{"id":1156,"date":"2012-09-26T16:21:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T20:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2022-03-25T13:01:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:01:45","slug":"having-the-talk-across-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/having-the-talk-across-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Having \u201cThe Talk\u201d Across Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cLet\u2019s Talk about Sex\u201d was the theme of the Week Two (Sept. 21) Community Reflection in Stetson Chapel. Co-sponsored by the Counseling Center<\/a>, the reflection aimed to raise awareness about fostering communication, creating healthy relationships, and sexual encounters. \"Six<\/a><\/p>\n

Director of Counseling Pat Ponto<\/strong> spoke first, announcing third and fourth week \u201cSex Weeks\u201d featuring various forums discussing sexual health and social issues in K dorms. Ponto says working in the counseling center has offered her insight into the student\u2019s perspective concerning sex. She says the two keys to good sexual experiences are intentionality and transparency. Counseling Center Psychologist Deb Rose<\/strong> said she wanted to debunk the myth \u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as bad sex.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allie VanHeest \u201913 <\/strong>introduced the new student group S3A<\/a>, the Sexual Safety and Support Alliance. The team of six female K students provides a confidential peer-to-peer support network especially meat to help those affected by sexual assault. \u201cI\u2019m excited by the simple fact that this alliance now exists. To be a part of this group of women is even more empowering for me,\u201d she said. Sexual Health Awareness Group\u2019s Co-President Colin Cepuran \u201913 <\/strong>delivered a speech about opening up conversational space surrounding sex culture at K. \u201cWe need virgins, introverts, party animals, first-years, seniors, and all the rest of you to be able to talk about their sexual needs,\u201d he said. \u201cAcceptance is rooted in understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rachael La Barbera \u201915<\/strong>, Craig Isser \u201913<\/strong>, and Counseling Psychologist and Training Director Danielle Standish <\/strong>spoke about their respective experiences attempting to relate to K\u2019s \u201chookup culture,\u201d receiving a sexual education, and finding fulfillment within a marital relationship. Finally, Counseling Center Clinical Director Alan Hill <\/strong>informed the audience about an upcoming discussion he will be leading about men and sex. Attendees received copies of the Sexual Health Bill of Rights brochure.<\/p>\n

Community Reflection offers a unique forum for discussion, worship, performance, and community expression each Friday at 10:50 AM (refreshments at 10:30) in Stetson Chapel. The entire campus community and general public are invited. The next reflection will be held on Friday of Week Three, (September 28), entitled \u201cPerspectives on Sukkot: Celebrating a Quest for Solace and Community.\u201d Co-sponsored by the K Jewish Student Organization, the event will celebrate Sukkot, a pilgrimage festival. JSO members will reflect on the importance of this festival in the faith and the metaphors it provides for creating a dwelling place in our own pilgrimage towards maturity and self-awareness. [Story and photo by Elaine Ezekiel \u201913<\/strong>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cLet\u2019s Talk about Sex\u201d was the theme of the Week Two (Sept. 21) Community Reflection in Stetson Chapel. Co-sponsored by the Counseling Center, the reflection aimed to raise awareness about fostering communication, creating healthy relationships, and sexual encounters. Director of Counseling Pat Ponto spoke first, announcing third and fourth week \u201cSex Weeks\u201d featuring various forums […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[231],"tags":[9,101,38],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-1156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-students","tag-community-reflection","tag-counseling","tag-students"],"yoast_head":"\r\nHaving \u201cThe Talk\u201d Across Campus - News and Events<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cLet\u2019s Talk about Sex\u201d was the theme of the Week Two (Sept. 21) Community Reflection in Stetson Chapel. 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Co-sponsored by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/studentlife\/?p=counsel\">Counseling Center<\/a>, the reflection aimed to raise awareness about fostering communication, creating healthy relationships, and sexual encounters. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/3A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1157\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/3A-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"Six participants discuss Week 2 Community Reflection\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Director of Counseling <strong>Pat Ponto<\/strong> spoke first, announcing third and fourth week \u201cSex Weeks\u201d featuring various forums discussing sexual health and social issues in K dorms. Ponto says working in the counseling center has offered her insight into the student\u2019s perspective concerning sex. She says the two keys to good sexual experiences are intentionality and transparency. Counseling Center Psychologist <strong>Deb Rose<\/strong> said she wanted to debunk the myth \u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as bad sex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allie VanHeest \u201913 <\/strong>introduced the new student group <a href=\"http:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/counseling\/\">S3A<\/a>, the Sexual Safety and Support Alliance. The team of six female K students provides a confidential peer-to-peer support network especially meat to help those affected by sexual assault. \u201cI\u2019m excited by the simple fact that this alliance now exists. To be a part of this group of women is even more empowering for me,\u201d she said. Sexual Health Awareness Group\u2019s Co-President <strong>Colin Cepuran \u201913 <\/strong>delivered a speech about opening up conversational space surrounding sex culture at K. \u201cWe need virgins, introverts, party animals, first-years, seniors, and all the rest of you to be able to talk about their sexual needs,\u201d he said. \u201cAcceptance is rooted in understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachael La Barbera \u201915<\/strong>, <strong>Craig Isser \u201913<\/strong>, and Counseling Psychologist and Training Director <strong>Danielle Standish <\/strong>spoke about their respective experiences attempting to relate to K\u2019s \u201chookup culture,\u201d receiving a sexual education, and finding fulfillment within a marital relationship. Finally, Counseling Center Clinical Director <strong>Alan Hill <\/strong>informed the audience about an upcoming discussion he will be leading about men and sex. Attendees received copies of the Sexual Health Bill of Rights brochure.<\/p>\n<p>Community Reflection offers a unique forum for discussion, worship, performance, and community expression each Friday at 10:50 AM (refreshments at 10:30) in Stetson Chapel. The entire campus community and general public are invited. The next reflection will be held on Friday of Week Three, (September 28), entitled \u201cPerspectives on Sukkot: Celebrating a Quest for Solace and Community.\u201d Co-sponsored by the K Jewish Student Organization, the event will celebrate Sukkot, a pilgrimage festival. JSO members will reflect on the importance of this festival in the faith and the metaphors it provides for creating a dwelling place in our own pilgrimage towards maturity and self-awareness. [Story and photo by <strong>Elaine Ezekiel \u201913<\/strong>]<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1156"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14893,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions\/14893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1156"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=1156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}