1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Campus Center Assembly Hall
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: THE MALE VERSION
This presentation covers the basics of the male body, such as how the male reproductive system works. But this presentation will also go beyond "the basics," covering the sexual dangers that men face if they are not careful, such as genital herpes, HIV/AIDS, and genital warts.
Presenter: Marcus Hotaling, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Career Development Center
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Campus Center Assembly Hall
COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR PARTNER IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
This workshop will use peer theater techniques to address some of the challenging and difficult communication issues that are associated with the development of intimate relationships with others. Actors will play out situations which address issues of commitment and the establishment of healthy communication between partners.
Presenters: The Middle Earth Players
8:00 PM
Recreation and Convocation Center
SEXUALITY WEEK KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: "LOVELINE WITH DR. DREW"
Presenter: Drew Pinsky, M.D., Lecturer, Author, and Host
Campus Center Lobby
CONTRACEPTION EXHIBIT
Presenters: Members, Project SHAPE: Sexual Health & Peer Education
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Campus Center 375
EVEN ROSES HAVE THORNS: HIV/AIDS UPDATE
This is an experiential HIV/AIDS prevention program designed to provide updated information on transmission, risk reduction and safer sex and HIV antibody testing. An impactful ten-minute film entitled "Whenever You Sleep With Someone" will be shown.
Presenters: Members, Project SHAPE: Sexual Health & Peer Education
Carol Stenger, M.Ed., M.A., Project SHAPE Coordinator
Coordinator for Health Promotion, University Counseling Center
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Campus Center 375
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE: THE EROSION OF ABORTION RIGHTS IN THE U.S.
From the day the Supreme Court approved Roe v. Wade, abortion opponents have pursued all means possible to restrict access to abortion services and condemn those who exercise their right to choose. This presentation will detail the court strategies, the legislative strategies and the war against providers which have left the right to abortion under siege and far more restrictive than most people understand. The speaker will also review the role of this issue in the November 2000 elections, and the impact of that election on present strategies for both the anti-abortion and pro-choice movements.
Presenter: Patricia A. McGeown, M.P.H.
Executive Director, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
Faculty Member, School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Campus Center 375
RELIGION AND CHOICE: HOW RELIGION HAS BEEN USED IN THE LAST CENTURY TO RESTRICT AND TO PROMOTE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
In 1934, local clergy and people of faith provided critical leadership in the establishment of the first Albany center for family planning--what was later to become Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood. In the 1950s and 1960s, faith communities again played a major role in helping women obtain safe abortions and in making the case for the laws to protect reproductive choice. Today, however, many people associate religion with the oppression of women and with active opposition to abortion and even birth control. From Afghanistan to the United States, religion has been used increasingly as a basis for restricting and condemning those who strive to understand and control their own fertility. With members of the clergy, we will look at the issue of reproductive choice from the perspective of different faiths and examine the ways that religion is being used as a positive, as well as a negative force in the international movement for women's equality and quality of life.
Presenter: Blue Carreker, M.S.
Director of Development, Marketing & Public Affairs, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Campus Center 375
DATE RAPE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
This presentation covers the topic of date/acquaintance rape. Issues such as what people can do to enhance their safety will be discussed. Date rape situations, such as force, coercion, and date rape drugs will be addressed.
Presenter: Marcus Hotaling, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Career Development Center
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Campus Center Lobby
STD PREVENTION EXHIBIT
Presenters: Members, Project SHAPE: Sexual Health & Peer Education
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Campus Center 375
SEX TALK: COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR SEXUAL PARTNER ABOUT SEXUAL ISSUES
In our culture, most of us were not encouraged nor taught to talk openly about sexual issues. In this day and age, this is an important skill so that we can protect our sexual health and improve our relationships. Project SHAPE members will discuss the common barriers students face that make this especially difficult and interfere with our ability to do this. Specific skill-building techniques will be demonstrated through skits to assist with situations such as negotiating safer sex practices with a partner.
Presenters: Jennifer Gunsaullus, Health Promotion Graduate Assistant
Members, Project SHAPE: Sexual Health & Peer Education
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Campus Center 375
SPEAK OUTS: UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCES OF GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE
This is a panel consisting of students who identify their sexual orientation as lesbian, gay or bisexual. Topics that panel members will discuss include their sexual and gender identities as well as their experiences of prejudice and discrimination and acceptance and inclusion. This panel offers the opportunity to reach out and share life experiences.
Moderators: Shannon Farris, M.A., Psychology Intern, University Counseling Center
Nicole Ressa, Director, LGBTC Office, Student Association
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Campus Center 375
REAL MEN DON'T CRY, DO THEY? AND WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH MEN AND SEX?
This program will help men think about the many social pressures placed on them in American society. There are often external pressures on men to be strong, invincible, rugged and independent even though this may not match how they actually feel inside. Video excerpts from Jackson Katz' "Tough Guise" will help illustrate these issues. After identifying some of these pressures, we will examine how they may relate to men's sexual behaviors, including pressure men may feel to "score" and to have a "report" for male friends about sexual "conquests."
Presenters: Julie A. Heslin Pokat, Ph.D.
Coordinator for Sexual Assault Prevention and Education
Staff Psychologist, University Counseling Center
Joshua Smith, Ph.D., Academic Advisor
Advisement Services Center and Member of MEN REACH,
University men committed to stopping sexual assault.
8:00 PM
Campus Center 375
SEXUALITY WEEK FEATURED PRESENTATION: "NO!"
Presenter: Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Filmmaker and Lecturer
10:00 AM 3:00 PM
Campus Center Lobby
HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EXHIBIT
Presenters: Members, Project SHAPE: Sexual Health & Peer Education
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Campus Center 375
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AT SUNY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE HAVING SEX
This program will cover essential information about common STD's seen on the University at Albany campus, including Chlamydia, HPV, herpes and gonnorhea. Students will learn prevention techniques.
Presenter: Carol Stenger, M.Ed., M.A.
Coordinator for Health Promotion, University Counseling Center
Members, Project SHAPE: Sexual Health & Peer Education
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Campus Center 375
CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES IN THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE AFRICA FROM AIDS (SAFA).
Since the AIDS pandemic started over two decades ago, an estimated 17 million Africans have died from AIDS, and Africa's orphans have surpassed 10 million. By 2010, there could be an estimated 40 million AIDS orphans on the continent. This program will explore the AIDS crisis in Africa as well as discuss what is being done to address this issue. The SAFA campaign is a group that is working to assist in this problem. Attend the program to learn more about this issue and ways that you might make a difference.
Presenters: Marcia Sutherland, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Chair, SAFA (Save Africa from AIDS Campaign)
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Campus Center 375
FINDING YOUR VOICE IN SEX AND DATING SITUATIONS: A WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN
Sometimes women have a difficult time expressing what they want (or don't want) in sex and dating situations. Low self esteem, limited assertiveness skills and sex role socialization that has fostered passivity and "being nice" can all contribute to women sometimes struggling to say what they really want to say. It is very important that women find their voices in such situations so that they are clearly expressing both their limits and desires. Come join other women in an interactive workshop in which we will identify and then practice effective skills for communicating in sex and dating situations.
Presenter: Julie A. Heslin Pokat, Ph.D.
Coordinator for Sexual Assault Prevention and Education
Staff Psychologist, University Counseling Center
8:00 PM
Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
THEATER PERFORMANCE: "THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES"
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Campus Center Lobby
BREAST & TESTICULAR CANCER PREVENTION EXHIBIT
Presenters: Members, Project SHAPE: Sexual Health & Peer Education
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Campus Center 375
STD'S/HIV: MAKING THE CONNECTION
The interrelationship between HIV and other STD's is compelling and multifaceted. This workshop provides an overview of the STD/HIV connection, with an emphasis on prevention and results of new research. Participants will learn the factors influencing the likelihood of transmission, how students can assess their own risk, the effects of early testing and treatment on transmission and why adolescent females are particularly vulnerable to HIV and other STD's. Appropriate recommendations for risk reduction will be discussed.
Presenter: Carol Stenger, M.Ed., M.A.
Coordinator for Health Promotion, University Counseling Center
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Campus Center 375
NOW THAT I'M OUT, NOW WHAT?
Once a LGBT person has come out, they often have difficulty expressing their individuality among the various different lifestyles. Often a LGBT person feels trapped or limited to "fit in" with a certain group or stereotype that has usually been promoted by multimedia and radical organizations. It is vitally important for LGBT persons, regardless of age, to discover their own individuality, lifestyle, and learn of resources that could make their transition into society easier and effective. Come join in an interactive workshop that will explore lifestyles, individualities and resources of LGBT persons. All are welcome.
Presenter: Shannon Farris, M.A., Psychology Intern, University Counseling Center
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Campus Center 375
BACK THAT A** UP!: HOW DO MUSIC VIDEOS DEPICT WOMEN?
One quick flip through MTV, BET or even VH-1 will show that music videos rely as much on skin, hips, cleavage, and pouty lips as they do on musical talent or imagination. Over the past several years, videos have become one media form where women's bodies (and implicitly, by extension, their sexuality) have become standard fare for consumers. We will discuss how music videos in general, but specifically hip-hop and rap artists, can portray women as sexual objects, and what this means to viewers.
Moderators: Janine Garvin, Management Assistant and UAlbany Senior
Deborah T. Woeckner-Saavedra, M.A., Residence Hall Director,
Department of Residential Life
Marcia Moody, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Educational & Counseling Psych.
Mark Anthony Neal, Ph.D., Assistance Professor, Dept. of English
8:00 PM
Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
"THEATER PERFORMANCE: "THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES"
Page Hall
THEATER PERFORMANCE: "THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES"
SEXUALITY EXHIBITS BY PROJECT SHAPE: SEXUAL HEALTH AND PEER EDUCATION
As a peer education program focused on issues of sexual health, Project SHAPE members will host a series of exhibits and impromptu skits in the Campus Center lobby, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on February 11-14. The exhibits will include information as well as handouts and brochures on the topics such as contraception, sexually transmitted diseases (other than HIV),HIV/AIDS, and breast and testicular cancer.
