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As part of the federal mandates put forth by the Department of Education (e.g. Campus SaVE Act, Jeanne Clery Act, Violence Against Women Act, & Title IX) and an Illinois state mandate (Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act), ALL ENROLLED SIUE students are required to complete sexual assault prevention training each academic year. The U Got This! Online Bystander Intervention Training course fulfills all of these legal requirements, and teaches participants about gender-based violence and what we as a community can do to end it.

The prevention course must be completed by October 1 of each academic year. (If you are a new student entering during a spring semester, you must complete training by March 1.) Failure to complete the course by the deadline will result in a registration hold on your student account. This means you will not be able to register for classes for the next semester. Don't let this happen to you! Make sure to complete the U Got This! Online Bystander Intervention Training training on time so you have access to the best available course selection.

We understand that talking about this topic can be difficult. Please know that we have resources at SIUE and in the community to support you. If you want to talk to someone prior to or after taking training, please contact eoa-titleix@siue.edu. If you are not sure what support services you would like to connect with, you are also welcome to visit siue.edu/peace.

Please know that the Office of Equal Opportunity, Access & Title IX Coordination is a responsible employee, which means that they are required to notify the SIUE Title IX Coordinator regarding any gender based violence. Should you wish to have a confidential conversation instead, the Office of Equal Opportunity, Access & Title IX Coordination can provide you with information about confidential resources both on and off campus.

We respond to students who are or may be triggered by the U Got This! Online Bystander Intervention Training course on a case-by-case basis. The Office of Equal Opportunity, Access & Title IX Coordination will work with you to provide support, including finding a time or location to complete training that is more comfortable for you, identifying a support person to be with you while you complete the training, or providing training in an alternative format. To better understand how we can help, please contact the Office of Equal Opportunity, Access & Title IX Coordination at eoa-titleix@siue.edu or (618) 650-2277 for assistance.

By accessing your SIUE account via CougarNet, you can check to see if there are any holds on your student account. A hold listed as "sexual assault prevention" indicates that you have not completed the requirement. After completing the sexual violence prevention training, it usually takes 24-48 hours for that hold to be removed from your account.  

The Office of Equal Opportunity, Access & Title IX Coordination will have access to the program to determine whether you have completed the training requirement. Feel free to email mbigtas@siue.edu with questions. Failure to complete the U Got This! Online Bystander Intervention Training course by October 1 or March 1 will result in a registration hold on your student account.

U Got This! Online Bystander Intervention Training complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) 2.0, level AA. It is designed to address the needs of users with disabilities and includes features such as:

• The entire program can be operated using just the keyboard (no mouse required).
• All content is designed and presented in a way that allows for zooming to increase the size of the text and images.
• All videos include closed captions that can be toggled on or off.
• For users with visual disabilities, a separate audio track is available that combines the normal audio track with additional verbal description of the on-screen video action.
• All pages of the program are designed to ensure no problems occur when using screen readers.

If you require addition accommodations to complete this training, please contact the ACCESS office at (618) 650-3726 or myaccess@siue.edu.

Please be sure to have the following materials readily available prior to logging in:

• A computer or mobile device with internet access and audio capabilities
• SIUE e-ID —the 7 letter username given to you at registration (first part of your e-mail address) and your password