Derek Eyre, Associated Students of the University of Utah’s (ASUU) Student Advocacy Director, is heading up a new campaign geared toward raising awareness for sexual assault survivors. In 2010, Former president Barack Obama declared April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In conjunction with this, ASUU will roll out a campaign focused on sexual assault awarness to what was previously Mental Health Awareness Week.
Student Advocacy collaborated with the Center for Student Wellness to organize one month of events centered around shedding light on issues surrounding sexual assault. This month’s theme, “Engage Voices. Challenge Rape Culture,” is intended to raise awareness, education and prevention of sexual violence among students at the U and throughout the state.