A Message from Chancellor Ronnie Green

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08/26/2021 Added

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My message today to our students, faculty and staff about recent events on our campus. Chancellor Green's full message and resources available: https://go.unl.edu/8fwx

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[00:00:03.510]I want to speak today to our students, faculty and staff.
[00:00:07.980]Sexual assault is heinous and should never happen.
[00:00:12.700]I wish we lived in a world where it didn't.
[00:00:16.000]We've taken a number of steps on our campus
[00:00:18.600]to prevent sexual assault,
[00:00:20.780]to help ensure victims feel comfortable coming forward,
[00:00:24.460]to support survivors, and to investigate
[00:00:27.360]and address allegations of sexual misconduct.
[00:00:31.460]This week, sexual assaults were reported
[00:00:33.900]to our UNL police department
[00:00:36.080]and they immediately began investigating each of them.
[00:00:40.650]My heart breaks at the thought of any young person
[00:00:44.040]facing that trauma at the beginning
[00:00:45.790]of their collegiate experience,
[00:00:47.840]or at any time they're a member of our UNL family.
[00:00:52.320]I know that our UNL police chief, Hassan Ramzah,
[00:00:55.570]also takes this very seriously
[00:00:58.210]and uses a trauma informed approach
[00:01:00.450]in working with the victims
[00:01:02.230]and thoroughly investigating each case,
[00:01:04.770]as he's doing right now.
[00:01:07.600]We all wish that resolution of these cases
[00:01:09.940]could come swiftly,
[00:01:11.650]but often it's not as simple as locking them up.
[00:01:16.060]The guarantee of due process is part of our Constitution
[00:01:19.880]and core to who we are as Americans.
[00:01:23.710]Our law enforcement officials, our Title IV officials
[00:01:27.410]are bound by clear legal guidance and process.
[00:01:31.160]As a university, we have a responsibility
[00:01:34.230]to follow that defined process
[00:01:36.280]and protect the rights of all involved,
[00:01:38.980]even while we move as quickly as we can.
[00:01:42.750]And I know that the end of that legal process
[00:01:45.770]sometimes just doesn't feel like justice.
[00:01:48.990]I get that.
[00:01:50.620]I understand many of you are angry. I'm angry too.
[00:01:54.810]We will always work harder and to do better
[00:01:57.630]to help prevent sexual assault
[00:02:00.060]and I hope all of you will as well.
[00:02:02.950]If you see something, say something.
[00:02:05.690]Stick together, be safe, take care of one another.
[00:02:10.240]And if you're a young man who somehow thinks this is cool,
[00:02:14.440]think again.
[00:02:15.880]It is unacceptable.
[00:02:17.820]No means no.
[00:02:20.220]And if you violate that and we can prove it,
[00:02:23.240]you have no place on our campus.
[00:02:27.370]This message includes safety
[00:02:28.920]and victim resources available to our UNL community.
[00:02:33.020]Please make sure you are aware
[00:02:34.930]of all of the safety measures available to you.
[00:02:38.460]And if you are a victim of sexual assault or harassment,
[00:02:42.150]there are people here to help you.

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