PAVE works to prevent sexual & relationship violence on campus through peer-led education programs. Our team of peer educators lead workshops on consent and bystander intervention, building the knowledge & skills needed to create healthy relationships on campus and beyond.
Bookings for Spring 2026 PAVE workshops are now open!
If you’re seeking a consent or bystander intervention workshop for your student organization this semester, please complete the form linked below.
Considering the high volume of requests PVP receives, we encourage early submissions with the priority submission deadline of 1/31 for spring workshops.
We process requests based on the schedule below:
- Priority requests (submitted before 1/31/26) will processed on a rolling basis
- Any submissions received after 1/31/26 will be subject to our remaining availability.
- Last day for Spring 2026 requests: 2/20/26
Incomplete or late requests are processed on a rolling basis and will be subject to PAVE capacity and availability. Requests made after 2/20 may not be able to be accommodated.
After You Submit Your Request:
- Place a hold on your calendar for any dates you submitted.
- PVP will be in touch with you to confirm your scheduled workshop date
- Put the workshop date in your group’s calendar (if applicable) and forward PVP’s workshop confirmation email/calendar invite to the entire group when you receive it
- Reply to PVP confirming you’ve forwarded the confirmation to the group.
- Remind the group about the workshop 2 weeks and 1 week ahead of the scheduled session, emphasizing that all are required to attend.
- Communicate with PVP if any questions or concerns regarding attendance come up as soon as you become aware of them. Groups that no-show their workshop or do not meet the attendance requirement for the workshop may be required to cover the costs of the workshop and lost time.
Due to the high volume of workshop requests we receive, we are typically unable to accommodate requests to reschedule.
FAQs About PAVE:
PAVE offers consent & bystander intervention programming to all Penn undergraduates, including those required to complete sexual violence prevention education. These programs include Consent Circles, which takes place during NSO, and interactive workshops offered year-round.
Since launching in 2016, PAVE has quadrupled its impact, reaching over 3,000 undergraduate students with over 70 programs in ’23-24. PAVE has led workshops for a wide range of communities, including culturally specific student associations, fraternity and sorority organizations, academic and political societies, clubs, college house staff, student athletes, and more.
All PAVE workshops educate and motivate students to build healthy relationships and take action to intervene on harm in their communities. Each workshop is 90 minutes long, and typically led by two peer educators. These sessions are highly participatory, inviting active engagement and diverse perspectives from attendees. This approach allows students to collectively come up with real-world solutions to prevent sexual and relationship violence on campus. Each workshop follows roughly the same structure:
- Opening: educators introduce the topic and set guidelines for participating in the session
- Basics: key topics are discussed and educators teach strategies and skills to address the issues raised
- Application: using scenarios, participants practice putting the skills and strategies to use. This includes time for reflection, questions, and brainstorming.
- Closing: educators review the resources available to people impacted by sexual & relationship violence at Penn
Peer educators are leaders in their communities, uniquely positioned to educate and motivate their peers to intervene on complex and pressing issues like sexual & relationship violence. PAVE educators recognize that violence is a societal issue in need of community based solutions, and seek to understand systems of oppression that enact violence. All educators receive specialized training in facilitation, consent, recognizing & responding to disclosures of violence, and intervening on relational and systemic harm.
We’re so glad you’re interested! Here’s some basics about the peer educator role:
- PAVE educators are employed by PVP as student workers, and are paid at $15/hour. We typically hire in late Spring for positions that begin the upcoming academic year.
- Primary responsibilities include leading Consent Circles (a one-time consent program hosted during NSO) and workshops year round (at least one per month). This averages out to around at least 5 hours per month.
- Educators must be able to attend training (including 4 all-day sessions the week of NSO) and biweekly meetings year-round.
- Undergraduate students of all gender identities, sexual orientations, countries of origin, races, ethnicities, and abilities are encouraged to apply. No prior experience or training is required to apply. A work study award is not required for this role.
To be notified when applications open for PAVE, email pvp@vpul.upenn.edu.