VCSU Green Dot

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Mission Statement

Empower our VCSU employees and students with active bystander skills through awareness, programming, and education resulting in a culture where violence will not be tolerated and everyone does their part to provide a safe campus.

What is Green Dot?

VCSU Green Dot is a bystander training program to help students and VCSU employees gain skills to reduce violence they may see on campus and in the community. The program focuses on reducing power-based personal violence on our campus and to address other social issues that impede progress towards a safe and equitable campus community as stated by the official Green Dot program by Alteristic. Power-based personal violence includes (but not limited to): sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse.

Skills and Terminology

Green Dots
- Reactive Green Dots
  - The choices you make in response to a situation that you think might lead to interpersonal violence.
    - Example: The 3 D's - Direct, Delegate, & Distract
- Proactive Green Dots
  - Little things you can do to shift the culture of our campus by making sure Red Dots do not occur.
    - Example: Violence Prevention Sticker or computer background
What is Red Dot?
- Decision to use words or actions to hurt someone else. Including but not limited to sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking.
What are Barriers & What Can I Do?
- Times where we want to get involved when a situation arises but personal or social barriers stop us.
  - Example: assuming someone else will step in or it is "none of my business"

Meet our Coordinators, Facilitators, and Leaders

Kelsie Carter
VCSU Green Dot Campus Coordinator Anthony Dutton
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Facilitator Erin Edinger
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Facilitator Sarah Wangrud
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Facilitator Jodi Yu
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Facilitator Ekow Ephrim Facilitator Green Dot

Ekow Ephrim
VCSU Green Dot Campus
Facilitator Julie Crist
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Facilitator Amber Aberle
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Facilitator Alexander Jorgensen
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Facilitator

Personal Statement Videos

Statement videos from others who have gone through a Community Green Dot or VCSU College Green Dot training
- Video 1: Kiersten Baughman
- Video 2: Daniel Becker

Upcoming Events

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- VCSU Green Dot will be hosting a Bystander Training on April 14th from 2:00-4:30pm in the Skoal Room in the student center
- Denim Day is April 30th. VCSU Green Dot will have a booth with information about Denim Day and Green Dot merch.

Upcoming Trainings

Request a training for your department, class, event, and/or student organization by emailing Kelsie.Carter@vcsu.edu
2 types of trainings:
- Bystander Training
  - VCSU employees and/or students complete a 2.5 hour engaging and energetic workshop that focuses on learning and practicing skills used to address power-based violence on our campus and community.
- Overview Training
  - A brief, interactive, 90-minute overview session to help employees/students become acquainted with the tools and skills needed to address power-based violence.

Resources

North Dakota Resources List
VCSU Resource List
1. Title IX Coordinator
  - Kaleen Peterson
  - McFarland Hall 322B | 3-7302 | Kaleen.Peterson@vcsu.edu
2. Counseling Service Office
  - Kelsie Carter, ME.D, LPCC
  - McFarland 425 | 3-7427 | Kelsie.Carter@vcsu.edu
3. Health Services
  - Betty Tykwinski, MSN, RN
  - Mythaler Hall 119 | 3-7305 | Betty.J.Tykwinski@vcsu.edu

Ways to get involved

Join our VCSU Green Dot team by helping us plan events, engage with others to create connections on campus and in the community, and enhance your skills of working with a team!
Join the Valley City Community Green Dot group
Visit the Valley City Community Green Dot webpage for information on how to get involved in the community Green Dot program and upcoming events/trainings!