Programs and Events
Promoting Awareness of the College Transition (PACT) Program
The PACT program was developed to assist students at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ transition between high school and college. We recognize this transition can be exhilarating and overwhelming as students experience life in a new environment. In this environment, first-year students can enjoy newfound freedom and responsibility. The PACT program seeks to increase awareness of some critical issues that may assist students in productively navigating their first semester at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
PACT is a peer-to-peer program that was developed to facilitate an educational conversation between incoming first year students, upper class students, and graduate students.
Teams of three to four students visit the first-year residence halls beginning in September. The conversations facilitated by the teams include the topics of healthy relationships, relationship violence, stalking, sexual assault, consent, and campus resources.
The PACT program is sponsored by the Division of Student Life. If you would like additional information about this program, you can contact the Women's Center at 570-941-6194.
Love Your Body Day
Love Your Body Day is an annual event which promotes healthy relationships with oneself as well as with others. The event typically offers various ways for all of campus to engage in an effort to learn about what it means to love yourself and extend that to others. The event concludes with an educational experience in which students present information to raise awareness and educate campus on the theme of Love Your Body.Take Back the Night
Take Back the Night is an annual event that aims to raise awareness and stop interpersonal and sexual violence. This is an opportunity for the campus community to come together to help end sexual violence for all people of all identities.
The day includes:
- The Clothesline Project, where t-shirts share stories of those who have experienced interpersonal, gender based, and sexual violence
- The Pre-Rally that provides resources and educational opportunities
- The march around campus
- The Speakout, where individuals have an opportunity to speak out against violence.