborated with the Center for Violence Prevention to conduct a one-day, MVP Strategies workshop for 21 community leaders who serve youth and families in the Cedar Valley. The workshop was held on June 14 at Greenbrier School in Waterloo. Workshop participants engaged in activities and discussions around efforts to be active bystanders and to support and encourage others to be leaders and to prevent harassment and all forms of gender violence within their respective work groups and social circles. MVP Strategies is a gender violence prevention model being adopted and implemented in Waterloo secondary schools and across the state of Iowa.

u The CVP partnered with Vanesa McNeal, UNI graduate student, in April 2017 to screen her new film documentary, “The Voiceless,” in the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa. Michael Fleming facilitated a panel discussion involving campus and community victim service and presentation specialists on male sexual assault victimization and needed services throughout the state.

u On April 21, CVP director Alan Heisterkamp, Ed.D. and Lt. Col. Glen Keith, UNI ROTC commander, conducted a two-hour Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) workshop for Army and Air National Guard victim advocates and sexual assault prevention specialists at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. Activities and discussions focused on leadership skills, bystander behaviors and approaches to gender violence prevention, intimate partner abuse, alcohol and consent, and gender stereotypes.

u CVP director Alan Heisterkamp, Ed.D., presented on “A Community in Motion: Building Support and Promoting Positive Change to Challenge and Confront Social Norms that Support Violence and Abuse” at the America Association of University Women’s Iowa State Conference at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, April 29. The conference theme was, “Building a More Inclusive World.”

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ADVANCING PRACTICE AND KNOWLEDGE (STATE AND NATIONAL)

Collectively, the work of the CVP brings together campus communities, secondary school systems, and community stakeholders in developing and examining ways to make communities safer through the elimination of bullying and gender violence. The work of the CVP has garnered regional, national and international attention. The partnership approach of working with secondary schools, community prevention specialists and the campus community is being referred to as the CVP Iowa Model.

The CVP Iowa Model is an approach that is built on the belief that prevention efforts can be enhanced when multi-level approaches to prevention are incorporated and multi-systems are involved including community domestic/sexual violence prevention and victim services professionals, secondary schools and universities and colleges. The multi-level approach with secondary schools builds upon the Spectrum of Prevention model utilized within the community health field. To facilitate this work the CVP has developed a secondary school assessment tool for schools and community partners to utilize in exploring prevention initiatives and opportunities.

During the AY 16-17, the CVP:

u Presented at the 2016 National Sexual Assault Conference in Washington, DC, and in Dallas, TX. Titles of the presentations were:

o “Building on the past in preparing for the future: Empowering secondary schools for sexual violence prevention” Heisterkamp & Fleming

o “Secondary traumatic stress and burnout among sexual assault advocates: Responding to the needs of the paid and volunteer workforce” Fleming

u Collaborated with Iowa Board of Regents’ legislative liaison to meet with and inform state legislatures during past legislative session on mission of the Center for Violence Prevention and Governor’s Office on Bullying Prevention. Discussed how funding would solidify salary and fringe benefits for CVP director, project director or faculty, and secretary. Funding was not approved. (Heisterkamp)

u UNI Center for Violence Prevention, in partnership with Jana’s Campaign, is creating a National Repository of gender violence prevention curriculum. This project will serve as a resource site for college and secondary school personnel interested in resources to develop courses and/or modules on gender violence prevention.

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STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE CVP

Strengths:

The CVP is recognized within the state by a number of agencies and departments as an important resource for bullying and gender violence prevention strategies, programming, and evaluation. In particular, the partnerships with Verizon, the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention, the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault along with many of the sexual assault and domestic violence prevention agencies across the state serve the mission of the CVP well.

The CVP’s statewide, PreK-16 Task Force on bullying and gender violence prevention was organized in response to Governor Branstand’s Executive Order #83 stating the need for improved and ongoing professional development and training for educators and community leaders around preventing incidents of harm and abuse among Iowa’s youth and its citizens. The Task Force will share and distribute its findings and recommendations and then work to support school and community efforts to revisit, revise and reinvest in their strategic plans to promote healthy relationships, safe neighborhoods, and positive school climates and cultures.

The CVP is also recognized as a resource and for its leadership for engaging men in gender violence prevention across the state and was instrumental in launching the Iowa Men’s Action Network in 2011. The CVP’s ongoing collaboration with university fraternity systems and ROTC cadets here at UNI and in the Midwest receives increasing recognition and inquiries from other state university systems. This work and recognition is due, in large part, to the leadership within UNI’s Sigma Phi Epsilon and UNI’s ROTC commander, Lt. Col. Glen Keith.

Challenges:

While the Center for Violence Prevention has achieved and accomplished much since it was established in January 2011, many challenges still exist. Below is a list of key issues that the CVP will need to address during the 2017-18 AY in order to sustain and maintain its place of leadership and statewide involvement in bullying and gender violence prevention initiatives. These are:

u New and sustainable funding to support key personnel: secretary, project manager

u Increase CVP capacity for responding to training requests

u Increase awareness of the CVP’s statewide reach in prevention efforts

u Establish Advisory Board (internal and external membership)

u Successful application for research funding (state/national/international)

u Increase publications/manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals

Future Funding Outlook:

In addition to collaborating with funding partners Verizon, Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention, Kind World and the Iowa Department of Public Health in 2016-17, the CVP has continued to seek external sources of revenue as opportunities present themselves. Specifically, grants obtained through Raliance (NSVRC) and the Pat and O. Jay Tomson Foundation happened as a result of cultivating relationships with individuals and organizations that support the mission and focus of the CVP. Engaging men and boys in gender-violence prevention, Title IX requirements in secondary schools, multi-system, multi-level approach to community prevention efforts, the bystander approach and leadership in prevention represent ongoing interests in the CVP’s work moving forward.

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CVP INCOME, REIMBURSEMENTS AND EXPENSES

UNI CSBS 48%

State Grants 11%

Private Foundations 21%

2016-17 Funding Sources

Federal Grants 20%

School Incentives 3% Indirect Costs 5%

Training Materials / Production 29% Office Supplies 13%

Travel 6%

Salary Savings 10%

Consultants 5%

Student Scholarships 14%

2016-17 Distribution of

Expenses

Conferences / Trainings 15%

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