The STAND Up workshop is designed to assist individuals in learning positive and helpful ways to have conversations with those who have been involved in a traumatic event. The workshop provides information about sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking; social perspectives; the impacts of trauma on the brain; listening techniques; tools for mandated reporters; and campus and community resources. Participants of this workshop will help us all STAND Up for those who are impacted by these issues.

The Office of Health Promotion, in connection with the Step In Stand Up Campaign and the Sexual Assault Survivors Services Committee, offers free STAND Up trainings to students each semester.  Please use the form below to register for open Fall 2019 training dates.

Student organizations can also request full STAND Up trainings for their members as a part of growing their leadership identities and strengths.  You can request a training using the "request a STAND Up training for your group" button at the bottom of this page. We will bring our training to you, which takes place over 3 hours and includes both discussion-based and interactive components.  There is also the opportunity to include elements of what your organization does within the discussion of supporting survivors of interpersonal violence.  Trainings are typically limited to 30 people per session.  If you have more individuals in your student organization, please contact us at healthpromotion@tamu.edu to determine options for the training.

The STAND Up training is proud to be recognized as a Signature Program of the Maroon & White Leadership Fellows Fellows/Society.  Attending a STAND Up training counts as one of the six required leadership reflections for students who are participating in this program.

 

For the 2020-21 academic year, the Office of Health Promotion, the Step In Stand Up Campaign, and the Sexual Assault Survivors Services Committee are working together to put on a series of Step In Stand Up Workshops. These events, open only to Texas A&M faculty and staff, will teach attendees how they can step in to stop acts of interpersonal violence with Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training and how they can stand up to support survivors with the STAND Up workshop. Green Dot will be offered in the morning, STAND Up in the afternoon, with lunch available in between. Attendees can choose to attend only the Green Dot Training, only the STAND Up Workshop, or both.

In order to protect the well-being of our campus community and prevent the spread of COVID-19, our next Step In Stand Up Workshop will be held in August.  A specific date and registration will be announced over the summer, but the schedule of the day is available below.

Step In Stand Up Workshop Schedule:
8:00-8:30am:  Check-in (continental breakfast, coffee, and tea will be provided)
8:30am-12:00pm: Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00-4:00pm:  STAND Up Workshop

You can also request a 3-hour STAND Up Workshop or a 1-hour STAND Up Overview for your department, class, or faculty/staff organization. We will bring our material to you, which includes both discussion-based and interactive components.  There is also the opportunity to include elements of what your organization does within the discussion of supporting survivors of interpersonal violence. Workshops must be a minimum of 10 people, but no more than 40.  Overviews do not have capacity limitations.

Due to guidance issued by TAMU regarding COVID-19, we will not be accepting custom requests for the remainder of the spring semester.  We will provide updates on how further guidance may impact requests over the summer.  Should you want to schedule for August 2020 or later, please email us at SASS@tamu.edu to secure a tentative date/time.

Becoming a STAND Up Facilitator

Every two years, Health Promotion in the Offices of the Dean of Student Life hosts a STAND Up Facilitator Training on the Texas A&M University campus.  Those who attend the facilitator training become certified to deliver the STAND Up curriculum to the university community.

Why should you become a facilitator?
Texas A&M University has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to the prevention of power-based personal violence.  Since 2015, the Step In Stand Up campaign has served as a call to action for Aggies to end sexual violence on our campus and in the communities in which they live & serve.  STAND Up was created in-house to align with the STAND Up part of this campaign, providing individuals with the knowledge and skills to have trauma-informed conversations with victim-survivors of an assault.

In addition, while our Texas A&M campus and surrounding community are safe places to learn, work, and live, Aggies are still impacted by power-based personal violence.  In the most recent Association of American Universities Survey on Sexual Assualt and Misconduct (2019), we know the following from students at Texas A&M University who participated:

  • 27% of female; 7.2% of male; 14.7% of transgender, queer, and non-binary students, experienced at least one type of sexual assault due to physical force or incapacitation
  • 42.7% experienced sexual harassment from another student, faculty or staff member
  • 12.9% experienced intimate partner violence
  • 19.4% experienced stalking

Becoming a STAND Up facilitator is one of the most tangible ways that you can serve as an ally who promotes violence prevention, brings awareness to the impact that power-based personal violence has on those who experience it, and empowers others to have informed conversations about these issues.

Who should become a facilitator?
Texas A&M faculty, staff, and community members who maintain active partnerships with Texas A&M are welcome to register for and attend the STAND Up Facilitator Training, with the understanding that they will (1) commit to being a facilitator for two years, and (2) facilitate at least 3 full workshops and/or overviews per year.

Those who become STAND Up facilitators are expected to be able to present the curriculum to students, faculty, and staff. While previous public speaking experience is not required, the ability and willingness to present in front of audience is a necessary trait for facilitators.  In addition, while expert-level knowledge of power-based personal violence is not required at the time of training, it is fully expected that STAND Up facilitators will care enough about this issue to openly & confidently discuss instances sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking with different audiences.  It is also necessary that STAND Up facilitators engage in additional training to remain current on federal, state, and university policies related to power-based personal violence.  The STAND Up coordination team will ensure that this type of training is made available throughout the year.

 

Summer 2020 STAND Up Facilitator Training

Based upon ongoing guidance from TAMU and the CDC regarding COVID-19, and to protect the well-being of all our facilitators, supporters, and participants, the STAND Up Facilitator Training originally scheduled for May 13-14, 2020 has been rescheduled to Spring 2021: Tuesday, January 12 – Wednesday, January 13, 2021: 8:30am-5pm each day at the Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Center. Participants must attend the entire training to become a certified STAND Up facilitator.

During the Facilitator Training, participants will:

  • Learn about the evidence-based need for developing & implementing the STAND Up workshop
  • Participate in skill-building around the core tenets of the STAND Up curriculum, which includes:
    • Support for Self:  Examining the fears and concerns that one might have if they are told about an assault
    • Think & Accept:  Building an understanding of how trauma impacts the body and brain, and how we need to move past false narratives of victimization in order to engage in trauma-informed approaches to helping a victim/survivor
    • Nurture:  Learning how to create supportive spaces for disclosure to occur
    • Determine Options: Becoming aware of local resources, and the rights & responsibilities of students, faculty, and staff on our campus
  • Strengthen competence through experiential components including giving and receiving feedback, role plays, practice and discussion

Registration Cost & Procedures
Registration covers training materials, certification, breakfast & lunch, and refreshments for both days of the training.  These fees are non-refundable either in part or in full, so please make sure that you can attend the entirety of the training before completing your registration.

The cost for the 2020 Facilitator Training is $50.

Step 1: Prior to registering, you must complete the following:

  • STAND UP Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): This document outlines the requirements and responsibilities of being a STAND Up facilitator.  You, your direct supervisor, and your director/department head must sign this document
  • STAND Up Application Questions: Located on the last page of the MOU are application questions that you must complete and submit with your MOU.  Your answers will give us more context for your interest in becoming a facilitator
  • The MOU will be available here in October 2021

Step 2: Email your completed STAND Up MOU and Application Questions to SASS@tamu.edu.  Upon receipt, you will be notified within 3 business days regarding the status of your application.  Please wait to complete your registration until after you hear back from us about that status to ensure you’re approved to participate.

Step 3:  Register as a participant.  Registration will re-open in October 2020.

We are accepting requests for STAND Up Virtual Overviews during Summer 2020. The Overview is one-hour and will be delivered via Zoom by a trained facilitator. If you would like to bring this content to your classroom or department, please complete the request form or email us at sass@tamu.edu.

For the foreseeable future, we have suspended in-person STAND Up Overviews and Workshops to minimize the spread of COVID-19. We hope to offer these again in Fall 2020, following appropriate guidelines for social distancing and room capacity requirements. Please let us know if you have any questions.

  • Requester Information

  • Name * Required
  • Email * Required
  • If you would like for us to publicly acknowledge that your student organization, department, or college has completed a STAND Up overview, please let us know the name of your Instagram or Twitter handle, or the Facebook page/group name.

  • Presentation Information

  • Who is the audience for the STAND Up Virtual Overview? * Required
  • Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
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  • Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
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  • Please confirm that your classroom or department will have Zoom capability. * Required
    We will be using audio, video, and screen-sharing features in Zoom. Once we confirm the date and time of your Virtual Overview, we will share the Zoom link with you as the host of the meeting.
  • Leave blank if no preference. If you have a preference, please understand that we cannot guarantee that those facilitators will be available on your preferred or alternate training dates.

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