Title IX training is a way for the University at Albany to combat any type on sexual violence on campus. On October, 52015, the University’s Executive Committee approved a comprehensive and mandated Sexual Response Policy.

Student group leaders were required to take the training by the end of the Fall Semester. Those who didn’t complete the training risked being removed from their position, or lose funding from the Student Association.

Michael Jaromin, Executive Director of Campus Life, said that 131 student group leaders didn’t take the training. He said that leaders showed remorse, and that many didn’t complete the training due to scheduling conflicts.

The style of the Title IX training changed from the previous semester. In an attempt to become more personal with people taking the course, students had to sign up for specific dates instead of taking the training during a group meeting.

“I thought this one was helpful, but it was also more helpful than my past experience because it was more personal and more interactive in a smaller group,” Senate Head Chair Jarrett Altilio said.

Despite not having the training, the student groups in question are still allowed to operate. The senate is working with Chantel Cleary, the Title IX Coordinator, in creating a way that leaders could ‘catch up’ on the training.

“[Student Groups] have a choice that either they can continue to have people on their E-board but they won’t be able to fully operate as normal … until those members are trained … or they could take action and remove people from the E-board and become fully functional,” Altilio said.

Altilio said that groups without the training won’t have events they are currently working on or their space taken away from them.