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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and Marywood University received grant funding to combat sexual assault, state Rep. Kyle Mullins announced Friday.
GCSM was awarded $30,000 and Marywood was awarded $29,986 through the It’s On Us grant program. In total, 36 colleges and universities across the state received grants.
The funds will go toward creating programs, including campuswide training for students, faculty and staff, as well as raising awareness for the reporting processes and resources available to sexual violence survivors, according to Mullins, D-112, Blakely.
— FRANK WILKES LESNEFSKY