Clarification: Advocacy and diversity centers to open in July
June 30, 2016
Beginning July 1, Wood Center will be home to the new Advocacy and Resource Center
located in room 130. This important campus resource will be staffed by a professional
advocate through a cooperative arrangement with the Interior Alaska Center for Nonviolent
Living. The advocate will provide confidential guidance and resources for victims
of sexual harassment and assault. Securing the services and expertise of a campus
advocate was a priority for our university. Remember, the services at this center
will be free and available to all.
The mission and vision of the UAF Women’s Center will expand on July 1 and will be
reflected in a new name — the Nanook Diversity and Action Center. The center will
be housed with the other Wood Center programming offices and provide additional programs
and resources on prevention and social justice initiatives. Students were key to shaping
the center's direction, as well as selecting its new name. A prevention and diversity
coordinator will soon be hired for the center. The coordinator will deliver training,
educational programming and campuswide outreach to raise awareness about sexual violence,
intimate partner violence, gender topics and alcohol responsibility. Additionally,
this center will implement robust programming focused on diverse and intersectional
perspectives.