Spotlight:
Syracuse University CCW

New student orientation

CCW members facilitated presentations during new student orientation in August 2003 to educate new incoming students about personal safety and services available on campus. These peer-to-peer presentations were well received by the students who attended as well as several departments on campus. Pens and bookmarks were distributed to those who attended (funded by Student Affairs, Office of Residence Life and Public Safety). CCW has been invited to present once again in August 2004.

CCW worked with the Office of Orientation and Transitions Services (this office coordinates programs and student leadership initiatives geared toward easing the transition of new students into the University community) and the Office of Residence Life on this project. CCW slightly modified the presentation they used for Summer Start. CCW members made themselves available for two days (Saturday and Sunday), with presentations scheduled for approximately 3,000 students. Scheduling choices were limited for the planning committee, and due to several academic commitments students had over the first weekend, there were only 232 total students in attendance for the workshops. Recommendations for improvement focused primarily on scheduling and location. Staff members from the Office of Residence Life were very pleased with the content and the quality of the presentations. Before presenting to the incoming students, CCW members presented to approximately 200 people within the Office of Residence Life (student and professional staff) during RA training to show them what our presentations would cover so they could inform students from their residence halls. CCW members have been invited to present again this fall, and scheduling will occur during the 1st three weekends in September, with workshops scheduled for each residence hall.

The above text is taken from the Syracuse University CCW April 2004 Report.

Spotlight: Syracuse CCW undertook several projects this academic year...

• Sticker campaign
• Summer Start workshops
• New student orientation
• Safety information flyers
• Bulletin boards for residence halls
• CCW Crime Jeopardy
• Partnering with Office for Off-Campus Student Services
• National Youth Crime Prevention Conference

Download the full Syracuse 2003/2004 report with project descriptions (PDF 132 kB).