IU South Bend
Primary Prevention Programs and Select Examples
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Vector Solutions online educational program Vector Solutions offers a comprehensive approach to reducing the risk of drug and alcohol abuse and sexual violence among college students. Vector Solution is available 24/7, all semester long, for information on drugs, alcohol, sexual violence, and other health and wellness issues that can affect academic success. Vector Solution’s Essentials is an online prevention education course intended for incoming students. It covers the three most significant behavioral risks new college students face: alcohol, illicit and prescription drugs, and sexual violence. Structured around a motivational self-assessment in each area, Essentials incorporates audio, video, and interactive tools and lessons to teach students key concepts and skills. All first-year, transfer, and incoming international undergraduate students, regardless of age or experience, are required to complete both the pre- and post- sections of the Vector Solutions Essentials course. | See article for more information at https://kb.iu.edu/d/biiu |
New Student Orientation Information related to safety and Title IX are included in a short orientation presentation for incoming students. Additionally, all new students are provided an online module after orientation to complete (self-paced) called “What it Means to be a Titan” that covers campus-specific data, consent definitions for IU, policies, reporting options, support resources, and contact information. | Office of Civil Rights Compliance |
Student Athlete Orientation Student athletes are given information about Title IX and IU’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, reporting and resource information, IU South Bend's alcohol policies and consent. | Office of Civil Rights Compliance |
New Student Move in Discussion Rounds All new students moving into the residence halls are required to attend an introductory meeting the first evening on campus. University staff speak with each residence hall group to remind students of the stopsexualviolence.iu.edu website, sexual misconduct policy, counseling services, safety tips, code of conduct on/off campus, and the name of the Deputy Title IX Coordinator. | Office of Civil Rights Compliance |
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University Employee Sexual Misconduct Training The online training “Employee Title IX and Compliance Training” is made available to all employees. Additionally, all employees that the university has designated as “Responsible Employees” are required to take the online module on an annual basis, and new employees are notified to take the training upon joining the university. The module contains important information to inform employees about the university’s prohibition and response to all forms of sexual misconduct. This includes key definitions (including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and consent), information on bystander intervention and risk reduction, signs of abusive relationships, information about confidentiality and privacy, available supportive measures, and an overview of the university process, and what happens when information regarding an incident of sexual misconduct is brought to the university’s attention. The module also explains reporting options and the specific reporting obligations of those employees designated as Responsible Employees. | University Office of Civil Rights Compliance ocrc@iu.edu |
Supervisor Legal Compliance Training The university encourages all supervisors to receive training on legal compliance. As part of this training, information is provided about IU’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, including definitions, and the reporting obligations of Responsible Employees. | University Office of Civil Rights Compliance |
Annual Faculty and Staff Orientations The Office of Civil Rights Compliance meet with academic and nonacademic units throughout the year to ensure they are provided IU’s Sexual Misconduct Policy and reporting obligations of Responsible Employees in addition to the online module. | Office of Civil Rights Compliance |
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The Clothesline Project The Clothesline Project invites students, faculty and staff to design T-shirts in honor of someone who has experienced gender violence, perhaps even themselves. The T-shirts are then exhibited in the Moraine Student Center as a visual representation of the lasting impact violence has on abusers, survivors, their families, and communities. | Office of Civil Rights Compliance |
Take Back the Night Take Back the Night is an annual rally to support victims of sexual misconduct and gather community efforts to unify our campus. | Office of Civil Rights Compliance |
Sex After Dark Program for all students to explore healthy relationships and sex positive practice to reduce risk of sexual misconduct and dating violence. Offered on an annual basis by campus faculty and staff with scholarly work and experience in sexual health promotion and response. | Office of Student Life |
ThinkFast Productions: Title IX Edition This student-focused program is an interactive, trivia, game show that helps students learn more about Title IX work and services for their campus. Information presented includes: Contact information for the campus administration, gender discrimination definitions, obligations under Title IX for college campuses, the origins and reporting criteria for the Jeanne Clery Act and VAWA, and how to report sexual violence. | Office of Student Life |
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Each year the Counseling Center will focus on a community project and/or partnership. Additionally, this month is a time when the campus will promote support resources for students, faculty and staff who are experiencing domestic violence and create awareness with events like the Clothesline Project. Other engagement examples include programs from local community resources for safety planning for victims of domestic violence and how to be an ally, as well as donation drives. | Sttudent Counseling Center Office of Civil Rights Compliance |
Campus Safety Walks Twice a year, in the Fall and Spring semesters, a walk through the entire campus takes place to look for ways to make the campus safer. The walks are coordinated by Student Government, Student Engagement, and the Campus Police. The walks are designed to identify lights that are out, facilities that need addressed, etc. | Student Government / Student Engagement / Campus Police |