Open house set for new Rape Crisis Center

The new Rape Crisis Center (RCC) office at UW–Madison, located at 905 University Ave., Room 126, will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Among those attending will be Jim Doyle, Wisconsin attorney general; Mary Rouse, UW–Madison dean of students; Becky Westerfelt, RCC executive director; and Amber Ault, University Health Services (UHS) relationship violence prevention coordinator.

The Rape Crisis Center represents an effort to provide more accessible sexual assault victim services to students. The RCC is supported by UHS through the donation of office space within its Counseling and Consultation Services and by the Wisconsin Department of Justice through funding for the RCC campus staff.

The new office will provide a full range of victim services including counseling, advocacy, and information and referral. A combination of walk-in hours and scheduled appointments will be available.