MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee State University is starting a program that aims to reduce the possibility of sexual assaults on campus by targeting potential male attackers.
The Daily News Journal reports hat student orientation at the Murfreesboro university already had a section advising students about ways to avoid sexual assault, including teaching safety tips such as avoiding traveling alone and staying in well-lit, populated areas.
Now the June Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students will sponsor training focused on engaging male students in the discussion about preventing sexual assault.
Jimmy Hart, director for news and media relations for MTSU, says housing staff, athletics personnel and others are also going through training that looks at issues such as “what is consent” and how to report and respond to sexual assaults.
Housing staff will be putting up posters adapted from the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence that address sexual assault prevention, Hart said. The “Better Man” posters call attention to the importance of consent and self-control.