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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) with several free, public events throughout April.

According to Dean of Students Troy Seppelt, national studies indicate one in four or five college women and one in 16 college men are sexually assaulted while attending school, and LGBTQ+ students report even higher rates of victimization.

"Sexual Assault Awareness Month is an annual campaign to raise awareness about the realities of sexual assault in our community and across the nation," he said. "It is a time to educate community members about sexual violence, work together to prevent and end sexual assaults, and believe, support and honor survivors."

To draw attention to the month-long awareness effort, the campus portion of Fourth Avenue will be renamed as Teal Street. At 1 p.m. Monday, April 1, at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Reserve Street, university and community leaders and UW-Stevens Point students will speak. The inclement weather site will be the Berg Gym lobby in Champions Hall (formerly the Health Enhancement Center), 2050 Fourth Ave., Stevens Point.

In addition, Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities will be held at all three campuses:

Stevens Point Campus

• April 2 – SAAM Day of Action (National event)
• Wear teal, the color of sexual assault awareness and prevention
  
• April 10 – Q & A with local campus resources 
• Tabling 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the DUC concourse
  
• April 12 – SAAM Day of Silence (National event)
• Student led national event where folks take a vow of silence to highlight silencing and erasure of LGBTQ people at school.
• April 15 – 17 – What Were You Wearing? Clothing Display
• April 15 and 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; April 16, 10 a.m.-2p.m. and 5-7 p.m; at the DUC Laird room
• Walk through an art installation of clothing survivors wore when they experienced sexual violence
  
• April 24 – Denim Day (National event – all day)
• Wear jeans with a purpose, support survivors, and educate yourself and others about all forms of sexual violence
• Self-care yoga will be offered from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in Allen Center Studio B, 400 Illinois Ave.
  

Marshfield Campus

• April 16 – Sexual Assault Awareness and Education - 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Center for Prevention will provide education and awareness at a tabling event.
• April 24 – Denim Day (National event – all day); Sara Flynn presenting  and resource table (noon-1 p.m.)
• Month of April – Consent information provided in Solution Center and Dining Areas

Wausau Campus

• April 23 – Teal Tuesday:  Encouraging students, faculty, and staff to wear teal to support survivors and bring awareness to sexual assault.
• April 24 – Denim Day (National event – all day); 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Center for Prevention staff will provide education and awareness at a tabling event.
• April 25 – Film Screening: 6 p.m., The Tale, Big Theatre in the Center for Civic Engagement.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month events are sponsored by UW-Stevens Point's Center for Prevention, Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE) and CAP Services Family Crisis Center in Stevens Point. For more information, contact Stacey Duellman at 715-346-2789.