Committee on Sexual Assault Prevention
Appointed annually by the Vice President for Student Affairs, Notre Dame’s Committee on Sexual Assault Prevention (CSAP) offers advice and guidance to the Office of Student Affairs on how to assist and support victims of sexual assault. A cross campus committee comprised of faculty, staff and students, it facilitates collaboration and communication among the different departments and student groups working to address sexual violence and spearheads a variety of rape education/prevention initiatives.
Strategic Goals and Priorities
The goals of CSAP are to offer advice and guidance to the Vice President for Student Affairs on how to assist and support victims of sexual assault, to spearhead assessment efforts to understand the needs of our students, to recommend a variety of prevention initiatives, and to facilitate collaboration among departments and student groups to address sexual violence.
The priorities that CSAP has focused its efforts during the 2015-16 academic year are:
- Expand the offering of educational and prevention programs and services.
- Intensify the marketing of resources throughout campus to increase awareness and education.
- Expand the membership of CSAP to ensure it is reflective of the Notre Dame community.
- Develop assessment measures to determine effectiveness of strategies.
Members (2016-17 Academic Year)
| Name | Title/Affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Caron Gebhardt (co-chair) | Director, Gender Relations Center | ccaronge@nd.edu | |
| William Stackman (co-chair) | Associate Vice President for Student Services, Student Affairs | wstackma@nd.edu | |
| Connie Adams | Belles Against Violence, Saint Mary's College | cadams@saintmarys.edu | |
| Wendy Angst | Mendoza College of Business | wangst@nd.edu | |
| Mimi Beck | Graduate Student Life | mbeck1@nd.edu | |
| Sr. Mary Donnelly, O.P. | Rector, Pangborn Hall | mdonnel6@nd.edu | |
| Annie Envall | Notre Dame Alumni Association | aenvall@nd.edu | |
| Monique Frazier-Paskell | Office of Institutional Equity | mpaskell@nd.edu | |
| Jenna Gehl Jones | McDonald Center for Well-Being | jgehjones@nd.edu | |
| Regina Gesicki | Gender Relations Center | rgesicki@nd.edu | |
| Kelly Hogan Stewart | McDonald Center for Well-Being | khoganst@nd.edu | |
| Ian Klupar | Student, Holy Cross College | iklupar@hcc-nd.edu | |
| Fr. Bob Loughery, C.S.C. | Rector, Sorin College | rlougher@nd.edu | |
| Victoria Makuru | Graduate Student Union | vmakuru@nd.edu | |
| Bill McKenney | Holy Cross College | bmckenney@hcc-nd.edu | |
| Monica Montgomery | Student Government | mmontgo4@nd.edu | |
| Kate Morgan | Office of Student Affairs | kmorgan4@nd.edu | |
| Iris Outlaw | Multicultural Student Programs and Services | ioutlaw@nd.edu | |
| Chris Pratt, LTC | ROTC | cpratt2@nd.edu | |
| Ava Preacher | Arts and Letters | apreache@nd.edu | |
| Heather Ryan | Deputy Title IX Coordinator | heatherryan@nd.edu | |
| Emily Scott | Student, Saint Mary's College | escott02@saintmarys.edu | |
| Abbie Spica | Student, Saint Mary's College | aspica01@saintmarys.edu | |
| Valerie Staples | University Counseling Center | vstaples@nd.edu | |
| Steve Stebbins, Lt. | Notre Dame Security Police | sstebin@nd.edu | |
| Niraja Suresh | Graduate Student Union | nsuresh@nd.edu | |
| Kelly Todd | Special Victim's Unit - SJC Prosecutor's Office | ktodd@stjoepros.org | |
| Kris Urschel | Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Saint Mary's College | kurschel@saintmarys.edu | |
| Claire VeNard | Student Welfare and Development - Athletics | cgallera@nd.edu | |
| Kyle Vonderheide | ROTC | kvonderh@nd.edu | |
| Grace Watkins | Student Government | cwatkin@nd.edu | |
| Pierce Witmer | Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV) | pwitmer@nd.edu | |
| Ryan Willerton | Office of Community Standards | rwillert@nd.edu |