Reminder: the online course Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Together is to be completed March 31 by faculty and staff.

This is the third online course to be completed by faculty and staff this year. The online courses, Drake University Online Information Security Awareness and Prevent Sexual Violence Together, were to be completed by faculty and staff by Dec. 7. The courses are part of Drake’s new online programs, which underscore Drake’s commitment to safety and security. The courses feature realistic scenarios based in a higher education setting and participants interactively answer related questions.

Training is completed at your own pace and the courses may be accessed multiple times. Courses retain previously completed content and will return you to the place you last viewed course information. The Blackboard system electronically records your status as “completed” when you finish each course.

Course Access
Log in to myDrake and click the Blackboard app in the shaded blue area near the top of the screen. Click Agree and Continue at the pop-up screen describing Privacy, Cookies and Terms of Use. Next, enter your Drake Banner numeric ID and password, and you’ll be directed to the Blackboard home page. The courses are listed in the My Courses area of the page.  The Prevent Sexual Violence Together and Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Together courses are bundled within the link titled Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Violence Prevention.

Unsure If You’ve Completed a Course?
Click on the course title and then My Grades on the left menu. A green checkmark indicates you’ve completed the course.

Next Steps
Deans/administrative leaders will receive a spreadsheet listing their faculty and staff who need to complete the courses that were due Dec. 7. They will provide information to managers for follow-up.

Need Help?
The home page of Blackboard includes a link to On Demand Help topics. If you experience technical issues, click the Blackboard Issues link in the Bb Student News section of the home page and submit your request. For questions about course content, contact Peter Lundstedt, director, Information Security and Compliance; Kathryn Overberg, Title IX coordinator and equity and inclusion policy specialist; or Mary Alice Hill, director, HR Partner Services.

Mary Alice Hill, Human Resources