32 | STEVENS ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT Stevens prohibits all forms of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking as those terms are defined in the Clery Act. Stevens’ prevention programs are designed to promote positive and healthy behaviors and encourage safe bystander intervention and risk reduction. The awareness programs are designed to raise awareness about the active role community members can play in crime prevention, risk reduction and bystander intervention. Get Inclusive’s Sexual Assault Prevention modules are administered and required to be completed by incoming students, continuing students, and graduate students. The courses combine cutting-edge instructional design and rich media to educate students about healthy relationships, the importance of consent, and the role of bystander intervention. Get Inclusive’s Interactive exercises in Sexual Assault Prevention take students through real-world scenarios and encourage students to challenge sexist language and attitudes, provide guidance for supporting someone who has experienced harm, and promote healthy relationships based on positive communication and respect, empowering students to create safe, healthy campus environments. Title IX and Sexual Assault Prevention was administered as a mandatory Orientation session for all new students during the virtual Orientation in August 2020. The Title IX Coordinator gave an educational presentation to all new students providing information about the University’s Title IX policy, an explanation of consent, reporting information, and ways to prevent violations of the policy. Title IX Training is mandatory for all new Stevens employees. New employees are required to complete an online Title IX training module, tailored to Stevens’ Title IX policy, within 30 days of joining the University. In addition, they are required to attend live Title IX training within the first year of employment. Additional Title IX Trainings are offered throughout the year and facilitated by our Title IX team. Resident Assistants and Orientation Leaders are required to attend Title IX training as part of a more comprehensive training program annually or more frequently; fraternity and sorority leaders, peer health mentors, and other student groups also participate in Title IX training programs offered at various times throughout the year. Bystander Intervention and Risk Reduction are addressed through several initiatives, including the Stevens’ bystander intervention campaign and training program – Don’t Stand By. Speak Up! “Speak Up!” was developed in response to student input regarding the issues they have encountered as students. All new students receive information on the “Speak Up!” program with details on how to intervene in various situations. The bystander training includes information about effective options for intervention, including 1) indirect or direct intervention when safe to do so; 2) enlisting the assistance of friends; 3) contacting law enforcement; and or 4) seeking assistance from a person in authority, among other options. The trainings also address strategies to reduce risk, including a) dissuading a person from going off alone with an aggressive person; b) removing a person from a risky situation; and c) remaining with a person until a potential aggressor has left or the person is in a safe place. Resident Assistants, Peer Leaders, new club and NCAA athletes, and new Fraternity and Sorority members attended a 90-minute training to address bystander intervention as it relates to sexual assault, alcohol, discriminatory language, and depression. Awareness Programs and Campaigns are presented throughout the year to educate the Stevens community about resources, risk reduction and healthy behaviors. Stevens hosts “Take Back the Night” annually with the City of Hoboken during April, sexual assault awareness month. Together, the Stevens and Hoboken communities came together for a march and candlelight vigil. PREVENTION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS AND BYSTANDER TRAININGS
