Director: Maura M. Bairley (pictured)
Program Coordinators: Asere Bello and Anna R. Tekippe
Program Advisors: Suraiya Baluch and Rachel C. Efron
Administrative Program Coordinator: Helen V. Arnold
Morningside Campus
Location: 301 Lerner Hall
CUMC Campus
Location: 101 Bard Hall
Email: mb1106@columbia.edu
Phone: (212) 854-3500
Men’s Peer Education Program
Phone: 212) 854-2136
Fax: (212) 854-8830
Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center
Location: Brooks Hall, Barnard College Campus
Phone: (212) 854-4366
Peer Advocates
Hours: 24 hrs/7days
Phone: (212) 854-WALK
Peer Counselors
Hours: 7pm to 11pm/7 days
Phone: (212) 854-HELP
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program (SVPRP) educates students about consent and coercion, and promotes community standards for a respectful and safe campus. Through its programs and services, SVPRP fosters individual and collective action to end sexual and relationship violence by: Educating students and administrators about the dynamics and effects of sexual assault; Helping students develop the communication and assessment skills necessary to promote and maintain healthy and intimate relationships; and Advocating for appropriate support for survivors of sexual and relationship violence.
Programs
Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center provides peer counseling, advocacy, and education to survivors and co-survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, childhood sexual abuse, and other forms of violence.
Men's Peer Education Program develops prevention strategies and provides educational events and leadership training programs to engage men to end sexual and relationship violence.
Workshops and Events present prevention and risk reduction strategies to men and women.
University Policy on Sexual Misconduct
The University's Policy for Sexual Misconduct requires that standards of consensual sexual conduct be observed on campus, that violations of these standards are subject to discipline, and that resources and structures be sufficient to meet the physical and emotional needs of individuals who have experienced sexual misconduct.
Disciplinary Procedure for Sexual Misconduct
Students interested in initiating the Disciplinary Procedure for Sexual Misconduct should contact Helen Arnold, the Administrative Program Coordinator, by visiting room 701A Alfred Lerner Hall, calling 212 854 1717, or emailing hva2002@columbia.edu.