Hazing Prevention Awareness Week (HPAW) is part of a national initiative held at numerous universities across the country. The national focus for the past few years has been bystander responsibility and giving students the skills to stand up when they see hazing around them. Various events will be taking place on the Drexel University campus during the week to raise awareness of the issue, educate students, faculty, and staff about hazing alternatives, empower students to stand up against hazing, and show a united University community against hazing. Drexel University will be hosting its fifth annual Hazing Prevention Awareness Week (HPAW) from October 1-6, 2012.

Schedule of Events

All Week

Tweet Up to Eliminate Hazing
Sponsored by the Offices of Student Conduct & Community Standards, New Student Family Programs, and Fraternity & Sorority Life

Join the conversation about hazing all week long on social media. Like the DragonsAgainstHazing Facebook page and/or follow @DragonsDontHaze and #DrexelHPAW12 on Twitter to follow the conversation or contribute to the discussion of hazing and its impact on our campus and college communities across the country. A new discussion question will be posted each day. The top responses will be featured on the Drexel Hazing Prevention website/Facebook page and the best tweeters/posters of the week will be selected to receive a special Drexel prize pack.

Hazing Prevention Week Banner Signing
Rec Center Lobby
Sponsored by the Club Sports Council & Recreational Athletics

Come show your support for teambuilding, sportsmanship, character and leadership along with Drexel Club Sports by signing the Hazing Prevention Week banner all week in the Rec.

Hazing Prevention Trek on SCVNGR
Sponsored Campus Engagement, Recreational Athletics, and Public Safety

SCVNGR is a mobile game platform all about going places, doing challenges, and earning points. In this trek, visit the top campus resources to help you prevent hazing. Just download the SCVNGR app and search for the Drexel Hazing Prevention Trek, then use your smart phone to perform challenges, scan QR codes and answer questions to collect your points, finish the trek, and receive your reward.

Tuesday, October 2

Take a Bite Out of Hazing
11am-12am, Landmark Americana

Grab lunch, dinner, or a snack at Landmark to help support the nationwide efforts to eliminate hazing. Landmark will donate 10% of all food and non-alcoholic beverages purchased all day to HazingPrevention.org with the flier found on the Dragons Against Hazing Facebook page or in 215 Creese Student Center.

Wednesday, October 3

Collective CHOICES: Addressing Underage Drinking – A Town Hall Meeting with President John Fry
4pm, Behrakis Grand Hall
Sponsored by C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Center for Alcohol, Other Drug, and Heath Education, Student Affairs, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Join President Fry, faculty/staff and students from across the University in coming together to discuss the problems associated with underage drinking present in the Drexel community. Learn established and generate new ideas for how each member of the Drexel community may take specific and even targeted action to collectively address alcohol issues, including its involvement in hazing, at Drexel. 

Teambuilding through Trustbuilding
6:30pm, Recreation Center Climbing Wall
Presented by Andrew Deming, Coordinator of Climbing Wall & Experiential Learning
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics

In rock climbing trusting your partner is key to both success in the climb and staying safe. The same is true in any student organization or team. Trust can make or break an organization and many times is the core issue when problems arise. Come check out the Drexel Climbing Wall, and find out how you can use it for teambuilding and trustbuilding activities within your student organization or team. Open climbing time will follow the information session until 9pm.

Drexel Votes Presidential Debate Watch Party
9pm, Stein Auditorium
Sponsored by Drexel Votes

Hazing laws differ state-to-state in the 42 states with anti-hazing policies but recently some elected officials have proposed a federal hazing statute that would make hazing illegal across the US. Electing the candidate who supports your views, whether on social or fiscal issues or even education and hazing, starts with educating yourself. Come watch presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debate the relevant issues and vie for your vote in this year’s presidential election. Let your voice be heard on all the issues by voting on November 6.

Thursday, October 4

Faculty/Staff BYOL Hazing Prevention Discussion
12pm, Location TBD
Sponsored by Human Resources & Student Affairs

Bring your lunch and join your fellow faculty and staff members as we discuss the new Drexel Hazing Prevention Policy and how it affects you. Learn more about the warning signs of hazing, how to report it, and how to incorporate hazing prevention into the work you are already doing inside or outside the classroom. Space is limited, so please RSVP to nds37@drexel.edu.

Teambuilding through Trustbuilding
6:30pm, Recreation Center Climbing Wall
Presented by Andrew Deming, Coordinator of Climbing Wall & Experiential Learning
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics

In rock climbing trusting your partner is key to both success in the climb and staying safe. The same is true in any student organization or team. Trust can make or break an organization and many times is the core issue when problems arise. Come check out the Drexel Climbing Wall, and find out how you can use it for teambuilding and trustbuilding activities within your student organization or team. Open climbing time will follow the information session until 9pm.

Saturday, October 6

Stand Together. Service Together. - ‘Be the Change’ Day of Service
8 am - Registration
Sponsored by Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity

Join Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity and South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) as they host the annual day of service to inspire and foster civic engagement and community building through volunteerism and community service. Thousands of participants across the country contribute numerous hours of community service in the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi's famous challenge, "Be the change you wish to see in the world". To find out more or to sign up, visit http://www.saalt.org/pages/Be-the-Change.html.

National Initiatives & Contests

Take the National Hazing Prevention Pledge
Sponsored by HazingPrevention.org

It's easy to say you're "against hazing," but are you willing to tell the world that you won't tolerate it? If so, take the Hazing Prevention Pledge. On September 4, 2012, HazingPrevention.Org begins a yearlong celebration of the organization's five-year anniversary. Help them mark 5 years with 5,000 pledge-takers. Will you be one of them? Sign it now. http://nationalhazingpreventionweek.com/take-the-pledge

Hazing Prevention Awareness Week Photo Contest
Deadline November 2, 2012
Sponsored by HazingPrevention.org & Digital Pix

Participate in Hazing Prevention Awareness Week and take photos of yourself with friends and students supporting the cause. Submit your best photo along with a description of 200 words or less. Get creative and show visually how you prevent or stand up against hazing! Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three photos/essays in the following amounts: 1st place - $100, 2nd place - $75, 3rd place - $50. For full contest details and to submit your photo online, visit http://www.facebook.com/NHPWPhotoContest.

National Hazing Prevention Week Essay Contest
Deadline November 2, 2012
Sponsored by HazingPrevention.org

In 500 words or less, describe your perspective of the topic of ‘Bystander Responsibility.’ Tell is how you empower people around you to prevent hazing. Share a story about a time you stepped up to prevent hazing. Reflect on the question that if you see hazing and think it’s wrong, is it your place to act? Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three essays in the following amounts: 1st place - $100, 2nd place - $75, 3rd place - $50. For full contest details and to submit your essay online, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEZhRmFXY3diTV9LRW53V1NDX1FiQ3c6MQ

Hazing Prevention Week Poster Design Contest
Sponsored by CAMPUSPEAK
http://www.campuspeak.com/hazing

Hank Nuwer Anti-Hazing Hero Award
Deadline November 2, 2012
Sponsored by HazingPrevention.org & Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

Do you know someone who has been heroic enough to expose hazing, speak out against this problem, or in some way work to combat this dangerous practice? Then nominate them for the Anti-Hazing Hero Award. Awards will be given in both student and non-student categories, and recipients will receive a cash prize. Sponsored by Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, this award is named for Associate Professor Hank Nuwer, a long-time anti-hazing journalist and author of four books on the subject. For more information and to submit a nomination, visit http://www.hazingprevention.org/recognition-a-awards/anti-hazing-heroes