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All new students are required to take a few online courses prior to the beginning of their first semester. The links to complete each course will be sent in separate emails to your Otterbein email account and must be completed prior to the start of classes. U Got This and Binge Thinking are focused on reducing risky behavior, preventing sexual misconduct, and promoting healthy relationships through direct information and interaction in realistic student scenarios. The Anti-Hazing Module is required by the State of Ohio.

Otterbein’s Campus Life Handbook contains all of the University policies and procedures. You can access it at www.otterbein.edu/CLH. Campus policies are intended to protect the campus community from disruption and harm. Student conduct procedures uphold the rights and responsibilities of students through an educational process.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is federal legislation that bans sex discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Sex discrimination includes sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Otterbein has a designated Title IX Coordinator who is charged with carrying out the university’s Title IX responsibilities, including overseeing all Title IX complaints. The Dean of Students is the Title IX Coordinator and can be reached at 614-823-1250.

For complaints against University employees, contact Molly Miller, Director of the Office of Human Resources at 614-823-1130 or miller95@otterbein.edu. For complaints against university students, contact Julie Saker, Dean of Students, at 614-823-1250 or jsaker@otterbein.edu. Complaints can also be made to the Otterbein Police Department by calling 614-823-1222 or going to one of the help phones located throughout campus.

To make an anonymous complaint, contact the Campus Conduct Hotline, a toll-free number at 866-943-5787, or fill out the Silent Witness form online at www.otterbein.edu/silentwitness.

To assess your options, you can contact either the Office of Human Resources or the Office of Student Conduct and Wellness. To learn more about the University’s practices and policies on these matters, visit www.otterbein.edu/CLH or www.otterbein.edu/titleIX.