News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 5/20/03   Click on image for publication quality photo PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS SOUTHEASTERN STUDENTS – Southeastern Louisiana University Vice President for Student Affairs Brad O’Hara, left, presents the Division of Student Affairs Community Partner award to the Tri Parish Rape Crisis Program of the 21st Judicial District at the DSA’s recent honors convocation. Accepting the award are, Heather Monday, director of the Tri Parish Rape Crisis Program and community education and volunteer coordinator for the district attorney’s office, center; and District Attorney Scott Perrilloux. SOUTHEASTERN STUDENT AFFAIRS NAMES AS TRI PARISH RAPE CRISIS PROGRAM AS COMMUNITY PARTNER       HAMMOND -- Southeastern Louisiana University’s Division of Student Affairs has named the Tri Parish Rape Crisis Program of the 21st Judicial District Court as its 2003 Community Partner.       District Attorney Scott Perrilloux and Tri Parish Rape Crisis Program Director Heather Monday, community education and volunteer coordinator for the district attorney’s office, accepted the award at the Division of Student Affairs’ recent honors convocation.       Vice President for Student Affairs Brad O’Hara said the Community Partner award recognizes a long-standing relationship between Southeastern and the Rape Crisis Program. The program, he said, regularly participates in fraternity and sorority programs, assists the University Police Department with Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) courses for women, and provides information tables at a variety of campus events.       O’Hara said Monday and the University Police Department have presented RAD courses,special training in sexual assault awareness, prevention, and defense, to more than 100 students.          “It would be impossible to count the number of hours Ms. Monday has devoted to enhancing the safety of the Southeastern community,” he said.        “One of the most noteworthy results of Southeastern’s partnership with the Rape Crisis Program has been the remarkable amount of Southeastern students who have become victims’ advocates, Rape Crisis counselors, and active volunteers,” O’Hara said. “We look forward to a long partnership.” Return to News Releases