Dr. Tavcer asks what can be done differently to reduce the prevalence of sexual violence on campus, especially in the face of dwindling budgets and lack of access to programs and services.
She shares details about her study on sexual consent education across Canada and the online consent education module she’s developed.
Read the full write up here: https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/sexualconsenteducation
For years I have studied sexual violence. It’s an issue that divides people in the room. Whenever I tell folx what I research they either dive in, discuss, and debate, or they deflect and walk away. That’s okay because I remain passionate about studying sexual violence and I am comfortable with the discomfort.
Lately, the discussions and debates revolve around whether universities should have sexual consent education and if so, should it be mandatory? MRU, for example, offers consent education (and other sexual violence programming) on an ad hoc basis to anyone who seeks the info, and it is part of a larger educational program for Resident Advisors and other student leaders.
Unfortunately for the MRU community, budget cuts have dissolved the Centre for Equity and Meaningful Inclusion (CEMI) and our Sexual Violence Coordinator (SVC) is now the sole person responsible for programming and services with the help of volunteers.
In this episode of the Working Mom Wellness Community podcast, mom, writer, professor, and social justice advocate Dr. D. Scharie Tavcer speaks about her inner critic and the importance of unlearning those scripts.
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In this episode, Scharie and I discuss how having kids has transformed the way we look at love. I cite “All About Love” by Bell Hooks and speak about Brené Brown’s book: “The Gifts of Imperfection.”
The goal of the Faculty of Arts Outstanding Teacher Award is to recognize a full-time faculty member who has done exemplary pedagogical work in the previous academic year.
Each year, the Faculty of Arts seeks to recognize outstanding teachers who work to be innovative in their pedagogical initiatives that support student learning in and/or out of the classroom.