By Dr. Chris Linder, MCVP Director (Center origin – May 2025) On October 22, 2018, Lauren McCluskey was tragically murdered on campus by a man she had briefly dated. It was my first fall as a faculty member at the University of Utah, though I was no stranger to intimate partner violence. I will always […]
Read MoreBy Tillie Powell, Graduate Assistant “Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.” – Bryan Stevenson Outside of my time at the MCVP, I am a graduate student in social work and an intern at a community mental health clinic. My experiences in the mental health world, most often […]
Read MoreBy Jilly Mcbane, student staff member “Don’t you ever take a break?” For many of us college students, taking a break can seem like the last thing we want to do. It can feel like we can’t take a break before we’ve registered for classes, gotten an A on our exam, written our thesis, and […]
Read MoreMCVP Staff One of the number one questions we get asked while doing educational workshops with college students on campus is “What about false accusations?”. It has always made my head spin to hear that this is a main concern for some college students. Unsurprisingly, the question is almost always asked by men to challenge […]
Read MoreJilly Mcbane, Student Staff Member From one student to another, happy back-to-school season. For new and returning students on campus, I wish you nothing but amazing experiences and endless opportunities to learn as we start a new year at the University of Utah. Although I love the beginning of fall semester, I can’t help but […]
Read MoreLauren Rives, Student Staff Member I have a confession to make: I’m a recovering perfectionist. I overthink things, trying to analyze every possible outcome to maximize my chances of success. I’m not great at delegating, since I want to make sure every detail of what I’m working on is going smoothly. I spend hours making […]
Read MoreBy Tillie Powell, Student Staff Member My Utah story is a dime a dozen. I was raised in a big, devoutly religious family in the suburbs of Salt Lake, and when I came to the University of Utah, I ended up leaving my religion of origin. All this to say, for the majority of my […]
Read MoreBy Whitney Hills, Associate Director of Education At the McCluskey Center for Violence Prevention, we use education and research as a means of primary prevention in ending sexual violence among college students. Primary prevention means stopping harm before it happens in the first place. Through education, we know that all forms of violence, including sexual […]
Read MoreBy Addie Huff, Student Staff Member Awkward, uneasy, confused, All things I felt as sex was discussed in my early childhood. As I got older and began to think back on my sex education, I realized these discussions barely scratched the surface. These conversations in my personal life and school mostly revolved around anatomical terms […]
Read MoreBy Terry Kim, Student Staff Member When you are asked, “how is your love life?” what would your response be? One might say, “pff, non-existent,” another might share, “urgh, boring – the dating pool is contaminated,” some others might share, “Been interesting, I’ve been on a bunch of dates,” and the other might say, “It’s […]
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