CARE Program

Be a SAVE Peer Educator

What do SAVE peer educators do?

Sexual Assault & Violence Education (SAVE) student volunteer peer educators facilitate outreach and quarterly campaigns and events to promote and educate on consent, rape culture, healthy relationships, bystander intervention, and available resources on campus and in the community. SAVE peer educators are active at nooners, in residence halls, and other campus events and assist in CARE programs promoting consent and healthy relationships. 

Why get involved with SAVE?

• Have a leadership role on campus and gain leadership experience
• Be a part of social change, create consent culture and help end sexual violence on the UCR campus
• Develop leadership, facilitation and public speaking skills
• Help connect students on campus with important resources and support
• Gain valuable training and more in-depth knowledge about sexual violence issues, relationship violence issues and stalking
• Gain teamwork skills and work closely with other students

What are the requirements to be a SAVE Peer Educator?

• 2nd year undergraduate student and up during the 2018-19 academic year
• Cumulative GPA of at least 2.5
• Completion of the four-day sexual violence student educator training in September
• Ability to work well in a group

What is the time commitment?

• SAVE peer educators serve for the academic year — fall, winter and spring quarters
• Attendance at the four-day sexual violence student educator training in September
• Attendance at weekly one-hour meetings during the academic year

How do I apply?

Contact prevention@urc.edu for more information.

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Be a BSAV Representative

What do BSAV representatives do?

Brothers and Sisters Against Violence (BSAV) is a homegrown network of outstanding fraternity and sorority members who educate their fellow brothers and sisters about the adverse effects of sexual/relationship violence and empower the community to make a difference. BASAV works in collaboration with CARE and the Fraternity and Sorority Involvement Center (FSIC).

As a representative, you:

• Represent your fraternity/sorority
• Act as a leader in the fraternity/sorority community
• Educate your chapters on issues like bystander intervention, healthy relationships and consent
• Discuss ways to effectively deliver information to chapter members
• Engage in frequent discussions about what can be done to combat violence within the fraternity/sorority community

Why get involved with BSAV?

• Be part the inaugural group of representatives
• Be an agent of change, create consent culture and help end sexual violence in the fraternity/sorority community 
• Develop leadership, facilitation and public speaking skills
• Help connect students on campus with important resources and support

What are the requirements to be a BSAV representative?

• Be an active member in a fraternity or sorority at UCR
• Be enrolled full-time (12 units or more) for fall quarter 2017
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.5
• Be in good standing with your own chapter (academically, financially, etc.)
• Be at least a second-year student

What is the time commitment?

Two hours per week 

How do I apply?

Information coming soon!

Office Hours

Monday 2–4:30 p.m. 
Tuesday Noon–3 p.m. 
Wednesday 2–4:30 p.m. 
Thursday Noon–3 p.m. 
Friday 11 a.m.–Noon 

Contact bsavUCR@gmail.com with questions.