Please Complete Annual Required Campus Training


Mary Walsh, Chief Information Officer, Lauren McKown, Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights & Title IX, Nicole Hodges Persley, Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, 3:38 p.m.
Annual Employee Training

Dear Colleagues,

As KU faculty and staff members we have a responsibility to help build and support a healthy and vibrant campus community that fosters the well-being of all Jayhawks.  Our annual required harassment prevention and IT security trainings reinforce a shared understanding of our community values and collective responsibilities. Faculty and staff also are encouraged to participate in an optional diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging learning module focusing on creating a culture where everyone feels included, empowered and valued.

The three learning modules are now available in MyTalent. Please complete the required IT security and harassment prevention modules by March 19. You can find the modules in the “Learning Assignments” tile under “For You Today” on the MyTalent landing page. Detailed instructions at the end of this message will guide you in accessing these modules. If the material in the Harassment Prevention training could be triggering and you think you might have difficulty completing the learning module, please contact the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX at civilrights@ku.edu or 785-864-6414.

You can complete the modules all at once, or at different times. The modules are largely self-paced, and the total time to complete all three modules is approximately two hours. We encourage you to complete them as soon as possible. Beginning Feb. 27, you will receive weekly email reminders until you have completed both the IT security module and the harassment prevention module.

Changes Based on Your Feedback

As Provost Bichelmeyer shared in her recent message, we made changes to the annual required trainings based on feedback from faculty and staff. The most notable change is consolidation of the trainings into one timeframe, February 15 – March 19, which includes an academic break. The new timing is designed to alleviate some of the complexity and burden of completing the trainings over multiple time periods during the year.

Our collective effort toward a safe and empowering campus community is strengthened by the awareness, knowledge and reinforcement that comes through the annual trainings.

Thank you in advance for taking time to complete the learning modules.

Respectfully,

Mary, Lauren and Nicole

Mary Walsh

Chief Information Officer

Lauren McKown

Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights & Title IX

Nicole Hodges Persley

Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Completing the Annual Trainings

All three learning modules are available by selecting the direct links below, or by logging in to the MyTalent system and locating the modules in the “Learning Assignments” tile under “For You Today” on the landing page. Select the “View All” link in the tile to see all three training modules. To close the “View All” window, hover over the upper right corner of the window and click the “x” when it appears.

Harassment Prevention (required)

The Title IX Mandatory Reporter Harassment Prevention 2023 will help you understand your responsibilities as a mandatory reporter and what steps you can and should take if you become aware of an incident of discrimination, sexual harassment or sexual violence.

This professional development is a partnership between the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX and Human Resource Management. If this material could be triggering and you think you might have difficulty completing the Harassment Prevention learning module, please contact the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX at civilrights@ku.edu or 785-864-6414.

  • The module takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.
  • It will appear in the “For You Today” section after you log into the MyTalent system, and will remain there until you complete the module.
  • You must go through the entire module. Simply logging in or partially completing the module will not register as “complete.”
  • If you experience technical issues, please contact Human Resource Management at hrdept@ku.edu.

IT Security Awareness (required)

As faculty and staff, we have access to confidential personal, academic, research and proprietary data. That access comes with a responsibility to protect the information and help safeguard our campus systems. The KU Cybersecurity Awareness module provides simple steps you can take to protect yourself, your colleagues, your students and the University of Kansas.

  • The module takes approximately 20-25 minutes to complete.
  • It will appear in the “For You Today” section after you log into the MyTalent system, and will remain there until you complete the module.
  • You must go through the entire module. Simply logging in or partially completing the module will not register as “complete.”
  • If you experience technical issues, please contact Human Resource Management at hrdept@ku.edu.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (recommended)

The work of fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging begins with increasing self-awareness and building intercultural competency. The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Foundations module helps establish a shared language and understanding of these concepts and of the responsibility we all share to name and confront bias and discrimination.

  • The module takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.

If you experience technical issues, please contact Human Resource Management at hrdept@ku.edu.