Jenna Pavlasek

VAWA requires that the training all students and employees receive on prevention and awareness of sexual assault include the definition of “consent” under the institution’s policies and under the law of the state where the institution is located. That definition is required to be contained in the institution’s Annual Security Report.

It is important that Title IX Coordinators and other employees involved in Title IX grievance, investigation, and/or disciplinary procedures understand the difference between an institutional Title IX investigation and a criminal proceeding. 

The role of the Title IX Coordinator is to be visible to all employees and students to provide training, conduct climate surveys, process requests for confidentiality, maintain records, modify and increase safety measures and policies when needed, and to continually review the effectiveness of these policies on campus.

I learned that the Clery Act was was named after Jeanne Clery and her parents started it after her death as a lobbying effort to improve campus safety.  I think this is a great idea because campuses can always be safer and anything we can help to do to create a safer environment the better!