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Related: About this forum'I need to be disturbed': Sex assaults around campus prompt Tulsa U president to 'make things right'
The University of Tulsas campus security department has a standing order: Dr. Gerard Clancy wants to be telephoned immediately even in the middle of the night if one of his students is sexually assaulted.
Its very upsetting; you dont sleep the rest of the night. But I want the student the victim and their parents to know Im involved and I care enough about it to want to know right away, Clancy said. I need to be disturbed about it.
Amid a shocking string of assaults on and around campus, Clancy became TUs new president in November. He immediately took the helm of the universitys plan to prevent sexual assaults and encourage greater reporting of sexual harassment and violence.
If you look at universities that have struggled with this, one of their greatest demerits is often a lack of institutional awareness and education, he said.
Read more: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/education/i-need-to-be-disturbed-sex-assaults-around-campus-prompt/article_8db7dff2-7c54-551d-8e93-9e9a3185c0d2.html
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)TexasTowelie
(117,261 posts)It's reassuring that some administrators strive to get it correct.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)He loved the school and was very proud of it. His department has a scholarship in his name.
beemer27
(519 posts)Most universities can't wait to white wash and cover up these kind of assaults. Tulsa wants to do the right thing. Excellent!