Male students at Penn State New Kensington participated in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on April 16. Campus faculty, staff and students participated in the fourth annual walk aimed at bringing awareness to sexual assault and gender-based violence.
Jim Shields (left center), associate director for career services, and Nick Petrucci, instructor of electro-mechanical engineering technology, participate in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at Penn State New Kensington. They joined other male faculty, staff and students for the fourth annual event to raise awareness about the prevention of sexual assault and gender-based violence.
Penn State New Kensington students take part in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on April 16. The event asks men to walk a mile in women's high-heeled shoes to open communication about sexual assault, gender-based violence and gender stereotypes. Male participants and other event supporters on campus held signs stating why they participated.
Marty Miller, who has more than 25 years of experience working in the domestic violence field, served as the keynote speaker at the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at Penn State New Kensington. Miller asked the students, faculty and staff in attendance to think about how actions and behavior can affect others. "Once you understand what loving someone is about, that's more powerful than anything else," said Miller.
Red high heels are displayed before the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at Penn State New Kensington. The event asks men to walk a mile in women's high-heeled shoes to open communication about sexual assault, gender-based violence and gender stereotypes.
Penn State New Kensington students, faculty and staff took part in the fourth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on April 16. The event aimed to bring awareness to the prevention of sexual assault, rape and gender-based violence.
Kaylea Flick, left, a biobehavioral health student at Penn State New Kensington, and Megan Bratkovich, Athletics Director at the campus, stand in the campus' gymnasium. Flick, a student-athlete and member of the volleyball team, was named a 2019 Sportswoman of the Year by the YWCA Westmoreland County at its 25th Anniversary Sportswomen of the Year banquet. Bratkovich, the campus' first full-time Athletics Director, served as the event's keynote speaker.
