Student Resources

Comprehensive Sexual Assault Awareness Curriculum for University Athletics

Curriculum Description:

The purpose of this curriculum is to provide comprehensive sexual assault prevention education to the student athlete body at Georgia Southern University. The curriculum will serve as a means to open conversations that address topics such as; sexual assault and gender violence while promoting a campus culture of respect, safety and wellness.  

Curriculum Objectives:

• To create a safe environment in which difficult topics such as consent, sexual assault, and gender violence can be discussed and solutions can be communicated.
• To provide the campus community with a clear definition of consent.
• To educate on strategies to reduce the incidence of sexual assault and gender violence among the campus community.
• To initiate a call to action and intervene during instances of sexual assault, harassment or gender violence.
• To increase self-efficacy towards bystander intervention practices.
• Sponsoring Departments: Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), Health Services, University Athletics, Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX

Georgia Southern University C.A.R.E.s Bystander Intervention Curriculum

Curriculum Description:

GS C.A.R.E’s is an hour long bystander intervention outreach presentation that is available by request to academic classes and student organizations. The presentation educates on the importance of being an active bystander and outlines practical steps for protecting targets of abusive behavior and preventing future violence.

Presentation Topics Include:

• Identifies the concepts, barriers and benefits of bystander intervention
• Explores effective approaches for bystander intervention such as; distracting, supporting confronting and reporting
• Content coverage of consent, healthy relationships, sexual assault, harassment, non-consensual pornography and gender violence  
• Review of campus and community resources

Sponsoring Departments: Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), Health Services and The University Police Department

Comprehensive Violence Prevention Curriculum for Greek Life

More info coming soon.

Virtual Wellness Coaching

What Is Virtual Wellness Coaching?

Wellness Coaching is a free service that provides opportunities for you to gain awareness and learn strategies to help you thrive on campus and beyond.  Wellness coaches take a positive approach to personal development, focusing on your strengths to help you generate goals that are meaningful to you. We are happy to offer this service virtually while we are away from campus. 

What Can a Wellness Coach Help With?

We can assist you navigate challenges related to the following topics:

• Sleep
• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Stress Management
• Time Management
• Tobacco Cessation
• Relaxation Strategies

What Makes Coaching Different from Counseling?

There are many parallels between coaching and counseling that can make it easy to confuse the two services. The chart below describes some of the difference between these two distinctive services.

Both coaching and counseling can be incredibly valuable for students. If you think you’d like to seek treatment for a mental health concern, please contact the Counseling Center at 912-478-5541 on the Statesboro campus or 912-344-2529 on the Armstrong campus, or explore their website. If you want support in navigating transitions in your life, are seeking a safe place to talk through challenges or want to focus on improving your college experience through focusing on wellness and strengths, wellness coaching could be a great fit for you!

Peer Body Project

In collaboration with the Counseling Center, Student Wellness & Health Promotion are excited to bring The Body Project to students in a virtual format! The Body Project is a body acceptance group that meets once a week for four weeks via webex to discuss our culture of unattainable beauty ideals, how those ideals affect us, and how we can promote more realistic and healthy perspectives. Click here for more information on the Peer Body Project.