Violence Prevention

Get Involved!

Preventing violence is everyone's responsibility! Student interns and volunteers help enact real change here at USF. To learn more about getting involved, email va@usf.edu for more information.

PAVE (Peer Anti-Violence Educators)

Note: The submission period for 25-26 PAVE applications is currently closed. If you would like to be notified when the next application cycle opens, please complete our interest form.
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From fall to spring semester, our student volunteers, PAVE, work closely with the Violence Prevention Team to build a safer, more supportive USF community. Volunteers raise awareness about violence affecting college campuses and engage USF students in prevention initiatives. 

In PAVE, volunteers can engage in anti-violence work in many ways: facilitation and presenting, outreach, event planning and support, community mobilization, marketing, and more! As peer educators, PAVE students play a crucial role in supporting prevention initiatives across campus. Volunteers receive ongoing professional development and training on violence prevention and trauma-informed support.

Students from all majors and experience backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Please follow us on Instagram for updates: @WellnessUSF.

Volunteers sitting behind CVAVP resource table

General program expectations include:

  • Attend initial 10-hour onboarding training at the beginning of fall semester 
  • Attend monthly meetings       
  • Participate in 10 hours of volunteer activities per semester
  • Uphold departmental best practices

Violence Prevention Internship ProgrAM

Note: The submission period for 25-26 Violence Prevention internship applications is currently closed. If you would like to be notified when the next application cycle opens, please complete our interest form.

Violence Prevention interns do project-based work and support violence prevention initiatives, which can include assisting with event planning, outreach, peer education, ongoing programming, marketing, and evaluation. Interns typically intern 10 hours a week through an internship class for credit.

If you have questions, please email va@usf.edu.