RISE staff are available to provide training and educational programming for faculty, staff, students and departments on issues related to consent, sexual assault and sexual violence, gender-based violence, relationship abuse, stalking, and/or bystander intervention. A basic training lasts approximately one hour. Training topics include:

• RISE Basic Training  
  • Definitions of sexual assault, domestic/relationship violence and stalking;
  • Responding appropriately to reports of relationship violence, stalking and/or sexual assault;
  • Information on UMKC policies and procedures; and
  • Resources for victims/survivors.
  • Departments or offices can request an additional half-hour of each of the following
    • Red flags and dynamics of domestic/relationship violence, sexual assault and stalking; or
    • Role plays to practice responding to students with these issues.
• Engage, a violence and harm prevention program (click here for more information about Engage)
  • Engage Overview Training 
  • Engage Deeper Dive Training: Mental Well-Being
  • Engage Deeper Dive Training: Alcohol and Other Substance Misuse
  • Engage Deeper Dive Training: Interpersonal Violence
  • Engage Deeper Dive Training: Issues of Bias and Discrimination

To make a request for educational programming or training from RISE, contact Alyson Frydman (call: 816-235-5560; email: afrydman@umkc.edu)

Additional education opportunities:

• For faculty interested in the “Don’t Cancel That Class” initiative, visit Don’t Cancel That Class.
• For information on mandatory training for all incoming new students, visit U Got This!
• To access the mandatory annual training for employees, visit Compliance and Regulatory Training.
• To find resources related to prevention of sexual misconduct, visit Prevention Resources.