Prevention and Education

MUSC is committed to offering educational programs to promote awareness and prevention of prohibited conduct as defined by the Policy on Nondiscrimination, Anti-Harassment, and Equal Opportunity. Educational programs include an overview of the University's policies and procedures; relevant definitions, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and retaliation; discussion of the impact of alcohol and illegal drug use; consent; safe and positive options for bystander intervention; review of resources and reporting options available for students and employees; and information about risk reduction.

Incoming first year students and new employees receive primary prevention and awareness programming as part of their orientation. Returning students and employees also have ongoing opportunities for training and education.

The Office of the Title IX Coordinator also conducts trainings by request. If any department, office, or student organization would like to receive training, please contact titleix@musc.edu or harridan@musc.edu.

In accordance with the 2020 Title IX Final Rule, MUSC makes publicly available all materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process.

All Title IX staff receive training on:

• the definition of sexual harassment in § 106.30,

• the scope of MUSC’s education program or activity,

• how to conduct an investigation and grievance process including hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes,

• how to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias, any technology to be used at a live hearing, ·

• on issues of relevance of questions and evidence, including when questions and evidence about the complainant's sexual predisposition or prior sexual behavior are not relevant, and

• on issues of relevance to create an investigative report that fairly summarizes relevant evidence.

 

Any materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process, do not rely on sex stereotypes and promote impartial investigations and adjudications of formal complaints of sexual harassment.

MUSC is a member of the State University of New York Student Conduct Institute (SUNY SCI) and all available SUNY SCI training materials can be accessed here.