STCC to host press conference announcing $300,000 grant

Federal funding will be used to create campus safety, empowerment program

WHAT: Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) invites members of the media to attend a press conference announcing a three-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Office on Violence Against Women in the U.S. Department of Justice. The grant awarded to STCC will be used to enhance victim services, implement prevention and education programs and develop and strengthen campus security and investigations to prevent, prosecute and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking on STCC.

Partners include the YWCA of Western Massachusetts, the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office, Community Legal Aid and the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.

WHO: The speaking program at the press conference will include:

  • Congressman Richard E. Neal, First Congressional District of Massachusetts
  • Dr. John B. Cook, President of STCC
  • Cheryl Rogers, STCC Title IX Coordinator
  • District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni, Hampden County
  • Elizabeth Dineen, Executive Director, YWCA of Western Massachusetts
  • Dr. Jennifer Childs-Roshak, CEO of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 7th, 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Springfield Technical Community College, Scibelli Hall (Building 2), 7th Floor, Rooms 703-704.

About Springfield Technical Community College

Founded in 1967 and located on 35 acres of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, STCC is a major resource for the economic vitality of western Massachusetts. As the only technical community college in Massachusetts, STCC, an Achieving the Dream Leader College, offers a variety of career programs unequalled in the state. STCC’s highly regarded transfer programs in business, engineering, liberal arts, science and technology continue to provide the most economical option for students pursuing a four-year degree. With an annual enrollment of more than 8,700 day, evening, weekend and online students, STCC is a vibrant campus rich in diversity.

Media contact: Jim Danko, coordinator of media relations, (413) 755-4812, jdanko@stcc.edu