Campus leaders and members of the board that governs Iowa, Iowa State and U-N-I are reviewing the effectiveness of campus safety measures. Jacob Simpson of Clinton is the president of University of Iowa Student Government. He says sexual assault is a “pervasive problem” on college campuses throughout the country.
Simpson spoke to a Board of Regents panel. (Wednesday). Paula Knudson is the University of Northern Iowa’s vice president for student affairs. In the late 1980s, she was a resident assistant on a University of Iowa dorm floor when data showed about one in four or five women on campus said they had been sexually assaulted.
Iowa State University’s student body president is stressing the need for more lights and cameras on campus to enhance security and aid investigators when incidents occur. A summit will be held on November 1st at Iowa State University to discuss safety and security issues on college campuses throughout the state.
