50 2023 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT • Provide a description of safe and positive options for bystander intervention. Bystander intervention means safe and positive options that may be carried out by an individual or individuals to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. Bystander intervention includes recognizing situations of potential harm, understanding institutional structures and cultural conditions that facilitate violence, overcoming barriers to intervening, identifying safe and effective intervention options, and taking action to intervene; • Provide information on risk reduction. Risk reduction means options designed to decrease perpetration and bystander inaction, and to increase empowerment for victims in order to promote safety and to help individuals and communities address conditions that facilitate violence. • Provide an overview of information contained in the Annual Security Report in compliance with the Clery Act. Throughout the course of an academic year, these programs are consistently presented to students and employees in order to improve awareness about sexual and relationship violence in all forms and provide ways in which each person can help reduce and/or eliminate both. The following delivery methods are utilized to present this information in manners that encourage and allow for maximum participation and account for a variety of learning styles of the participants: • Lectures are the primary delivery method for large groups. • Workshops are held in classes and for small groups. • A website designed to inform students, employees and others about sexual misconduct is available for review at www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/student-conduct/sexual-misconduct-information.html. It provides information regarding support services, policy information, options for reporting, the student conduct process, and related matters. • Educational materials, such as fact sheets, brochures, and booklets are available at various locations on campus and at programming and information fairs. • Women’s Center Website: www.kutztown.edu/womenscenter • Video presentation on dating violence and sexual assault presented to incoming students. Kutztown University utilizes these resources for multiple programs: university-developed programs, programs developed by PA Coalition Against Rape, online web-based programs used for student conduct sanctioning programming, programs outsourced to external organizations, such as a local rape crisis center and others. PRIMARY PREVENTION & AWARENESS PROGRAMS FOR INCOMING STUDENTS New Student Orientation: All new students are required to attend KU’s New Student Orientation program held during the summer months to matriculation and the weekend prior to the start of the fall semester. Students are required to participate in a live presentation entitled Maximize Your Buzz and Zero Shades of Gray which covers alcohol awareness and sexual assault awareness along with consent). Students receive additional online training which contains information about Title IX (students’ right and responsibilities with regard to sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking) along with Kutztown University’s policies regarding the student code of conduct, and alcohol, drugs. Additional information is provided regarding Public Safety and Police Services. Social Equity Policies Training: The Office of Social Equity, which includes the university’s Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Title IX Coordinator, offers new students Social Equity Policies Training, which covers the university’s AntiDiscrimination, Anti-Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedures. Title IX, including definitions,
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