About START

START is the Sexual Trauma-Informed Advocacy Resource Team, formerly known as the Student Title IX Assistance Resource Team on campus. START is a confidential peer-led resource for students. Students can schedule to have a private meeting with START to receive support on a variety of issues (listed on our about page). Before scheduling a meeting with us, please click below to read more about what we do, our training, confidentiality, and record keeping.

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Ways We Help

The Focus of Our Efforts

Individual Support

One-on-One Meetings

START offers private, confidential meetings for students seeking support on experiences with any form of gender-based violence, sexual violence, harassment and stalking. START also helps with navigating and understanding the Title IX process at CC as well as provides information on consent and healthy relationships.

Title IX Accessibility and Options

Empowering Others

If a survivor chooses to take the formal resolution route by filing with the Title IX office, Title IX can be confusing for those who have never had experience with the office or reporting process. START seeks to create greater accessibility of Title IX by providing explanations on what the process looks like and how to file a report. START also offers clarity on resolution options outside of formal reporting, such as mediation and transformative justice practices.

Community Events

Building Community Awareness

START hosts several events on campus such as presentations on spiking, reporting options, and more. START also hosts book talks and movie screenings to discuss healthy relationships and domestic violence. START also co-hosts two prominent events on campus, Take Back the Night and TedSex. To keep up to date on our events, click the events tab and subscribe at the bottom of our website.

Events Calendar

All of START's events will be posted here on our website. We are in the process of finalizing events for the 2023-2024 school year but the schedule will be posted soon! To stay in the loop about START events, fill out the subscribe form at the bottom of this website to receive emails before events as reminders!

Blog and Articles

START members will occasionally post blog and article pieces for our website based on our events and providing more information on Title IX and sexual violence. Our articles are available to read below! Check our instagram for information on when we post articles to our website!