Monday, August 31, 2020

Online Harassment Prevention Courses Relaunched on Aug. 31st and Quarterly Deadline Approaching Sept. 30, 2020

The university’s online harassment prevention (HP) education courses were relaunched on Mon., Aug. 31, 2020. Enrollment is available again via the Compliance & Qualifications system. The courses have been updated by our vendor due to recent changes in the federal Title IX regulations. All employees utilizing these online courses will need to start from the beginning of the course.

Quarterly Deadline

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, there are 295 individuals remaining campus-wide who are due to complete an approved HP course before the quarterly deadline of Sept. 30, 2020. 

Please run the Compliance & Qualifications (CQ) report, Harassment Prevention Compliance Individual Deadlines within the Quarter, for your units and strongly encourage identified employees to complete one of the online courses ASAP and no later than Wed., Sept. 30, 2020.

Extensions Due to Leaves of Absence

Contact EOD via diversity@uiowa.edu to request an extension for employees on extended leaves of absence. These requests must be first be approved by the senior HR leader or associate dean for faculty in your college/division.

 

Tips/Tech Support for the Online HP Courses

Recommended Browsers:               

Use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari as your browser.

Other Tips:

  1. Use a PC computer if possible, on the UI or UI Health Care campus.
  2. Refrain from using Citrix or Remote Desktop to access the UI network and login to the course.
  3. Do not attempt to login to the HP course from the VA Hospital computer system.

 

Estimated Course Length

AAO/Supervisors course ≈ 2+ hours

Non-AAO/Non-Supervisors course ≈ 1.5 hours

We strongly recommend employees start early and work on these online courses over multiple sessions.

Questions/Concerns?

Please email EOD at diversity@uiowa.edu.