The University’s new sexual assault-and-violence policy was announced as part of the kick-off of the Man Up Against Violence Fall 2015 program and the start of the Province’s Violence Prevention Week. “The policy recognizes that sexual assault-and-violence is a criminal offense and is never acceptable,” says Dr. Dena McMartin, Associate Vice-President (Academic and Research) and the University’s lead in developing the new policy. “The policy also ensures that anyone reporting sexual assault-and-violence has the opportunity to be heard and to have their rights and medical needs respected.”