PEER EDUCATION

AIDS Peer Education
AIDS Peer Education addresses issues of HIV transmission and risk reduction, including identifying opportunities to discuss risk and promote risk reduction, and supporting the process of behavior change.  The core of the preparation is a two-course, two semester sequence for which students earn a total of six credits. As a result of being an AIDS Peer Educator, students will learn skills that will help them speak with their peers about risk reduction.

 

Meetings:

Thursday afternoons (3:50 – 5:30 pm)

One Tuesday per month (3:50-5:30 pm)

Fall/Spring weekend retreats (as described below).

 

Retreats:

Fall semester retreat is scheduled for early September at an off-campus location.

Spring semester retreats are a series of day long sessions on campus.

 

Diversity Peer Education
(DPE) is a three credit course that covers a variety of diversity topics and trains students to teach other students about diversity on the campus.

What do Diversity Peer Educators do?
DPE students develop skills through a variety of classes and projects, with an emphasis on participation and interaction. Acknowledging that each is unique and represents their own diverse tradition and personality, the course is designed to have students learn from each other and encourages open discussions of the course material. The students take what they have learned and use it to educate their communities through programming, role modeling and one on one intervention.

How do I get involved?
Diversity Peer Education is co-sponsored by the Division of Campus Residences and the Department of Africana Studies. Interested students will need to be approved for the course and should email dscarzella@notes.cc.sunysb.edu with the following:

Name
ID number
Contact Number

Once approved for the course you will receive a message in SOLAR allowing you to add the course. Make sure to select 3 credits.

www.mydpe.com
https://vector-sigma.campres.sunysb.edu/dpe/

 

SAFE
SAFE (Sexual Assault Facts & Education) is a six-credit (over the course of two semesters) Upper Division internship offered to students with a GPA of 2.5 and higher. The goal of this program is to educate students about the topic of sexual assault so that they can educate others.

This program is broken down into two distinct parts. The first part of this program revolves around course work, where interns write reaction papers to the articles discussed in class and conduct informal surveys to their peers about sexual assault. The second aspect of this internship lies in its outreach efforts. One way that the SAFE interns introduce this topic to others is through an interactive theater presentation where four characters discuss their different perspectives about a situation that occurs on a date. This presentation is a powerful tool in the effort to educate others on the topic of sexual assault. The interns not only perform for their peers on campus, but they also perform for several high schools in the local area. Another example of outreach efforts is SAFE Day, where the interns walk around during campus lifetime and engage people in conversations about sexual assault.

The SAFE interns meet weekly on Mondays from 3:50 – 5:10 pm in the Irving College Main Lounge (interns can register for either WST 488 or LHD 488.) In addition to the class, the interns have a one day retreat each semester, several rehearsals, meetings with their advisors and faculty sponsors and performances. A calendar of events and important dates is handed out in addition to the syllabus at the beginning of each semester.

For more information about SAFE, please contact Anthony LaViscount, Mendelsohn Quad Director & SAFE Coordinator at 631.632.6760 or via email: Anthony.Laviscount@stonybrook.edu.