The Global Scholars Residential Leaders goals are to educate and broaden the horizons of residents about the world- cultures, world affairs and issues, etc. So, the previous Global Scholars Residential Leaders had planned on putting on a program to bring awareness about human trafficking in the Fall 2011 semester; however, due to conflicts with putting on other programs, they were unable to do so. Thus, the present Global Scholars Residential Leaders of the Spring 2012 semester decided to make human trafficking a priority and insisted on putting a program to bring awareness about human trafficking. Not only that, but after the Invisible Children campaign for KONY2012 exploded weeks before, the Residential Leaders took it upon themselves to educate residents that human trafficking doesn't happen just in third- world countries; it happens and exists here in their very own state.

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Knowing many passive programs usually consist of bulletin boards, the Global Scholar Residential Leaders decided to take a more eye- catching, in-your-face approach. Instead of using bulletin boards, the Residential Leaders used the front glass windows of the Kerr- Drummond Residence Halls and with glass window markers, wrote out and depicted facts and statistics about human and sex trafficking within the United States of America across four 10 ft. glass windows. The Residential Leaders also etched the title across the windows, one word for each window. And underneath the titles, each window also represented a category.

The first window defined human trafficking and how widespread it is within the United State of America. It also included the profitability from human trafficking, and the statistics of what human trafficking consisted of.

The second window defined sex trafficking and included statistics about the typical demographics of a sexually trafficked victim. For example, the average age of a victim is 11-14 years old.

They then went on to a more state-wide level and provided information about why Oklahoma is one of the most human trafficked state in the United States of America on the third window. For example, the heavy usage of commerce that flows through I-35 from Houston north and I-40 & I-44 to all points East and West is one of the main reasons why human trafficking easily exists in Oklahoma. The Residential Leaders also provided cases of human trafficking in Oklahoma. Such a case depicted was the sting operation called "Stormy Nights," where 23 under-aged girls were rescued from forced prostitution.

And on the fourth and final window, the Residential Leaders wrote descriptions about symptoms of individuals who might possibly be a victim. They also included the oathcoalition.org website on the last window so that anyone who wanted further information could look up more and see what they can do to help put an end to human trafficking.

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A few of the goals of the program are to:

1) Bring awareness to the OSU campus about human trafficking, particularly sex trafficking and how it doesn't just exist in 3rd world countries.

2) Bring light to a topic that few people ever discuss or think about, especially after the Invisible Children campaign, KONY2012.

3) Educate residents about what human and sex trafficking is, as again, few people rarely discuss and even know what human and sex trafficking is.

4) Strike up a conversation with residents to get them to be more proactive about the issue at hand because human trafficking exists in their very own country AND state.

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The effects of the program were immediate. Even as we were just writing on the windows, a lot of passersby asked us what we were doing and why we were writing on the windows. Many stayed to read what we were writing, with one girl saying, "That's really depressing. I didn't know that." as she was reading the statement about how the USA is now the #1 destination for child sex trafficking in the world, according to the U.S. State Department in 2009. Another resident just stood there, reading everything we had written down. He then took a piece of paper and wrote down the website for the Oath Coalition. All of this happened the very day we were just writing on the windows, so as far as we know, people are paying attention to our passive program and taking notice.

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The program is a tremendous success. Despite being a passive program, it caught the attention of many residents and is accomplishing the goals we had hoped for. Not only that, but due to the immediate response we got AS we were writing, who knows how many more people will take a proactive approach and read our passive program since Spring Break is officially over as of March 26th.

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This program is easily adaptable to other campuses. All it takes is a little research about human and sex trafficking, particularly in the United States of America. Then, instead of doing research about just the state of Oklahoma, campuses can instead research about the human and sex trafficking that exists within their state, if it's not Oklahoma. If writing on large windows is not an option, campuses can instead opt for chalking in heavily trafficked areas with statistics and facts about human trafficking. If that too is also not an option, campuses can turn the passive program into an active program by hosting a trivia night about human trafficking. The main goal to keep in mind is to make sure that the program can catch the attention of residents and keep them intrigued long enough to learn from the program. The possibilities are endless.

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