Everyone deserves to be safe at Carleton. Each member of the campus community has a responsibility to help create a supportive, inclusive environment that is free from harm. Sexual Violence Prevention takes a variety of forms here at Carleton College and it is one of the five priority areas of focus within the Office of Health Promotion. Carleton has a dedicated sexual violence prevention coordinator role as well as four peer educators who focus on programming related to sexual violence topics.
At Carleton, our data reflect the same trends. Here are a few stats:
- 94% of all Carleton students agree that clear, verbal and sober permission is the best way to make sure a person is okay with a sexual activity (2023-2024 Wellbeing Survey)
- 99% of Carleton students believe that In a sexual situation, I would make sure to communicate with the other person about what they want. (2023-2024 Wellbeing Survey)
- 95% of the first-year students feel they can play a role in preventing sexual assault at Carleton (2023-2024 SAPU)