UCD-FYS
UCD First Year Seminar Workshop Options
The Phoenix Center at Auraria offers two different workshops t for students enrolled in the UCD First Year Seminar Program. These workshops meet the 3 workshop requirement of the course. Check back in 2012 for information on Fall 2012 First Year Seminar workshop offerings.
In 2011 we offered the following:
Mentors in Violence Prevention
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) is a leadership training program that motivates student leaders to play a central role in solving problems that historically have been considered “women’s issues”: rape, battering, and sexual harassment.
One of the unique aspects of the MVP program is that it motivates men and women to work together in preventing men’s violence against women by utilizing a unique bystander approach to prevention. The program views students not as potential perpetrators or victims, but as empowered bystanders who can confront abusive peers. The MVP approach does not involve finger pointing, nor does it blame participants for the widespread problem of gender violence. Instead it sounds a positive call for proactive, preventive behavior and leadership.
The program is 90 minutes in length and is facilitated by two members of the Auraria community who have completed an extensive training program in this field.
Love Hurts: No, It Doesn’t.
Have you ever wondered what a healthy relationship looks like? Are you unsure about your relationship or a friend’s and would like information on healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors? This session is an interactive workshop to help folks understand their intimate relationships and how to set boundaries as well as learning about how abuse can manifest itself differently for different people and relationships.