Workshops & Trainings
Clery Center's workshop and training options are designed to enhance participants' understanding of and compliance with the Clery Act, providing comprehensive insight and practical tools for advancing your skills and knowledge related to this crucial framework for campus safety. Focusing on key areas, such as the basics of the Clery Act, the analysis of annual security reports and the role and challenges of campus security authorities (CSAs), our workshops and trainings cover a range of critical topics, fostering discussion, skill development, and strategic thinking to empower participants to ensure accurate reporting and a proactive and well-trained campus security community.
Workshops and trainings are held throughout the year and workshops are also available by request — private training brought to your campus. Learn more about each and how to request a workshop below.
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Clery Act Fundamentals
Clery Act Fundamentals offers a clear, foundational overview of the Clery Act’s core requirements, based on statute, regulations, and current Department of Education guidance. Participants will:
- Describe the Stop Campus Hazing Act requirements now in place
- Review the building blocks of Clery crime statistics:
- identifying campus security authorities
- naming and defining Clery geography categories
- defining and counting Clery Act crimes
- Distinguish between timely warnings and emergency notification
- Explore the prevention, response, and disciplinary procedures requirements for dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including their intersections with Title IX
- Review the components of an annual security report and how they tie in to the requirements overall.
This training provides an in-depth introduction to the Clery Act and is an ideal primer for our more advanced, application-based trainings such as Virtual, In-person, or Self-Paced CATS.
Anyone can attend and benefit from Clery Act Fundamentals, whether just beginning Clery Act work or brushing up on knowledge as an experienced practitioner.
Length: 5 hours
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Annual Security Report Workshop
This workshop provides the tools to review your institution’s annual security report (ASR) for compliance with the Clery Act, including requirements from the Stop Campus Hazing Act. Instructors will:
- Review required ASR components, including housing-specific elements
- Guide you in analyzing your ASR using Clery Center’s ASR checklist
- Facilitate group discussions to share strategies for improvement
Attend this workshop if you are:
- Responsible for writing or contributing to your institution’s ASR.
Length: 4 hours
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Please fill out this form for more information or to request an ASR Workshop!
Campus Security Authority Workshop
This workshop focuses on the role and responsibilities of campus security authorities (CSAs)—the reporters at the heart of Clery Act compliance. Using statute, regulations, and Department of Education guidance, facilitators will cover best practices for:
- Identifying roles for CSA designation
- Standardizing reporting procedures
- Creating engaging and effective CSA training
Attend this workshop if you:
- are responsible for identifying and training CSAs on your campus, or
- need to learn about your own responsibilities as a CSA.
Length: 2 hours
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Please fill out this form for more information or to request a CSA Workshop!
Campus Security Authority Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Ensure consistent and effective CSA training across your campus by learning how to train others. This workshop equips participants with:
- Strategies and techniques for CSA training
- Tools to adapt and implement institution-specific curricula
- Practical approaches to decentralizing training so all CSAs receive clear, accurate instruction
Attend this workshop if you are:
- Responsible for leading or supporting the training of CSAs on your campus.
Length: 3 hours
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Please fill out this form for more information or to request a CSA Train-the-Trainer Workshop!
Policy Synergy: Title IX & the Clery Act
This training explores how to design policies and procedures that empower survivors of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking (DVSAS) while fully meeting both Clery Act and Title IX requirements. Instructors will:
- Explain how annual security report policy statements connect to the underlying institutional policies that support response and disciplinary procedures
- Show how to align policies for clarity, accessibility, and compliance
- Provide strategies for building survivor-centered, streamlined policies
Attend this training if you are:
Length: 4.5 hours
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Investigating Hazing Incidents Workshop
Instructors will:
- Review the Clery Act’s hazing-related requirements including policy statement elements for reporting and investigating hazing incidents
- Explore what constitutes hazing and how to recognize its warning signs
- Examine intersections between hazing and other Clery Act crimes
- Engage participants through case studies, small group discussions, and interactive activities
Attend this workshop if you are:
- Responsible for overseeing or responding to hazing reports
- Supporting student organizations, Greek life, or campus safety initiatives
- Interested in understanding how the Stop Campus Hazing Act impacts institutional policy and prevention work
Length: 4 hours
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