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RAD Classes to Begin March 23

February 21, 2020

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MACOMB, IL - - To help Western Illinois University female students, faculty and staff defend themselves against potential assaults, WIU's Office of Public Safety (OPS) will offer Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) courses, beginning Monday, March 23.

The courses, which run from 4-8 p.m., will also be held on Wednesday, March 25 and Monday, March 30 at the Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center on the WIU campus. The class is designed for women only and topics include avoiding victimization, patterns of date rape behavior, basic principles of defense, full-speed hands-on exercise and dynamic simulation training.

There is no cost for this 12-hour course, but it is broken into three sessions and participants need to be able to attend all three. The course is taught by RAD-certified OPS Interim Director Derek Watts, Officer Jerry Allen and Detective Sarah Worthington.

Lifetime re-training is free. Due to limited class size (20 per class), pre-registration is required. While WIU female students will be given first priority to enroll, females from the region are encouraged to participate. Spots are filled on a first come, first served basis.

The RAD courses are sponsored by OPS, the Office of Student Judicial Programs, Campus Recreation and the WIU Women's Center. For more information, or to register, email Worthington at SE-Worthington@wiu.edu.

Posted By: Hayley Porter (hp-porter@wiu.edu)
Office of University Communications & Marketing