Get Involved

Get Involved as a Student

Join a student group like ASAP or V-Day.
Apply to become a PAVE student educator.
Follow Penn Violence Prevention on social media to stay informed (facebook, instagram, twitter).
Attend events on campus like Take Back the Night in April and Penn Monologues (previously Vagina Monologues) in February.
Download the Reach Out app to help you or a friend navigate resources on and off campus.
Volunteer for organizations in Philadelphia like WOAR: Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence and Women Against Abuse (WAA)

Request a presentation for your student group. Workshops usually ranging from 1-2 hours can be presented to groups both large and small and can cover a range of topics related to relationship violence, sexual violence, stalking, and sexual harassment.
Pick up PVP posters, resource guides, or stickers to give out at a GBM or to put up in your group’s meeting space.

Attend Anti-Violence Advocate (AVA) Training, an annual 15-hour training about interpersonal violence for Penn faculty and staff. The training is designed to educate participants about dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sexual harassment so that they are able to recognize and respond to these issues on Penn’s campus. The next training will be June 2020.
Request a presentation for your department or office. Workshops usually ranging from 1-2 hours can be presented to groups both large and small and can cover a range of topics related to relationship violence, sexual violence, stalking, and sexual harassment.
Join the Penn Violence Prevention Committee. The PVP committee is made up of over 50 faculty and staff members who meet bi-annually to review the past, present, and upcoming programs offered under PVP. Committee members act as campus advocates against violence and often make up working groups to help inform future efforts.
Follow Penn Violence Prevention on social media to stay informed (facebook, instagram, twitter).
Learn more about reporting obligations and Penn policies.