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Office on Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Award Winner 2000-2006 --
"Violence Against Women on Campus Grant"
This project, which was funded by the Department of Justice for five years, involved departments at University Park in collaboration with community entities. This project built a coordinated approach to address violence against women and created a model program of campus and community collaboration that can be replicated at all Penn State locations. The four main goals of this program are to:
- Enhance campus/community collaboration
- Enhance services to victims of violence
- Improve education and prevention programs
- Improve Judicial Affairs training