Slippery Rock University has put the It's On Us grant from the state to good use by educating students on healthy relationships and how to prevent sexual assault.

The It's On Us grant was awarded to 42 schools in January, and seeks to increase awareness, prevention and proactive strategies for combating sexual assault on college campuses.

Karla Fonner, dean of students at SRU, said this is not the institution's first time applying for the grant.

“We've been awarded the grant a couple of different times,” Fonner said. “This time, we got exactly the amount we requested.”

Fonner said the institution wanted to focus on three initiatives: a program on bystanders recognizing concerning behaviors, a “flip the script” program that teaches students to take responsibility in relationships, and the collection of data to identify barriers or gaps in these services.

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