Dear UMD Faculty and Staff,
President Kaler introduced the President's Initiative to Prevent Sexual Misconduct
to all employees on all campuses in early November, and recently he
shared that a required training for all faculty and staff will be rolled
out across the University soon.
The Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct Training is an
important step in providing us with the tools to respond compassionately
and seriously when any of us learns that a University community member
has experienced sexual misconduct. It also explains every employee's
obligation to report possible sexual misconduct to the campus Title IX
office, as required by recently approved Board of Regents and administrative policies.
Beginning February 19, the training will be available to access online. Watch for an email from training@umn.edu with a link to access the training. You can expect to receive the email sometime during the period of February 19 - 25.
The online training includes an introductory video and takes
approximately 60 minutes to complete. You do not need to complete the
training in one sitting. You can save your work and complete the
training later as long as you fully complete it by June 30.
When
you log in to the training, you will have access to a training
introductory video. If you have questions about the training, please
consult this training guide and
FAQ, or reach out to your Human Resources & Equal Opportunity Department.
Thank
you for making the training a top priority. This training is vitally
important to the health, safety, and wellbeing of our University of
Minnesota community.
Sincerely,
Lendley C. Black
Chancellor
