April 16, 2003
Contact: Robert Lowery (509-963-1487/fax 509-963-2301/e-mail: loweryr@cwu.edu)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Three Central Washington University
departments were honored at the Western Association of Campus Law
Enforcement Administrators (WACLEA) spring conference in Ellensburg
this month. The conference, which focused on multi-disciplinary
response to sexual assault, had about 80 participants from throughout
the northwest attended the training and related activities.
During the awards ceremony, the CWU student health and
counseling center, Wildcat Wellness Center and campus public safety and
police services were all recognized “for service and dedication to
reduce sexual assault on college campuses.”
Bob Trumpy, CWU senior director of student health, counseling
and wellness services, says, “Thorough, ethical and therapeutic
response to sexual assault is everyone’s desire, but it’s our
responsibility and commitment to the students and community members of
CWU. We will continue to support training, programming, prevention and
service response through consulting and adequate monetary and staffing
resources.”
Also accepting awards on behalf of their departments were
Gail Farmer, Wildcat Wellness Center director, and university police
Lt. Kevin Higgins.
“Central’s response to the crime of sexual assault focuses on
the safety as well as the recovery of the victim,” Higgins said. “We
constantly evaluate our response to sexual assault in order to provide
a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach.”
Another local award went to Cheryl Cathcart, director of
ASPEN (Abuse Support and Prevention Education Now).
WACLEA is a non-profit campus police and security association
that operates in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada.
WACLEA works closely with the International Association of Campus Law
Enforcement Administrators and other law enforcement organizations.
