SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY SAFETY AWARENESS HANDBOOK
messaging , environmental management , and bystander intervention ), and discuss institutional policies on sexual misconduct as well as the State of Michigan definitions of domestic violence , dating violence , sexual assault , stalking , and consent in reference to sexual activity . Programs also offer information on risk reduction that strives to empower victims , how to recognize warning signals and how to avoid potential attacks , and do so without victim-blaming approaches . Examples include but are not limited to :
• Bystander intervention training programs ,
• Sexual harassment on line module ,
• Presentations ,
• Guest speakers ,
• Self-defense courses ,
• Athletic teams and coaches trainings ,
• Faculty / staff forums ,
• Student leader trainings ,
• Student senate presentations ,
• Environmental management ,
• Social media campaigns ,
• Take back the night walk ,
• Clothes line displays ,
• Web pages ,
• University employee on line portal page ,
• Prominent window clings ,
• April Sexual Assault Awareness month campaigns ,
• Mandatory faculty / staff trainings ,
• Public Safety trainings including but not limited to trauma based interviewing ,
• Tip line ,
• Campus Security Authority training — A complete listing is provided later in this document .
Programs are informed by evidence-based research and / or are assessed for their effectiveness .
Bystander engagement is encouraged through safe and positive intervention techniques and by empowering third-party intervention and prevention such as calling for help , using intervention-based apps , identifying allies , and / or creating distractions . Bystander empowerment training highlights the need for those who intervene to ensure their own safety in the intervention techniques they choose , and motivated them to intervene as stakeholders in the safety of the community when others might choose to be bystanders .
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