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Vice President Joe Biden will visit CU-抖阴传媒在线 on Friday, April 8, to deliver a speech on the 鈥渋mportance of preventing sexual assault on college campuses across the country,鈥 according to his office.
Biden will visit CU-抖阴传媒在线, University of Pittsburgh and University of Nevada, Las Vegas as part of the national 鈥淚t's On Us Week of Action.鈥 Students around the country will host events on their campuses to engage college students and all members of campus communities in preventing sexual assault and supporting survivors of sexual assault, according to the vice president鈥檚 office.
The Office of the Vice President chose to visit CU-抖阴传媒在线 due to听our strong efforts to support the 鈥淚t鈥檚 On Us鈥 campaign听denouncing sexual violence and encouraging bystanders to be more effective in prevention efforts. Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano said the campus looks forward to hosting Vice President Biden and continuing the national dialogue on this issue.
鈥淲e share the same goals as the vice president when it comes to the 鈥業t鈥檚 On Us鈥 campaign and preventing sexual assault on college campuses,鈥 DiStefano said. 鈥淭he campaign is part of our comprehensive education and prevention initiatives听to combat sexual violence听and it complements our overall efforts during the past two years to become a national model in this area. The vice president鈥檚 visit will help bring more awareness to this very important issue.鈥