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Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Toolkit Bundle

The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Toolkit is a suite of six guides organized around the pillars of the CORE Blueprint to supplement its implementation. The guides include downloadable resources, tools, and templates that can be adapted to meet specific institutional needs.

This bundle includes the following six CORE Constructs guides:

  • How to Be an Effective Campus Advocate 
  • Planning and Strategy for Campus Prevention Education 
  • Creating an Activist Peer Education Program 
  • Training, Compliance, and Engagement for Campus Employees
  • Assessing and Improving Campus Sexual Violence Policies
  • Communicating with Campus Stakeholders About Sexual Violence
  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Communicating With Campus Stakeholders About Sexual Violence supports campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence and complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Public Disclosure of Statistics. While useful to all, it is especially relevant for survivor advocates, media relations staff, Title IX teams, campus leadership, student affairs professionals, coordinators, and students. The guide helps campuses: Recognize the importance of speaking out about sexual violence, 2) Address increases in reported cases, 3) Create consistent messaging across campus, 4) Write timely Clery Act warnings, and 5) Communicate effectively with the media.

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Communicating With Campus Stakeholders About Sexual Violence supports campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence and complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Public Disclosure of Statistics. While useful to all, it is especially relevant for survivor advocates, media relations staff, Title IX teams, campus leadership, student affairs professionals, coordinators, and students. The guide helps campuses: Recognize the importance of speaking out about sexual violence, 2) Address increases in reported cases, 3) Create consistent messaging across campus, 4) Write timely Clery Act warnings, and 5) Communicate effectively with the media.

  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Assessing and Improving Campus Sexual Violence Policies complements the CORE Blueprint Pillars: Clear Policies and Survivor Support and is relevant for all campus community members. It outlines steps to strengthen sexual misconduct policies, including: 1) Designating a policy assessment and implementation team, 2) Reviewing current policies, 3) Considering key policy components, 4) Sharing policies and resources campus-wide, and 5) Reassessing policies regularly.

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Assessing and Improving Campus Sexual Violence Policies complements the CORE Blueprint Pillars: Clear Policies and Survivor Support and is relevant for all campus community members. It outlines steps to strengthen sexual misconduct policies, including: 1) Designating a policy assessment and implementation team, 2) Reviewing current policies, 3) Considering key policy components, 4) Sharing policies and resources campus-wide, and 5) Reassessing policies regularly.

  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Creating an Activist Peer Education Program complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Schoolwide Mobilization in Partnership With Campus Organizations and Student Leaders. It is especially useful for those developing or strengthening activist peer education programs. The guide covers: 1) How to get started, 2) Recruitment strategies, 3) Training approaches, 4) Empowering peer educators, and 5) Providing ongoing professional development.

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Creating an Activist Peer Education Program complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Schoolwide Mobilization in Partnership With Campus Organizations and Student Leaders. It is especially useful for those developing or strengthening activist peer education programs. The guide covers: 1) How to get started, 2) Recruitment strategies, 3) Training approaches, 4) Empowering peer educators, and 5) Providing ongoing professional development. 

  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Training, Compliance, and Engagement for Campus Employees complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Multitiered Education for the Entire Campus and is most relevant for faculty, student affairs professionals, and advisors who regularly work with students. The guide helps employees: 1) Understand their roles and obligations, 2) Know what to expect from trainings, 3) Respond appropriately to disclosures, 4) Practice active bystander intervention, and 5) Foster a supportive campus culture.

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Training, Compliance, and Engagement for Campus Employees complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Multitiered Education for the Entire Campus and is most relevant for faculty, student affairs professionals, and advisors who regularly work with students. The guide helps employees:

    • Understand their roles and obligations
    • Know what to expect from trainings
    • Respond appropriately to disclosures
    • Practice active bystander intervention
    • Foster a supportive campus culture
  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Planning and Strategy for Prevention Education on Campus complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Multitiered Education for the Entire Campus and is recommended for all campus members. Focused on prevention, it reviews federal guidelines for sexual violence programming and offers frameworks, resources, and practical tools—such as worksheets and planning aids—to support campuses in developing effective, campuswide prevention strategies.

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: Planning and Strategy for Prevention Education on Campus complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Multitiered Education for the Entire Campus and is recommended for all campus members. Focused on prevention, it reviews federal guidelines for sexual violence programming and offers frameworks, resources, and practical tools—such as worksheets and planning aids—to support campuses in developing effective, campuswide prevention strategies.

  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: How to Be an Effective Campus Advocate is a resource designed for professional campus advocates supporting survivors of sexual violence. It complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Survivor Support With Options on Reporting and provides tools to strengthen advocacy efforts.

    The Culture of Respect CORE Constructs Guide: How to Be an Effective Campus Advocate is a resource designed for professional campus advocates supporting survivors of sexual violence. It complements the CORE Blueprint Pillar: Survivor Support With Options on Reporting and provides tools to strengthen advocacy efforts. The guide focuses on:

    • Clarifying advocate roles and responsibilities
    • Establishing confidentiality standards
    • Creating safe spaces for survivors
    • Training and preparing advocates
    • Navigating federal regulations on survivor accommodations
    • Developing a Survivor Fund

    Its goal is to help campus advocates effectively prevent and respond to sexual violence while supporting survivor well-being.