The UBC Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Connector

Louise Nasmith, Professor / Principal, College of Health Disciplines
Janet Teasdale, Senior Director, Student Development and Services, Office of the Vice-President, Students
Janet Mee, Director, Access and Diversity
Novak Rogic, Manager, Web Strategy, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Patti Janssen, Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine
Janice Stewart, Director, Critical Studies in Sexuality, Faculty of Arts
Becki Ross, Women's and Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts
John Robinson, Executive Director, University Sustainability Initiative
Alden Habacon, Director, Intercultural Understanding Strategy Development

Interpersonal violence (IPV) is endemic in Canada and worldwide; affects students personally as survivors, witnesses, and even perpetrators; is an area of intense academic interest for undergraduate and graduate students; and is an issue of considerable importance to the University. We propose to foster and support a collaborative community of practice designed to promote cultural and scholarly transformation across the university regarding education, awareness, response, prevention and policy mailers related to IPV. This initiative will actively involve undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, staff, alumni, community leaders, practitioners, and other relevant parties. We seek TLEF funding for the first component of this initiative, The UBC Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Connnector. Through a web-enabled resource, the VIP Connector will promote both online and in-person engagement about IPV-related issues, and will foster easy access to information about relevant courses, colleagues, services, discussions, activities, events and opportunities.

Louise Nasmith, Professor / Principal, College of Health Disciplines
Janet Teasdale, Senior Director, Student Development and Services, Office of the Vice-President, Students
Novak Rogic, Web Strategy Manager, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Patti Janssen, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine
Janice Stewart, Director, Critical Studies in Sexuality, Faculty of Arts
Becki Ross, Women's and Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts
Alden Habacon, Director of Intercultural Understanding Strategy Development
John Robinson, Executive Director, University Sustainability Initiative

Interpersonal violence (IPV) is endemic in Canada; affects students personally as survivors, witnesses, and even perpetrators; is a focus of academic interest for many undergraduate and graduate students; and constitutes an issue of considerable research and programmatic importance to the University. The UBC Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Connector was created as a web-based resource that enables UBC undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, staff, alumni, community leaders, practitioners, and other interested parties to access information about courses, colleagues, services, discussions, activities, events and opportunities related to IPV. Year 1 TLEF funding facilitated initial development and successful proof-of-concept testing.

Year 2 TLEF funding is requested to support three specific activities: (1) to expand the VIP Connector website (www.violenceprevention.ubc.ca) so that it can support additional content and enhanced interactivity, (2) to support the creation of a Student Directed Seminar, and (3) to establish Violence Prevention as a new Community of Practice.