Stand for State, an initiative aimed at empowering Penn Staters to stand up for one another, kicked off this week with University-wide events. Many of the decorations and giveaways were inspired by Green Dot, a national leader in violence prevention education. In 2015, about 200 faculty, staff and administrators received Green Dot's bystander intervention training, preparing them to provide workshops for student leaders throughout 2016.
Students at Penn State Harrisburg offered their thoughts on taking a stand at the campus' Stand for State launch event Jan. 26.
A green spotlight gave students the chance to make a statement at the launch of Stand for State on Jan. 27 at the HUB-Robeson Center, University Park.
Sophomores Erica Cruz, left, and Bailey Klocko posed for a photograph and shared their thoughts on bystander intervention at the launch of Stand for State on Jan. 27 in the HUB-Robeson Center, University Park.
Mike Herr, better known as Mike the Mailman, conversed with students and posed for photos in the Stand for State Balloon Room, a safe space for students and University leaders to connect at University Park's launch event Jan. 27.
Penn State’s Stand for State uses a bystander intervention program by Green Dot that encourages people to erase dangerous situations (red dots) by standing up for friends as well as strangers (green dots).
The Balloon Room created a space for students and staff to discuss bystander intervention Jan. 27 at University Park's Stand for State kickoff.
Barry Bram, special assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs, spoke with senior Katie Gnatt in the Balloon Room at University Park's Stand for State launch event in the HUB-Robeson Center.
Students wrote ways that they could step in to help others in risky situations at the launch of Stand for State on Jan. 27 in the HUB-Robeson Center, University Park.
Sarah Luvender, a campus counselor, displayed green dot cookies during Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Stand for State kickoff Jan. 25.
The Nittany Lion takes a stand at Lehigh Valley's Stand for State kickoff Jan. 25.
Ronika Money-Adams, director of student affairs at Penn State Brandywine, spoke Jan. 26 to students about how they can make a difference on campus and in their communities by standing up for one another.
Student Madison Hileman painted a green dot on the hand of another student at Penn State Altoona's Stand for State launch Jan. 27.
Staff at Penn State Schuylkill celebrated the launch of the Stand for State on Jan. 27.
Susan Dale, staff assistant for Academic Affairs at Penn State New Kensington, helped a student apply a green handprint in support of Stand for State at the Jan. 27 launch, part of the Volunteer and Human Rights Fair during the campus' Martin Luther King Unity Week.
Seniors Katie Zambanini and Roger Salguero posed with the Nittany Lion after making their marks on the Stand for State banner at Penn State Berks' kickoff event Jan. 25.
Kat Valero, left, a freshman from York; the Nittany Lion; and Eden Tesfay, a freshman from Lancaster; flexed their muscles during Penn State York's Stand for State launch on Jan. 28.
Penn State Abington students and staff marked the launch of Stand for State on Jan. 28.
Penn State Behrend Chancellor Ralph Ford showed his support for the Stand for State campaign at the Jan. 27 launch.
