Dear [First Name],
Welcome!
Guided by the University’s Jesuit Tradition of Cura Personalis — caring for the whole person — Georgetown is deeply committed to the health, welfare, and ultimate success of all our students. That commitment calls us to offer a wide array of wellness resources for students. Certain topics are so important to your ability to thrive on campus that Georgetown requires all new incoming first-year students, including first-time transfer students of any class year, to take trainings on alcohol, sexual violence prevention, and bystander intervention. Failure to complete these trainings will result in a hold on your student account, which will prevent you from registering for Spring 2023 classes.
About the Courses
To address these vital issues, Georgetown requires completion of two online courses, Binge Thinking! and Sexual Violence Prevention. These two courses are interactive educational programs that use science-based research to educate students about alcohol and its effects and issues of healthy relationships and sexual violence prevention.
As a new member to the campus community, you will also be required to attend an in-person bystander intervention training called Bringing in the Bystander (BITB). Bystander Intervention is a proven public health strategy that helps prevent and respond to sexual assault by equipping and empowering students to intervene in risky situations.
Optional but Strongly Encouraged: Lastly, while college can be a place of growth and excitement for many, it can also be a place where some students experience mental health challenges. To help students navigate potential stressors and emotional concerns, we are offering Mental Well-Being for Students as an optional online course. The course offers self-care strategies, ways to recognize when they or their peers are in distress, and where to find additional support. The Mental Well-Being for Students course opened on July 25 and all new students received an email invitation to participate in this course. Georgetown’s Every Hoya Cares website also includes helpful information about mental and emotional well-being resources available to our community.
Taking the Courses
To take each course, simply click on the respective link below. For the bystander training, you will register for an in-person session that works for your schedule. The Sexual Violence Prevention course will be available early September. When the course goes live, you will receive an email from Vector Solutions with a link to complete the course.
Complete Early and Win!
The table below has each course’s deadline. Where indicated, if you complete the courses by the Complete Early deadline, you will be entered to win a $50 gift card to the GU Bookstore, a great place to get Georgetown gear!
| Course | Mode | Complete Early | Final Deadline | Length | Link |
| Binge Thinking! | Online | Thurs., Sept. 1 | Mon., Sept. 19 | 45 minutes | Take the Binge Thinking! course |
| Sexual Violence Prevention | Online | Thurs., Sept. 15 | Mon., Sept. 26 | 60 minutes | Coming soon! Link will be sent by Vector Solutions when the course goes live. |
| Bringing In the Bystander | In-Person | N/A | Sessions start Sept. 7 and run through Oct. 31. Space is limited. Sign up early. | 2 hours | Register for BITB |
| Mental Well-Being* (strongly recommended) | Online | N/A | Course closes on Fri., Sept. 30 | 45 minutes | Link was sent to students on July 25 by EverFi. Refer to your GU email. |
*The Mental Well-Being course, while strongly encouraged, is optional for students.
Tips and Technical Support
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- Need more help? Please refer to our FAQs site, which contains course-specific contact information for technical support.
If you have questions about the courses and/or whether this requirement applies to you, please see our FAQs site.
Note: If you believe taking the Sexual Violence Prevention course will be triggering for you due to the nature of the content, you can contact a Georgetown University confidential resource by emailing: sarp@georgetown.edu. This confidential email is only for those who have specific questions/requests regarding the sensitive nature of the content. For all other questions, please view our FAQs site. You can also find resources and ways to report sexual misconduct here.
Thank you for your attention to these important issues.
Sincerely,
Jeanne F. Lord, Ed.D.
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students