Sexual Harassment in Experiential Learning: A Price Students Shouldn’t Have to Pay

February 21, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00 PM

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Session Overview

Sexual harassment should never be the price of admission students pay for their degree or career. Yet 1 in 2 students have been subjected to sexual harassment during an experiential learning opportunity and students, staff, and faculty across the country have shared that they feel abandoned, underprepared and undersupported. This session will respond to this concern by exploring findings from the first national research-to-action project looking at sexual harassment faced by students in experiential learning and sharing tools and resources designed to address this urgent issue.

Takeaways

You will leave this session with:

A better understanding of the issue of of sexual harassment against students in experiential learning settings, including the nature and scope of the issue in the Canadian context;
Free tools and resources to address this urgent issue; and
3 actionable steps you can take right now to start addressing this issue in your own work.

Session Facilitator

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Britney De Costa
Project & Policy Manager
Possibility Seeds | Courage to Act

Britney (she/her) is a settler living and working in Thadinadonnih, or “the place where they built,” traditional lands of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabek, and Haudenosaunee peoples, and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, subject to Between the Lakes Treaty No. 3. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Laws from the University of Windsor, and is a Project and Policy Manager with Possibility Seeds.

Date, Time, and Logistics

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 pm Eastern
via Zoom

Each registrant will receive a confirmation e-mail with the link to join the session via Zoom upon registration and again in a reminder 48 hrs leading up to the event. If for some reason, you or your colleagues do not receive these details, please do not hesitate to reach out to the CACEE National Office at events@cacee.com.

All registrants will receive a resource kit post-event complete with a recording of the session, toolkits, links to additional resources, and research reports.

Pricing

CACEE Members | No Cost
Non-Members | $49

CACEE is pleased to offer this session at no cost and as a value-add to CACEE members. Please note, you will need to be logged into your CACEE account to take advantage of this member benefit. Not a member? Join CACEE today to start accessing this and many other member benefits

Questions?

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us at events@cacee.com with any questions or to request additional details about this session. We look forward to welcoming you on February 21st!

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