Sexperts serve as campus educational programmers. We coordinate campus-wide education and respond to requests for peer education around issues of healthy sexuality, pleasure-based sexuality, STIs and contraception. Sexperts also provide confidential advising services for students who wish to speak to a peer on an individual basis. As a group, we strive to be inclusive and address all members of the Dartmouth student population.
Sexperts is a sexual health peer-advising group sponsored by Dartmouth College’s Health Resources Department (in Dick’s House). The Coordinator of Health Education Programs serves as our advisor.
The philosophy of the Sexperts' program is based upon the following Shared Beliefs and Values:
Sexperts participate in approximately 24 hours of training, typically broken down into a combination of one and two hour weekly sessions. Sexperts Training is offered during the Spring and Fall terms. This training is designed to give Sexperts the knowledge and ability to discuss such topics as STIs, contraception, pleasure-based sexuality, sexual identity, communication and intimacy in relationships. Because our training focuses on sexual education as well as listening and advising skills, Sexperts are prepared to serve as sexual health resources and referral points for their peers.
The Sexperts trainings for the 2009-10 school year are planned for Fall Term 2009 and Spring Term 2010. The same schedule will follow for 2010-11 (Fall & Spring Term training). If you are interested in participating in our training, download an application (MS Word document, 42 KB). Training for Fall Term 2009 is scheduled during the 2A class time. All completed applications for Fall Term are due by 8am on Friday, September 25, 2009.
We have compiled a lengthy list of web resources that you may find interesting -- check them out! In addition, we have our own Sexperts Blog, where anyone is invited to post a question for us anonymously. Check it out!
Sexperts encourages Dartmouth students or student groups to contact us to arrange an event. We will be happy to try to accommodate your interests with our established programs. Our purpose is to help facilitate interactive and informative programs based on topics involving sexual health. A minimum of two weeks advance notice is required. Please blitz Sexperts to request programming.
We have a few programs and descriptions completed and more are being developed. You may find them on our Programming page.
To find out who our current Sexperts are, go to the “Sexperts” blitz bulletin which includes a short biography about each active Sexperts peer advisor and their contact information. Please feel free to call, blitz, or visit whichever Sexpert you feel most comfortable speaking with or blitz Sexperts with any inquiry. Or -- pose your question anonymously to our blog! We are happy to talk with you!
