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Katheryn O'Hara
  • international studies
  • Class of 2015
  • Harrisburg, PA

Katheryn O'Hara Honored as Green Dot Ambassador at Lebanon Valley College

2015 May 13

Katheryn O'Hara of Harrisburg, Pa. is one of 28 Lebanon Valley College seniors who received recognition as Green Dot ambassadors during the College's 146th Commencement on Saturday, May 9. The graduating students were given green pins to wear on their commencement gowns in honor of their commitment to the Green Dot program, which encourages community members to take ownership of campus safety.

Each of the ambassadors completed Green Dot's Bystander Intervention Training where participants learn about factors that contribute to inactive bystander behaviors, the red flags of power-based personal violence, and safe and effective means to end incidents of violence. They also learn how to engage in shifting the cultural norms that have historically allowed these forms of violence to exist in the community.

Green Dot Ambassadors have taken a pledge to do something to end violence and spread the message that "No one has to do everything... Everyone has to do something".

O'Hara, a graduate of Central Dauphin East High School, received a bachelor of arts in international studies.

Since its launch during the 2013-14 academic year, nearly 150 students, faculty and staff have completed Green Dot's Bystander Training. Learn more on our website at www.lvc.edu/greendot/.