Principal Investigator
Mr. David Hagymas, DAPER Intercollegiate Sports; Ms. Carrie Moore, DAPER Administration
Fund:
Alumni Class Funds
Funding Period:
AY2011
Department/Lab/Center:
DAPER Intercollegiate Sports
With statistics reporting that 1 out of 4 females are being sexually assaulted and the highest percentage being college students, there is a need for a first-rate course on rape prevention and self-defense to be offered consistently to female students at MIT. Students develop self-esteem, courage, alertness, confidence, and awareness to stay safe. This project aims to enhance the rape prevention/self-defense course, which is an approved offering for women to earn physical education points toward their GIR. Specifically, this funding will pay for equipment and training that would provide the students a lifelike self-defense experience in a controlled and safe manner.