2026 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT 14 • The investigator will provide a written investigative report and any other appropriate administrative authority, for review and consideration of formal charging under the appropriate policy including, but not limited to, the Student Code of Conduct and/or Student Organization Conduct Review Policy. • On a case-by-case basis, determine whether any violations of this policy are individual and/or organizational in nature. The criteria established in the Student Organization Conduct Review Policy will be used to determine whether the allegation was organization-based. Hazing that may violate a criminal statute under state law will be investigated by Public Safety if the incident occurs on campus or referred to another police agency of jurisdiction by Public Safety, as warranted. Investigations of Allegations Process for Faculty and Staff Matters involving hazing perpetrated by university employees or volunteers will be referred to Human Resources for consideration under Policy DIV-008 Non-Discrimination and Anti-Bullying Policy and Procedures. Prevention, Education, and Awareness Kutztown University aims to reduce incidents of hazing through preventive and educational efforts. The Hazing Policy is disseminated to student organization groups and their advisors annually through the Dean of Students Office and Office of Student Involvement. The university offers campuswide education to recognized students, student officers, and faculty/staff advisors participating in specific student organization groups, including but not limited to fraternities and sororities, athletic teams, club sports and the marching band. An online, research-informed prevention hazing program (e.g., Hazing Awareness and Prevention for Students) is provided to promote anti-hazing efforts and to educate community members on its harmful effects and consequences. Anonymous assessment data from the program may be utilized to inform and plan future prevention efforts and gauge the climate around the hazing. Programming also occurs on campus that supplements prevention efforts. Examples include a campuswide Anti-Hazing Week every Fall spearheaded by Greek Life and through routine student organization leadership training. Other campus programs, such as the Green Dot bystander intervention program, provide community members with skill-building on how to mitigate high-risk situations in campus settings to prevent adverse outcomes. A Campus Hazing Transparency Report is also published bi-annually and posted on the Student Conduct website summarizing findings for any incident in which a student organization was found to violate the Hazing Policy. Hazing violations involving school or student organizations are published in Kutztown University’s Campus Hazing Transparency Report, available at https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrativeoffices/student-conduct/hazing-information.html. The full text of the policy may be found in The Key student handbook and includes a definition of hazing, how to report incidents and an explanation of the investigatory process. This policy and companion information related to hazing is also published on the University’s Hazing website available at https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrativeoffices/student-conduct/hazing-information.html. Crime Prevention Programs The following programs are offered at least once per year and as requested by members of the campus community including, but not limited to, the general student body through academic course presentations, professors, Residence Life staff, the Department of International Studies, athletic teams, the Connections Orientation Program, the Admissions Office and the Women’s Center. Incoming students are also advised of safety and security procedures during the fall orientation session and through mandatory meetings held in each residence hall within the first two weeks of the fall semester. These programs are designed to encourage students and employees to be responsible for their own security as well as the security of others. Each residence hall staff conducts two mandatory allhall meetings and two mandatory wing meetings each
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