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AVA Annual Meeting – March 28, 2017

AVA ANNUAL MEETING When:     March 28, 2017 @ 12:15 PM Where:    Tucson Marriott University Park Pima Room   As you probably know by now, OVW has chosen March 28-29, 2017 for the upcoming annual STOP conference to be held in Tucson, Arizona.  ALSO recently distributed information regarding the location and registration.  If you did not receive that information, please […]

Effectiveness of Grants Report

February 10, 2017 Courtesy of Acting Director Nadine M. Neufville, Office on Violence Against Women Last week the Justice Department submitted a Report to Congress that documents the effectiveness of grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).   The “Effectiveness of Grants” report goes beyond straight reporting of numbers of people served and […]

Bea Hanson’s Farewell Message

January 19, 2017 Courtesy of Principal Deputy Director Bea Hanson, Ph.D. of the Office on Violence Against Women Dear Colleagues and Friends, This is a bittersweet moment for me as I write to say thank you and goodbye. I have been so honored to work with all of you for nearly six years at the […]

Peer-to-Peer Meeting; Austin, TX

AVA Peer-to-Peer Meeting Information AVA invites you to attend the next Peer-to-Peer Meeting for STOP Administrators.  We offer these peer opportunities twice a year which provide you the opportunity to casually sit and talk about your STOP program with your colleagues.  Learning from each other is one of the most valuable training tools around.  We’ve allowed […]

Campus Climate Surveys

Best Practices: Campus Climate Surveys 10/14/2016   Colleges and universities working to end sexual assault using best practices have a free, validated campus climate survey that will generate data about the exact nature and extent of sexual assault on their campuses.  This blog discusses the survey and associated best practices, including maintaining confidentiality and using the data to devise […]