Our next event is going to be held on May 9th from 7-9 PM in the Crater Lake room in the EMU. The first half of this event will consist of partner members including someone from the Title IX office, someone from the Dean of Students, and also someone from the Sexual Violence Prevention Education team. They will be answering any questions that you might have as well as talking about things that they believe are important for students to know.

The second half of this event will be Sex Toy Bingo! Bingo will be normal and then you get a sex toy prize especially for you! There will be food, a lot of cool groups tabling, and resources to be educated about sexual violence prevention. 

We hope to see you there, if you have any questions, feel free to contact oasamemberal@gmail.com!

NOTE: The 2017-2018 OASA application deadline  is due by Sunday, April 30 at 5 p.m.
            Please send applications to uooasa@gmail.com.

OASA is currently hiring for the 2017-2018 school year. We have five positions available: a Human Resources Director, Logistics Director, Communications Director, and two Members-at-Large. You can learn more about applying for OASA, position details, and download the application below.

Human Resources Director:

• Facilitate meetings
• Provide staff with relevant SVPE readings/research/policy
• Serve as liaison between OASA and UO Admin
• Speaking with members of OASA who have concerns
• Facilitate meetings with campaign heads and core staff
• Make meeting agendas
• Oversee core-staff activities
• Delegate tasks with campaign heads
• Analyze what campaign logistics need to be addressed
• Create backwards plans with campaign heads
• Create and implements outreach plans for campaigns
• Host one-on-one check ins with campaign heads

Logistics Director:

• Coordinate weekly meeting
• Maintain relationships with orgs we are contracting
• Make copies for OASA
• Manage and post task assignments about campaigns
• Manage and post task assignments about group activities
• Schedule rooms for OASA
• Send out reminders about campaign assignments
• Send out reminders about group activities
• Take meeting minutes
• Plan the organization's budget and processes
• Serve as a liaison between campaign coordinators and financial planning
• Determine what purchases need to be made for projects, campaigns, and staff needs
• Educate organization about Controller's roles for using money
• Maintain relationships with orgs we are contracting
• Develop POs and contracts with consultation from campaign coordinators

Communication Director:

• Communicate regularly with other student programs on the UO campus regarding OASA matters
• Send out weekly reminder messages to OASA members
• Facilitate conversations between staff members and other student leaders on campus
• Check and oversee responses to OASA e-mails
• Collaborate with student groups who want to collaborate with OASA
• Communicate regularly with other student programs on the UO campus regarding OASA matters
• Communicate with news outlets - including the Oregon Daily Emerald, The Register Guard, and the Oregonian - regarding OASA matters
• Create and implements outreach plans for general OASA matters
• Create press releases to send to news outlets listed above
• Create/Design advertisements, logos, etc. for upcoming events and projects
• Enact advertising for all of OASA
• Enact advertising for campaigns
• Maintain and update the OASA Facebook and website
• Plan out advertising for campaigns
• Reach out to other local organizations to collaborate

 Collaborative Programming Director

• ​Participate in all group discussions
• Form relationships with other programs 
• Assist with OASA project by carrying out logistical needs 
• Attend campus events regarding sexual violence in order to increase OASA's engagement with students
• Aid Directors in their tasks if there is an excess of work

Hello everyone,
 
UO OASA was recently informed of some inaccuracies and limitations in our Sexual Violence Prevention Toolkit, which was released earlier this term. Specifically, those inaccuracies and limitations were mostly found in the “How to Get Involved” and “Support Services” sections. After learning more about the specific issues, we have realized that many of the inaccuracies were due to misunderstandings and misinterpretations on our end. 
 
First and foremost, we apologize for our mistakes and that these inaccuracies and limitations made it in to the final version of the Toolkit. Our intention was never to misinform recipients of the Toolkit or spread inaccurate information, and we are taking actions to amend these issues.
 
In the immediate, we have temporarily removed the Toolkit from our website and will re-upload it once we’ve ensured that the information in it is as expansive and accurate as possible. We’ve also created a Google Form so that anyone can deliver anonymous feedback about the Toolkit, which you can access through the following link: http://goo.gl/forms/w2BZ8EgMPtB1N86N2
 
Throughout the rest of the term and next academic year, OASA will work diligently to improve the Toolkit and print physical copies once it is fixed. Please bear with us while we work to make our Toolkit as best as it can be. We thank you in advance for your patience and are sorry that these errors occurred. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail us at uooasa@gmail.com.
 
Sincerely,
 
UO OASA

NOTE: We have decided to remove the Toolkit from our website to continue the editing process. Please see the above blog post to learn more.

We're happy to announce that we are officially releasing the first edition of the OASA Sexual Violence Prevention Toolkit, a pamphlet with valuable information about sexual violence at the University of Oregon and beyond. You can download the Toolkit via our resources page.

OASA took on this project with the goal of providing clear sexual violence-related definitions, debunking common myths, and provide a comprehensive list of campus resources from a student's perspective. We hope that you'll find this document useful for you and any organizations you work with!

We have several hard copies of the Toolkit that we will be distributing to student groups. If you or an organization you work with would like a physical copy of the Toolkit, please e-mail uooasa@gmail.com. 

Exciting news: we're bringing sexual violence prevention researcher and advocate to campus on May 26, 2016!

Lisak will do two public talks: one from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in Global Scholars Hall 123 on sexual predators and another from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on male survivors in Straub 156. 

Lisak is a notable forensic consultant and sexual violence researcher. His work on sexual assault has been featured in Jon Krakauer’s book "Missoula," media outlets like National Public Radio, and in several academic journals. To learn more about Lisak and his work, please visitwww.davidlisak.com.

This event is free, unticketed, and open to the public. Global Scholars Hall and Straub Hall are wheelchair accessible and both contain an all-gender restroom on the first floor. An ASL interpreter will be present at the event. Please contact uooasa@gmail.com for an accessibility-related requests, questions, or concerns.

Mark your calendars: the next Coalition for Consent meeting is on Monday, January 11 in Fenton 117!

Coalition for Consent is a monthly discussion group for folks who are interested in sexual violence prevention and education (SVPE) at the University of Oregon. Meetings are open to ANYONE and all attendees are encouraged to join the conversation and offer their insight. Meetings will be facilitated by members of the UO Organization Against Sexual Assault (OASA). 

This month's meeting will be all about consent in the media. Feel free to share examples of consent in media on our event wall! (And as always, there will be opportunities to learn more about getting involved in SVPE on campus.)

Don't forget to RSVP on Facebook and tell your friends!