Virginia State University News September 21, 2010 Vice President Biden recognizes VSU Students for Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign Two Virginia State University students will join Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010 at a reception honoring the16th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. Nichelle Broner and Jordan Watson were nominated for this honor after their successful involvement in the implementation of The Red Flag Campaign at VSU. The Red Flag Campaign is an innovative program for college students that raises awareness about dating violence and encourages students to “say something” when they see a red flag. Broner is being recognized for her role in coordinating an Open Mic Night at VSU that focused on dating violence awareness through a partnership between VSU’s Mass Communications Club and University Counseling Center. Watson is being recognized for a “Poetry Lounge” segment he conducted on the University’s radio station, WVST, where students called into the station and read their poems about dating and relationships. The Violence Against Women Act was drafted in 1994 by then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden’s office with support from several women’s advocacy organizations. The legislation was described as "the greatest breakthrough in civil rights for women in nearly two decades.” SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org www.hbculibraries.org 404.592.4820 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/meeting-form.html for the October 24-26, 2010 HBCU Library Alliance 4th Membership Meeting and the "Conference on Advocacy" pre-conference in Montgomery, AL. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.