As part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Cornell makes a concerted effort to ensure that our community can identify potential acts of sexual and related misconduct and knows who to contact and consult with if they learn about or experience sexual or related misconduct. Our aim is to make sure campus remains a safe and respectful academic and workplace environment focused on education.
The staff of the Office of Institutional Equity and the Title IX, together with our community partners, are available to provide in-person trainings to students, staff or faculty. If your Department/Unit or Student Group is interested, please complete this brief training request form. Cornell has long provided an online training for all staff and faculty offered at onboarding and available at any time addressing responsibility at Cornell. Please see below for more about this online program.
Educational Resources
If you are part of a club, organization, or Cornell community that could benefit from a presentation or workshop, consider the following:
- Cornell Health’s Skorton Center for Health Initiatives provides education and training about sexual violence and related issues for students, staff, and faculty. Our strategic framework for addressing sexual violence (pdf) includes public health strategies that address the climate, social and cultural factors, policies, and educational strategies. Contact the Program Director for Sexual Violence Prevention for more information.
- Intervene is a 20-minute online video that includes brief scenarios demonstrating ways in which student bystanders can successfully intervene in problematic situations. Seven different situations are addressed, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence (emotional abuse), hazing, alcohol emergency, emotional distress, and bias. An in-person 60-minute workshop provides an opportunity for students to view the video with others and engage in a facilitated conversation to reflect upon the attitudes and behaviors that influence the process of intervening as an individual or with assistance. For information contact Laura Santacrose, Assistant Director of Cornell Health’s Skorton Center for Health Initiatives.
- Cornell Police Crime Prevention Unit and public safety outreach programs and services are available to the entire Cornell community.
- The Advocacy Center of Tompkins County, in addition to providing direct service, has been a long-standing leader in raising awareness, promoting individual and community safety, and providing outreach programs related to sexual and relationship violence.
Sexual and Related Misconduct Training Program
OIETIX is responsible for developing the Sexual and Related Misconduct Training Program. Currently, this program includes the following courses:
- OIETIX100 “Graduate and Professional Student Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct”
- OIETIX200 “Undergraduate Student Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct”
- HR300 “Employee Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct (Full Course)”
- HR301 “Employee Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct (Refresher Course)”
OIETIX100
All new graduate and professional students are required to complete OIETIX100. This is an online course accessible via the Graduate & Professional New Student To Do List at the start of each semester. The course is required by law and informs students about Cornell University Policy 6.4, “Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct,” and Policy 6.3, “Consensual Relationships.” The course also provides information on University resources and bystander intervention options.
OIETIX200
All new undergraduate students are required to complete OIETIX200. This is an online course accessible via the First Year New Student and Transfer Student To Do Lists at the start of each semester. The course is required by law and informs students about Cornell University Policy 6.4, “Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct,” and Policy 6.3, “Consensual Relationships.” The course also provides information on University resources and bystander intervention options.
HR300 & HR301
All Cornell faculty, staff, and student employees are required to complete “Employee Responsibility – Sexual and Related Misconduct” through our internal learning management system, CULearn. This program meets the New York State annual sexual harassment training requirement for all employees as well as federal requirements for new employees. There are two courses that comprise this program for employees, HR300 (Full Course) and HR301 (Annual Refresher). Both courses are intended to help employees better understand Cornell University Policy 6.4 and Policy 6.3. HR300 is a 45-minute online training for new employees and must be completed within 30 days of hire. HR301 is a 15-minute annual refresher for employees who have completed HR300 and is auto-assigned to eligible employees each fall.
More information on the Sexual and Related Misconduct Training Program for employees can be found on the Working at Cornell site.
Training Materials as Required by 2020 Title IX Regulations
The Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX maintains a Canvas course that includes sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct training materials presented to all Cornell University Title IX personnel (Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and people who facilitate an informal resolution process) under the 2020 Title IX regulations published by the U.S. Department of Education.
Click here to access the Canvas course of training materials.