BECOME A PEER EDUCATOR AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
OVERVIEW:
Speak UP Bucknell is a peer education group focused on preventing sexual violence on
campus. The peer educators are extensively trained in topics and skills such as sexual
violence, positive bystander behavior, dating violence, and discussion facilitation. Using
their training, the peer educators help deliver presentations and plan programs for fellow
Bucknellians in order to engage other students in sexual violence prevention.
Speak UP Bucknell peer educators have the opportunity to be leaders in the community by
living and teaching the positive bystander model. Speak UP Bucknell peer educators have
the opportunity to facilitate the Fraternity and Sorority Ally Training, serve as a committee
chair, and help plan large scale events such as Take Back the Night, Clothesline Project, and
Beat the Blame Game.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Speak UP Bucknell peer educators are expected to:
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Practice positive bystander behavior outside of meetings and Speak UP Bucknell
related events
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Complete training on topics such as sexual assault, dating violence, positive
bystander model, rape culture, survivor support, etc.
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Present multiple presentations throughout the semester, including 90 minute
presentations to all incoming first year students, totaling approximately ten hours a
semester
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Attend weekly meetings and complete follow up tasks, totaling approximately one
to two hours a week
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Help develop Speak UP Bucknell presentations such as the Dating Violence and
Stalking curriculum and the Media Literacy curriculum
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Help plan and attend Speak UP Bucknell co-sponsored events, such as Take Back the
Night, Clothesline Project, and Sex Signals
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Engage in outreach activities such as posting on social media, tabling, and the NO
MORE poster campaign
Speak UP Bucknell
Peer Educator Application – Spring 2015
**Application Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2015**
Please type or print your answers neatly and send to speakup@bucknell.edu, or print and hand deliver to
Padma Ravichandran in ELC 065B.
Personal Data:
Name:
Class Year:
Campus Address:
Box #:
(Room/Apt#) (Hall/Street)
E-mail Address:
Phone:
_________________________________
DOB:
Major: ______________________________________________
Reference:
Please list the name of one current or former professor or staff advisor (who you worked with in
the last 12 months), preferably from Bucknell, who can comment on your ability to be a Speak
UP Bucknell peer educator, and have them fill out the following survey by March 13, 2015:
https://docs.google.com/a/bucknell.edu/forms/d/1vM8VvNyGRbfd8dNHj8oyrcYU5MVE2fZD1-1WRRNIKQ/viewform?usp=send_form
Name: ____________________________________________________
Email: _____________________________________
Please provide answers to the following questions. Feel free to continue your answers on
a separate piece of paper:
1. Why are you interested in becoming a Speak UP Bucknell Peer Educator?
2. What stood out to you from any of the Speak UP Bucknell presentations you have
received?
3. Please list and explain any related leadership experiences you may have.
4. What experience, if any, do you have presenting to and/or training your peers?
5. What do you consider your strengths and weaknesses for this position? Please explain.
6. What experience, if any, do you have working with populations or individuals affected by
sexual violence?
7. Please share a time, if any, when you acted as a positive bystander and intervened to help
a friend/acquaintance/stranger?
8. What is your impression of Bucknell’s culture regarding sexual violence?
9. How do you think Speak UP Bucknell can better engage students in sexual violence
prevention?
10. Please list any obligations you will have next academic year other than your academic
classes (e.g., work, student organization meetings, etc.) and their respective time
commitments for next academic year.
11. Have you been the recipient of any judicial sanctions while attending Bucknell? Yes / No
If yes, please share your experience:
Please email this form to speakup@bucknell.edu, and we will be in touch if you have
been chosen for an interview. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
Padma Ravichandran at pr021@bucknell.edu.
Thank you for your interest!
This project was supported by Grant No. 2012-WA-AX-0008 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department
of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of
the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.