Training

Employee Training

The training courses below are those intended for faculty, staff, and student employees. Please check with your supervisor as to which courses are required for your position.

Primary Contact	Course Titles	Course Description
Leah Gutknecht Compliance & Equity Management	Title IX Training	Introduction to federal Title IX requirements and UNI's policy relating to mandated reporting responsibilities.
Patti Rust Registrar's Office	FERPA Basics	Examines obligations to ensure compliance with students' federal privacy rights.
Ken Connelly IT - Information Security	Data Security	Reviews best practices for maintaining the security of UNI data.
Tim McKenna University Counsel	Free Speech	Required annually by state mandate for all UNI employees.
Leah Gutknecht	DEI Inclusive Hiring	Explores best practices, unconscious biases, and methods to ensure equitable hiring. This course is not the HR search committee training.
Leah Gutknecht	Harassment and Discrimination Prevention - Supervisors	Reviews the role of a supervisor in preventing unlawful harassment and resolving employee conflicts.
Leah Gutknecht	Harassment and Discrimination Prevention - Staff and Faculty	Reviews the role of an employee in preventing unlawful harassment and reporting issues and incidents.
Melissa Ward	FMLA and ADA Supervisor Responsibilities	Provides supervisors with high-level information about how to identify a potential leave or accommodation request from an employee and their role in complying with the Family & Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Lori Seawel	Making Electronic Materials Available	Addresses accessibility of electronic materials for all users including legal considerations related to accessibility, how to make documents accessible, and resources and support options available.

Student Training

The training courses below are intended for students.

Primary Contact	Course Titles	Course Description
Leah Gutknecht Compliance & Equity Management	Voices for Change: Consent	Explores the types of gender violence and the importance of consent.
Leah Gutknecht Compliance & Equity Management	Voices for Change: Student Athletes	Required every two years for all student athletes.
Patti Rust Registrar's Office	FERPA Basics	Reviews students' federal privacy rights in regard to their educational records.
Ken Connelly IT - Information Security	Data Security	Reviews best practices for maintaining the security of UNI data.
Tim McKenna University Counsel	Free Speech	Required annually by state mandate for all students.

Optional Faculty, Staff and Student Training Resources

Online training at LinkedIn Learning

The LinkedIn Learning Online Training Library® is a constantly growing and evolving body of training video tutorials designed to help you learn what you want, when you want it. UNI students, faculty and staff have access to over 1,100 courses and 66,000 tutorials organized by subject, software, and instructor. These course include topics on most office productivity tools, learning management tools, programming tools and much more!