Thursday, September 21, 2017

Pacific Partners Project Campus Feature: Guam Community College

To commemorate #NCSAM, we would like to recognize and feature participating institutions of the #PacificPartnersProject.

Guam Community College (GCC) serves to meet the educational goals and aspirations of the island of Guam and the surrounding region. GCC provides top-notch education, and it also offers workforce development courses. To further support its vision of being a premier provider of education and workforce development, the college is dedicated to ensuring that students of all walks of life have the opportunity to further develop and learn new skills that are essential to themselves and to the community. GCC has had a long history of partnerships with both the community, locally and globally.
To demonstrate its support for community and regional activities, GCC is dedicated to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment on campus or at any college-sponsored activities. As part of its commitment to the Pacific Partners Project (PPP), GCC has partnered with Victim Advocates Reaching Out in promoting and showcasing The Hunting Ground, which delves into rapes on US college campuses. GCC is committed to ensuring its education and community environment are safe and allow for students, and that it is in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act. The college has also hosted workshops that touched upon the importance of Title IX, and students provided input to evaluate perceptions of campus safety and how to raise awareness on campus.
GCC has a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) that has met several times. It is it the process of formalizing a MOU with Healing Hearts Rape Crisis Center.
Three GCC employees attended the recent 2017 Community Advocate training. One was a SART member and the other two are counselors.
GCC also sponsored presentations by VARO, Healing Hearts Rape Crisis Center, and SiNA. SiNA is an organization that advocates for the rights and safety of persons with disabilities. SiNA provided two training sessions on campus for students and law enforcement agencies.
GCC is in the planning stages to have the Prevention Office of Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center and the Guam Coalition provide training sessions on campus to address issues related to suicide prevention, substance abuse, and sexual assault awareness and prevention.
All training sessions at GCC are free and open to the public.

For more information on GCC and its involvement with PPP, contact John Payne at john.payne2@guamcc.edu. For assistance on campus you may contact the following:
Title IX Coordinator: (671) 735-5611
Title IX Vice Coordinator: (671) 735-5597
Campus Security: (671) 735-5555

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