survivors has not been able to form. Therefore, I suggest that the college make more efforts to publicize that this option exists for students in order to gather more membership and interest so a group can exist. 26) There needs to exist a visible and apparent protocol outlining what the disciplinary process looks in the case of a non-Colby student sexually assaulting a Colby student on campus: As I discussed in my previous chapter, this became an issue for one of the survivors I interviewed who indicated to me that she thought the college did not know what to do in her situation. To avoid instances like her’s and to ensure that all Colby students are protected and treated fairly, the college needs to develop a plan for dealing with perpetrators who do no go to Colby but who assault a Colby student. 27) needs to exist a visible and apparent protocol outlining survivor’s options to change rooms or dorm residences if they choose to: As I discussed in my previous chapter, this also became an issue for several of the survivors I interviewed, who told me that it was very traumatic for them to have to sleep alone in what for many of them was the same room they had been assaulted in. To avoid situations like theirs and to ensure that sexual assault survivors are safe and comfortable in their living spaces, it is essential that Colby adopt and policy that allows students to change rooms or residence halls and publicize this policy so that students are aware of it. Suggestions for Revisions to Informal Structures and Policies: 1) What the Administration Can Do:
survivors has not been able to form. Therefore, I suggest that the college make more efforts to publicize that this option exists for students in order to gather more membership and interest so a group can exist. 26) There needs to exist a visible and apparent protocol outlining what the disciplinary process looks in the case of a non-Colby student sexually assaulting a Colby student on campus: As I discussed in my previous chapter, this became an issue for one of the survivors I interviewed who indicated to me that she thought the college did not know what to do in her situation. To avoid instances like her’s and to ensure that all Colby students are protected and treated fairly, the college needs to develop a plan for dealing with perpetrators who do no go to Colby but who assault a Colby student. 27) needs to exist a visible and apparent protocol outlining survivor’s options to change rooms or dorm residences if they choose to: As I discussed in my previous chapter, this also became an issue for several of the survivors I interviewed, who told me that it was very traumatic for them to have to sleep alone in what for many of them was the same room they had been assaulted in. To avoid situations like theirs and to ensure that sexual assault survivors are safe and comfortable in their living spaces, it is essential that Colby adopt and policy that allows students to change rooms or residence halls and publicize this policy so that students are aware of it. Suggestions for Revisions to Informal Structures and Policies: 1) What the Administration Can Do:
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