Duquesne Awarded $40,000 It’s On Us PA Grant

Duquesne’s Office of Title IX and Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response received a $40,000 It’s On Us PA grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) for Title IX initiatives that combat campus sexual assault and violence.

The PDE It’s On Us PA grant will provide funding through May 31, 2024 for Duquesne’s Title IX campus strategies to:

• Improve awareness, prevention, reporting, and response systems regarding sexual violence in schools, colleges, and universities to better serve all students.
• Remove or reduce barriers that prevent survivors of sexual violence from reporting incidents or accessing vital resources by creating a more consistent, empowering reporting process for student survivors of gender-based violence.
• Demonstrate significant, proactive, and sustainable leadership to change campus culture by challenging Pennsylvania’s education leaders – including college and university presidents – as well as students, teachers, faculty, staff, families, and communities to pledge to improve their institutions’ climate.

The It’s On Us PA campaign is the nation’s first statewide campaign that has made Pennsylvania a national leader in improving campus safety. The campaign was established by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf as a call to action created by the Obama Administration’s national It's On Us campaign.

Here to Help

As a Duquesne employee, if you are a victim or witness of sexual violence or if you have knowledge of an incident of Title IX Sexual Harassment and Non-Title IX Sexual Misconduct, you are encouraged to seek assistance from campus and community resources (PDF). 

For more information about or to get assistance from Duquesne’s Office of Title IX and Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response, please contact Alicia Simpson, Title IX Coordinator and Director of Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response at (412) 369-2560 or simpsona8FREEDUQUESNE.