Educational Programs Regarding Sexual Misconduct, Relationship Violence, & Stalking

Ohio University provides comprehensive, intentional, and integrated programming initiatives, strategies, and campaigns intended to end dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Efforts are culturally relevant, inclusive of diverse communities and identities, sustainable, responsive to community needs, and informed by research or assessed for value, effectiveness, or outcome. These programs consider environmental risk and protective factors on the individual, relationship, institutional, community, and societal levels. These programs include information such as statements that the university prohibits dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; definitions of each of those behaviors, as well as a definition of consent; a description of safe and positive options for bystander intervention; information on risk reduction; information regarding the importance of preserving evidence that may assist in proving that an offense occurred; how and to whom to report an offense; options about the involvement of law enforcement; the rights of victims and the institution’s responsibilities; how the institution will protect the confidentiality of victims; and information regarding the university’s disciplinary procedures.

A list of prevention and awareness programs, including those directed at new students and new employees, is available to the campus community through this report. For more information on ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns for students and employees, please contact the Office of Health Promotion at 740.593.4007. Below is a matrix of programming initiatives, strategies, and campaigns implemented during the 2025 calendar year. In addition, Ohio University Civil Rights Compliance (CRC) makes training available to all new employees on Ohio University’s Sexual Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct Policy and provides training on sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct to various campus units throughout the year and on request.

The programming matrix categorizes programs based on the Social Ecological Model (SEM). Each program’s target audiences are identified using the following code.

  • Individual Level (IL) – Characteristics of an individual that influence behavior change, including knowledge, attitudes, behavior, self-efficacy, developmental history, gender, age, religious identity, racial/ethnic identity, sexual orientation, economic status, financial resources, values, goals, expectations, literacy, stigma, and others.
  • Community Level (CL) – Relationships among organizations, institutions, and informational networks within defined boundaries.
  • Relationship Level (RL) – Formal (and informal) social networks and social support systems that can influence individual behaviors, including family, friends, peers, coworkers, religious networks, customs or traditions.
  • Societal Level (SL) – Local, state, national and global laws and policies, including policies regarding the allocation of resources.

See Appendix E: Primary & Secondary Approaches for Addressing Sexual Misconduct/Violence