Wednesday, April 20, 2011

AWAIC and U.S. Attorney present at UAA Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness program

Head of table: Amanda Matthews, AWAIC (left) and U.S. Attorney, Karen Loeffler (right)
Amanda Matthews, Programs Manager for Abused Women's Aid in Crisis (AWAIC) and Karen Loeffler, U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska spoke about intimate partner violence, dating violence, and roommate violence, and strategies for dealing with these issues at a workshop on April 19 at the UAA Student Union. Students, faculty, and staff participated in the program.

This event was one of a number of programs scheduled as part of UAA's observance of April as Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Click here for the full schedule of events.

Pictured at left, left to right: Michael Votava, Assistant Director of Student Conduct, UAA Office of the Dean of Students; U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler; Amanda Matthews, AWAIC Programs Manager.