Christopher Newport University to host Take Back the Night event

News Release - March 31, 2006

Public's contact for publication:
Kelly Franzone
Assistant Director/Personal Counselor
Center for Counseling, Coaching and Consulting
(757) 594-7047
kfranzon@cnu.edu

Media contact:
Karen L. Gill
karen.gill@cnu.edu
(757) 594-8428

(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Christopher Newport University will host Take Back the Night, an event intended to end sexual violence, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on April 18 on the Great Lawn on campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Music, food and displays will be available 6:30-7 p.m., followed by a short non-denominational service, a moment of silence, and speeches by sexual assault survivors. Students will lead a short candlelight march around campus beginning at 7:45 p.m.

In addition, a labyrinth, which is a pathway for making a spiritual journey, will be set up on the Great Lawn. Participants may wish to walk the labyrinth while remembering those who are victims of sexual violence.

Take Back the Night is co-sponsored by these CNU organizations: Police Department, Greek Life, Judicial Affairs/Community Development, United Campus Ministries and the Center for Counseling, Coaching and Consulting. Additional community co-sponsors are Transitions and the Center for Sexual Assault Survivors.

For more information, contact Kelly Franzone, assistant director/personal counselor, Center for Counseling, Coaching and Consulting, (757) 594-7047 or kfranzon@cnu.edu.

For more information about the national Take Back the Night initiative, visit http://takebackthenight.org.

Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students in programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Luter School of Business and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.

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