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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; Wilkes University was the only Luzerne County institution of higher education to get money in the latest round of state &ldquo;It&rsquo;s On Us&rdquo; grants. The school will use the $30,000 to continue programs educating staff and students on sexual violence reporting and responses, as well as training for coaches and athletes.
				Wilkes noted in a media release it is the fourth time the university received the a grant from the program.
				&ldquo;The grant will be used to establish and continue programs that educate and train students, faculty and staff on identifying, responding to and reporting sexual violence,&rdquo; according to a media release. &ldquo;Approximately 20 percent of Wilkes undergraduates are student-athletes. In coordination with the NCAA commitment to providing a Sexual Violence Prevention Tool Kit, some grant funds will be dedicated to training opportunities for coaches, staff and athletes.&rdquo;
				The money will also support the annual, awareness efforts in April &mdash; Sexual Assault Awareness month &mdash; with activities such as the Red Flag Campaign, designed to encourage &ldquo;friends and other campus community members to say something when they see warning signs, or red flags, of intimate partner violence.&rdquo;
				President Greg Cant said in the release that &ldquo;The health and safety of our campus community is our top priority. Thanks to the &lsquo;It&rsquo;s On Us&rsquo; grant, we can expand opportunities that bring awareness to sexual violence. Our students often lead these efforts and deserve much of the credit.&rdquo;
				Cant also thanked Gov. Tom Wolf, State Sen. John Yudichak and State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski.

Wilkes University gets $30,000 for sexual violence prevention