The University of South Carolina (SC) community is taught to recognize the problem, step in and speak up against behaviors that are negative to the college environment. Stand Up Carolina empowers students to:
- intervene and prevent sexual and physical violence on campus
- discourage negative behavior by curtailing discriminatory, destructive and illegal behavior
- call attention to bystander behavior
- encourage people to react and take appropriate action with respect to unacceptable behavior
- highlight the prevalence and impact of acquaintance rape and/or interpersonal, dating violence as well as stalking
- clearly define the role that SC can play in ending violence
The scope of Stand Up Carolina is diverse as it is offers an accumulation of media campaigns, classroom discussions (U101) and peer education. Train faculty and staff to recognize assault and interpersonal violence and infuse pertinent intervention strategies into their everyday curriculum.
