Campus Safety at Linfield
Safety training
We believe educating all community members about sexual assault and misconduct will result in a safer, more welcoming campus for all. Find out more about our training modules.
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Student sexual assault training Sexual assault training is required for all Linfield students each academic year. Students are required to complete an online, interactive training module by mid-September. Only students who have completed the training module will be able to register for spring semester classes. Linfield uses Kognito’s Sexual Misconduct Prevention for Students Course to conduct the online training, which was approved for use by Sexual Misconduct Task Force.
Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence Policy and Procedures Training
Training with the following groups is completed each academic year:
- RAs, RLAs and ResLife staff
- The College of Arts & Sciences
- The School of Business
- Board of Trustees
- Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL)
- ASLU and senate student leaders
- Consent Awareness Training Squad (CATS) training for all new students
- CATS student leaders
- Peer Hearing Board
- WildX and SAC (athletics student leadership)
- Linfield staff during a staff assembly
- Linfield Public Safety (LPS)
- Student Health, Wellness and Counseling Center (SHWCC)
Video recordings are also made available on Linfield's intranet site.
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Faculty and staff training Linfield University expects all employees to be thoroughly educated and trained in the policies, procedures and safety requirements of the university. To comply with regulations and ensure that a safe environment is provided to all its members, Linfield requires all employees to complete the following training modules:
- Boundary invasion
- Title IX and sexual harassment
- Coronavirus awareness
- FERPA
- Basic safety trainings
- Sexual Violence Awareness for Employees (Campus SaVE Act)
- Heat Illness Prevention
- Implicit Bias and Microaggression Awareness
Additional information and links to these trainings can be found under human resource's employee training modules.
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Environmental Health and Safety The director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) is responsible for the training in and implementation of the university's environmental, safety and health policy, program development, coordination and compliance.
On the Environmental Health and Safety page, you can find temporary policies for pandemic response, detailed responsibilities of the director of EHS and contact information for the Office of Environmental Health and Safety.
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Title IX information Linfield University strives for compliance with federal Title IX mandates as well as state-based Oregon law regarding sexual harassment and other forms of sex-based discrimination. All Title IX team members and other staff attend annual training regarding responsibilities and skills required to execute Title IX and related duties.