UND offers on-line, on-campus, and module-based educational opportunities for University
students and employees for preventing and responding to discrimination, harassment,
and sexual misconduct. We also provide resource guides that explain our process and
provide information on support.
Trainings Provided by the EO & Title IX Office
The Equal Opportunity & Title IX Office offers a variety of customized on-campus or
virtual training sessions that cater to both students and employees. These training
sessions are designed to cover UND policies and procedures and discuss broader equal
opportunity topics. Additionally, the Office offers the flexibility to adjust session
length to fit scheduling needs. To request a training for your group, please consult
the list of trainings and email beth.valentine@und.edu with “Training Request” in the subject line.
Employee-focused Training
This live training session is an interactive alternative to the mandatory online Equal
Opportunity & Title IX Compliance training hosted in the Vector Solutions Learning
Management System (LMS). This training is designed to provide participants with an
overview of UND's Discrimination and Harassment Policy and Sexual Misconduct Policies,
and the roles and responsibilities of individuals within the University community
regarding nondiscrimination.
This training will introduce new and current employees to the Equal Opportunity &
Title IX Office. It will address what services the office provides, summarize UND’s
Discrimination and Harassment Policy and Sexual Misconduct Policies, explain how
UND responds to reports of misconduct, identify on-campus resources, and provide information
on how to request accommodations. It will also address employee specific reporting
obligations (including reporting obligations for graduate teaching assistants), how
to support students who have experienced misconduct or who require an accommodation,
and responsibilities under UND’s consensual relationship policy.
This session will focus on how to take an equity-minded approach in our workplaces
through speaker presentation, discussion, and scenario based exercises. Participants
will learn about the relationship among diversity, equity, and inclusion; explore
examples of non-inclusive behavior; identify some equity-best practices for the workplace;
and apply these practices to specific scenarios. They will walk away with a better
understanding of how to implement simple but effective equity-focused practices for
their situation.
Student-focused Training
This training will introduce new and current students to the Equal Opportunity & Title
IX Office. It will address what services the office provides, summarize UND’s Discrimination
and Harassment Policy and Sexual Misconduct Policies, explain how UND responds to
reports of misconduct, identify on-campus resources, and provide information on how
to request accommodations.
This training is geared towards graduating students who are entering the workforce.
It will address some of the legal protections they have against discrimination and
harassment in most workplaces as well as provide resources on how to report workplace
discrimination and harassment. This training can be paired with the Bystander Intervention
Training (or a shortened form of that training) to provide upcoming graduates will
additional skills responding to discriminatory conduct in the workplace.
This training is geared towards students who will be attending educational opportunities
in workplaces outside of UND's campus, such as clinicals or internships. It will address
resources, protections, and support they have as UND students when engaged in a UND-sponsored
educational activity – even if that activity occurs off of UND property. This training
can be paired with the Bystander Intervention Training (or a shortened form of that
training) to provide students will additional skills on how to respond to discriminatory
conduct in the workplace.
Training for Both Students & Employees
This session will provide concrete tips and strategies to make your events and meetings
more accessible. After briefly defining accessibility and its importance, this session
will cover ways to improve accessibility in on-location, digital, and hybrid gatherings.
Attendees will have access to resources and checklists to use outside of the training.
This session will provide concrete tips and strategies to make your content After
briefly defining accessibility and its importance, this session will cover ways to
improve accessibility in your documents, such as Microsoft Word Documents and PowerPoints,
and pre- recorded media. Attendees will have access to resources and checklists to
use outside of the training when creating content. This session assumes an introductory
level or higher proficiency with Microsoft Office but is not targeted towards those
with expertise in accessibility. A basic introduction to accessibility checking in
Adobe Pro is available based on interest of attendees.
This training will discuss how to respond to microaggressions and other instances
of harassment or discrimination using established bystander intervention techniques.
Participants will then apply these techniques to hypothetical cases, practicing how
they would respond. It is recommended as a follow-up to "Fostering a More Equitable
Workplace" or one of the student "Discrimination and Harassment' training.
Module-based Training
In addition to the customized training listed above, UND employees and students have
access to module-based training through VectorSolutions (formerly SafeColleges).
Discrimination and Harassment Prevention
All new employees are enrolled in the on-line course Discrimination Awareness in the
Workplace. The course provides awareness of discrimination and aims to create an inclusive
and welcoming environment.
Additional courses focusing on supervisory practices are available through VectorSolutions.
In-person educational opportunities are available upon department request to Equal
Opportunity & Title IX.
Sexual Misconduct
All new employees are enrolled in the on-line courses that provide information about
recognizing and responding to sexual misconduct and employee obligations under Title
IX regulations. All employees are required to complete the Title IX Compliance training
annually. Department chairs or directors may request to have an in-person training
in lieu of the annual on-line Title IX Compliance training. Employees who do not complete
the mandatory training will not be eligible for pay increases.
First-year and transfer students new to UND are required to complete an interactive
on-line program about consent, healthy relationships, bystander intervention, as well
as the realities of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and more.
Additional courses related to sexual harassment are available through VectorSolutions.
Customized in-person education for employees and students relating to sexual misconduct
policies and campus resources is available through Equal Opportunity & Title IX.
Our CVIC at UND campus prevention and educational specialist provides in-person education to students
and employees around sexual violence, healthy relationships and bystander intervention.