51 2024 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT • Cannabis Screening and Intervention for College Students (CASICS) Facilitator Training and CASICS services for students • Kutztown University’s Health & Wellness Expos • SMART recovery meeting on campus • NEW Embracing Cultural Communities, a prevention curriculum explicitly designed for diverse student communities • Peer-to-peer training for undergraduate and graduate students on well-being and substance abuse prevention programs • Collegiate Recovery Programs to include weekly meetings, Sober Curious informational meetings, and Freedom Place a special interest living community. • Freedom From Smoking for tobacco cessation. Presentation by the Chief/Deputy Chief of Police: The KU Chief or Deputy Chief of Police addresses groups on safety measures at the opening of each new student orientation session. Additionally, orientation facilitators receive training from Public Safety and the Women’s Center about personal safety, bystander awareness and mandated reporting. At the conclusion of each orientation program, orientation facilitators lead group discussions on student concerns and how to keep safe on campus. The presentation made by Public Safety was offered through an online video and by in-person presentations. Additional training on personal safety, bystander awareness and mandated reporting was conducted by the professional staff of the New Student Orientation (NSO) program, followed by a group discussion facilitated by the NSO staff. Additionally, a presentation was made by Collegiate Empowerment, a nonprofit educational production company, to the NSO student facilitators focusing on alcohol and sexual assault awareness. Dean of Students: The Dean of Student Office offers BearAware, a brief online prevention program geared toward incoming students to learn about behavioral expectations and standards for students. The online program provides modules and learning checks regarding general behavioral expectations, the Student Code of Conduct as well as provides information regarding sexual misconduct, consent, and KU’s Sexual Misconduct Policy. Incoming students are invited to participate in this program as part of their orientation to the university. BearAware can be found at https://www.kutztown.edu/studentconduct or https://www3.kutztown.edu/bearaware. While designed for incoming students, this program is also offered to current students, upon request. ONGOING PRIMARY AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS The University provided a deliberate and comprehensive series of awareness and prevention programs available to all students. Ongoing educational sessions are provided throughout the year, focusing on particular topics tailored to each audience. These sessions include discussions of the definitions of at least one of these factors: the crimes of sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking, relevant statistics, bystander intervention skills, and KU’s policies, procedures, and resources in these areas. More specific information is contained below. It’s On Us Campaign: Kutztown University partners with It’s On Us, a national campaign aimed at changing the culture surrounding campus sexual assault. As one of 28 college and universities from across the country as an It’s On Us Campus Innovation Partner School, KU commits to upholding and implementing the three pillars of the It’s On Us campaign: support for survivors of sexual violence, bystander intervention, and consent education. Student leaders from across campus are invited to participate in the KU student chapter to bring awareness to sexual assault, the It’s On Us pledge, signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships, and the reporting processes through weekly meetings, speakers, discussions, events and posted marketing materials. Hundreds of t-shirts with the It’s On Us
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