PPS, Staff Council to raise awareness of stalking

January is National Stalking Awareness Month, and representatives from the Police and Public Safety Department and the Staff Council will be in the Cone University Center and the Student Union from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, to help educate members of the campus community about stalking.

According to the Stalking Resource Center, a working definition of stalking is a course of conduct directed at a specific person that could cause a reasonable person to feel fear. In the United States, approximately 7.5 million people are stalked in a year, and the majority of stalking victims are stalked by someone they know.

During the Jan. 21 event, attendees can participate in various activities designed to learn more about stalking and actions to take to report incidents to authorities.