Event Title

Men Teaching Men: Peer to Peer Violence Prevention in Campus Ministry

Presenter Information

Philip Cruise Warren, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU 284

Start Date

25-4-2006 9:30 AM

End Date

25-4-2006 12:00 PM

Student's Major

Gender and Women's Studies

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Susan Freeman

Mentor's Department

Gender and Women's Studies

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

In order to gather information on interest and effectiveness of an educational session for men on sexual violence with a goal of establishing material basis for future seminars at Minnesota State University, Mankato, I have engaged the local campus religious organizations with assisting me in organizing small group discussions with interested males. After analyzing prior educational materials, teaching resources and current research data, I used participant observation to assess the usefulness of such discussions. Specifically I conducted two sessions with the assistance of campus ministry services. While some denominations were more eager to participate than others, I found that religious organizations possess the power, leadership and active members to advertise and support continuing education on sexual violence and prevention and assist the proliferation of knowledge on these issues.