Continuing the Conversation on Sexual Assault

My fellow Dukes,

I am Taylor Vollman, your Student Body President. Now, more than ever, I am reminded we are “all together one.” Dukes continually amaze me by how much support is out there when one of our own is hurting. Sarah showed great strength to report her assault. While it is horrible, it did spark a necessary conversation about sexual assault on our and all college campuses.

At the end of last semester, I along with a couple other SGA members went to the White House to hear about the recommendations from the Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. We then realized the lack of dialogue within our own organization and were working to create a platform amongst the student body to engage in conversations about our own climate and policies at JMU. This provided a catalyst to get the conversation started earlier.

As a Student Government…