Prevention and Education

Drake offers a number of prevention and educational resources related to sexual and interpersonal misconduct available to faculty, staff, students, and student organizations. Consider participating in one of the existing programs or speak with any of the following offices about customizing a program for a particular audience or event.

For prevention and awareness education, contact Lynne Cornelius, Associate Dean of Students.  She can create a presentation or discussion for your group, department, class, or organization covering everything from healthy relationships to consent, intervention, and support. Visit the Violence Prevention and Programming website to learn more about what is available.  A few of the regular programs the office coordinates include:

• Everfi's Sexual Assault Prevention program is interactive and designed to help inform and educate students on sexual violence, consent, and bystander intervention. All incoming Drake students must participate in the program. The results from previous years are positive and taught us, in particular, that:
  • 86% of participating Drake students would take action in a situation in which someone was taking advantage of someone sexually; and
  • 95% of participating Drake students would respect someone who intervened to stop sexual violence.
• Mentors in Violence Prevention: The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Training Program motivates students to play a central role in preventing gender violence through scenario building sessions & active bystander skills development. Topics to choose from include: sexual assault/consent; dating violence; homophobia; sexual/cyber harassment.
• Health, Inclusion, and Relationship Officers: Drake’s Greek Life is committed to creating a safer campus community. A collaboration between Drake's Greek Life and Violence Prevention Office called Health, Inclusion and Relationship Officers (HIRO) is working to further this commitment. Each Greek chapter will have a designated HIRO who facilitates conversations about consent, healthy relationships, gender norms, and other violence prevention topics as well as mental health, substance abuse, equity and inclusion. 
• Positive MENtality: Positive MENtality is a weekly group on campus committed to creating a safe environment for males at Drake to discuss ideals about masculinity, mental health, relationships, and a variety of other topics. The group is open to all gender identities with a focus on discussing healthy masculinity. Females are welcome and encouraged to join the conversation. Our goal is to foster an environment where Drake men can expand and embrace the many definitions of what it means to be a man.

For education on reporting and compliance under Title IX, contact Drake's Title IX Coordinator.  The Title IX Coordinator can speak with your group, department, class, or organization about rights and obligations under Title IX, including how to file a report or find resources and what to do if you learn about sexual or interpersonal misconduct.

Faculty and staff can receive additional training and education through Human Resources.  

• Prevent Sexual Violence Together (Title IX)
• Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Together (Title VII/workplace harassment)
• Clery Training for campus security authorities

Education and Training for Title IX Adjudicators

Investigators, adjudicators and other personnel involved in the process of investigating, responding, coordinating or otherwise assisting in the adjudication of complaints of sexual harassment will receive training as required on the topics of 1) impartiality, 2) avoiding prejudgment of facts at issue, 3) conflicts of interest and bias, 4) the University's grievance process, 5) issues of relevance and evidence, 6) the scope of the University's educational programs and activities, and 7) types of sexual harassment. University investigators will also be trained in writing investigation reports and decision-makers will be trained in conducting hearings, writing decisions and the technology used in hearings.  The following materials were utilized to ensure that the above mentioned relevant personnel have been trained on issues related to sexual harassment and are taught how to conduct an investigation and hearing process that protects the rights, well-being, and safety of the parties, provides an equitable process for all parties involved, and promotes accountability.

• Title IX Overview
• New Title IX Regulations for Title IX Coordinators
• New Title IX Regulations for Investigators
• New Title IX Regulations for Decision-Makers (In Higher Education)
• New Title IX Regulations and Supportive Measures and Information Resolution
• Employee Title IX Training Presentation