Sexual Assault Awareness Week Spring 2025
students standing together behind a table

April 21st - 25th, 2025, with additional events throughout the month of April!


Join us this April for a series of activities, trainings, and more, dedicated to raising awareness of and helping prevent sexualized violence and assault.

*Content Warning: Sexual Assault Awareness Week events contain sensitive subject matter. View the full content warning at the bottom of the page*

ALL EVENTS:

Before the Week:

Wednesday, April 16

  • Walk a Mile and Sexual Assault Awareness Week Informational Table
    • Outside the Library, 11am-1pm

During the Week:

All Week Long (Monday the 21st - Friday the 25th)

  • SeeSAAW, Resource Table, and It's On Us Pledge- Hosted by Sigma Phi Epsilon
    • Outside the Library, 8am-3pm
  • Display of Flags to Show Prevalence of Sexual Assault
    • Outside the Library, all day
  • "What Were You Wearing" Exhibit
    • The purpose of this exhibit is to dispel the victim-blaming myth that clothing somehow invites a sexual assault. Victims of crime are not responsible for crimes committed against them. Survivors of rape/sexual assault are often asked, “What were you wearing?” We need to stop asking this. 
    • Second Floor of the Innovation Lab, All Day
    • Tuesday, 4/22 - Friday, 4/25

Wednesday, 4/23

Thursday, 4/24

  • Walk a Mile
    • Walk a Mile is a program where everyone will be asked to walk a mile around campus. Along the walk, participants will stop at campus and community resource tables and educational stations. The purpose of the walk is to raise awareness that It’s On Us all to prevent sexualized violence on our campus.
    • Walk starts in the Havener Center Atrium, 4pm - 4:45pm (roughly)

After the Week, 4/30 - Denim Day Events

  • Denim Day Tabling Event, Hosted by Student Well-Being and Delta Omicron Lambda
    • Outside the Library, 11am-1pm
  • Denim Day Panel- Hosted by University Police Department
    • The panelists will discuss their roles should a report of a sexual assault occur.  Some of the departments/organizations featured on the panel are Rolla Police Department, University Police, Russell House, Phelps Health, Student Well-Being, Student Heath, Dean of Students, Equity/Title IX, and more. 
    • Havener Center, St. Pat's A, 5pm
    • Refreshments provided!

What is Denim Day?

Denim Day is an international campaign that began after a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped the person who raped her remove her jeans, thereby implying consent. The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim.

A schedule of events for purple week, all written out in the adjacent column

Also make sure to check out Delta Omicron Lambda's - Purple Week, happening April 21st-April 27th! All proceeds from their events will go to Russell House.

  • 4/21: Sexual Assault Awareness Table, Havener, 10am - 2pm
  • 4/22: Mini Carnival, Outside the Library, 10am - 2pm
  • 4/23: Bake Sale, Outside the Library, 10am - 2pm
  • 4/24: Pups on the Puck, The Puck, 11am - 2pm
  • 4/25: Pie-A-Peacock, Outside the Library, 11am - 2pm
  • 4/26: Carwash, Sig Pi, 10am - 2pm
  • 4/27: Purple Week 5K, Across the street from BCH, 5K starts at 9am

Sexual Assault Awareness Week will be held April 21st-25th on campus, with a few other events happening during the month of April. These events are dedicated to raising awareness of and helping prevent sexualized violence and assault. Please be aware that there will be displays of flags to show the prevalence of sexual assault on the lawn outside of the library leading to Schrenk during this week. Further, there will be an informational/resource table outside of the library all day and an exhibit on the second floor of the Innovation Lab. At these events, we will include a #Content Warning/Trigger Warning sign to allow individuals to be aware that the content at the table/exhibit could be triggering.  If you or someone you know needs support, please be aware that there are resources available to you on campus and in the community:

  • Student Well-Being - 573.341.4211, wellbeing@mst.edu, wellbeing.mst.edu
  • Equity and Title IX - 573.341.7734, equity@mst.edu, equity.mst.edu
  • University Police - 573.341.4300, police@mst.edu, police.mst.edu
  • Sexual Assault Hotline - 800.656.4673 (Available 24/7)
  • Domestic Violence Hotline - 800.799.7233 or text 88788 (Available 24/7)
  • Russell House - 800.998.8340 (Available 24/7)

For any questions or concerns related to Sexual Assault Awareness Week, reach out to Student Well-Being via email (wellbeing@mst.edu), phone (573.341.4211), or stop by 203 Norwood Hall.