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 Rec Sports. DPSS has partnered with Rec Sports to offer workshops.
  
  Rec Sports @ 505 Hoover
  • Tuesday, September 12th, 4:30pm-6pm
  • Tuesday, September 26th, 5pm-6:30pm
  • Tuesday, October 24th, 4pm-5:30pm
  • Wednesday, November 1st, 5pm-6:30pm
  • Tuesday, December 5th, 4pm-5:30pm
  Kinesiology - Community Programs
  Kinesiology Building, 830 N. University Ave, room #4600
  
  Fall Semester
  • Sunday, October 1st.11am-1pm
  • Thursday, November 9th, 5pm-7pm
  Winter Semester
  • Sunday, January 28, 2024
  • Thursday, March 21st, 2024
• 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.