U-M students, faculty and staff
are invited to take control of their personal safety by learning physical and
verbal strategies to counter violence through our empowerment self-defense
workshops.
The workshops, led by Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention (SHARP)-certified instructors, aim to teach participants situational awareness and prevention skills to leave them better equipped to deal with everything from harassment to potentially violent people to sexual assault. Participants will take part in verbal exercises, physical drills and discussion.
Why take an empowerment self-defense workshop?
- Improve your situational awareness skills
- Identify threatening situations
- Learn physical and verbal strategies to counter violence
- Build Self-Confidence
- Develop decision-making skills
How can I sign up for a workshop?
-
Sign
up through Intramural Sports.
DPSS has partnered with Intramural Sports to offer
workshops.
Duderstadt Center, Room 1180
- Winter Semester 2025
- Tuesday, January 28, 4pm-5:30pm, Strike pads
- Wednesday, March 5, 12-1:30pm
Kinesiology Building, 830 N. University Ave, room #4600
Register - $30.00- Thursday, February 20th, 5pm-7pm
- Tuesday, March 18th, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Register - Free- Tuesday, February, 18, 5-6:30pm, self defense/aids & tools
- Tuesday, March 11, 4:30pm-6pm, pressure points (hold)
- Monday, March 24, 12-1:30pm, self defense
- Wednesday, April 9, 4pm-5:30pm, Aerobic boxing
- Request a department or student organization presentation. DPSS regularly provides group presentations free of charge to students, faculty and staff on a variety of safety and well-being issues, including empowerment and self-defense. If you're interested in hosting a presentation for your department or student organization, fill out our request form or email dpss-safety-security@umich.edu.
