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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, AlcoholEdu, Sexual Assault Prevention, and Mental Wellbeing

Welcome new RWU students! Roger Williams University partners with Vector Solutions whose mission is to help college students address critical life skills such as alcohol misuse prevention, sexual assault prevention, and building relationships with people different from themselves. Each year over 500,000 students complete these courses.

As part of our New Student Orientation, Roger Williams University expects you to complete 4 online courses:

  • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging,
  • AlcoholEdu (alcohol education),
  • Sexual Assault Prevention, and
  • Mental Wellbeing.

These 4 courses can assist you in establishing healthy, positive relationships and making well-informed decisions about issues that affect your college years and beyond. 

Information on the Vector Solutions program will be sent to students via email and discussed at the June Orientation program.  The online courses will not begin until the end of July for new students starting RWU for the Fall 2023 semester.

Part 1 Courses - Due by August 22nd
As part of our comprehensive prevention program for new students, you will need to complete the following four (4) courses:

  1. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
  2. AlcoholEdu
  3. Sexual Assault Prevention
  4. Mental Wellbeing

The courses will be available for you to complete on or around the last week of July.  You will receive an email directly to your RWU email account when the courses are ready for you to complete. Included in that email will be a unique link for you to access your Vector portal. All four courses must be completed prior to August 22nd.Not completing these 4 separate courses will delay your check-in process and start of your semester.

Part 2 Surveys - Due by October 13th
Around 30-45 days upon completing each course in Part 1, you will receive an e-mail inviting you to take Part 2(brief follow up surveys) which are due by October 13, 2023.

Important Information for Getting Started

  • You will need internet access and audio capabilities. The courses can be completed on a laptop, tablet or smartphone.
  • Courses are best supported by the latest versions of Chrome (preferred), Firefox, and Safari.
  • You may take the course(s) in multiple sittings. Please take your time learning from engaging with these research-based courses. Do not log out until you hit the next button or you will have to repeat the section.
  • The courses may include surveys to help personalize your experience and measure students’ attitudes and behaviors. All survey responses are confidential; the school will only receive information about the student body as a whole and will never see individual students’ answers.
  • Each course takes about 45 minutes-hour to complete so make sure you take them well before the start of the fall semester.

Login or technical problems?
For further assistance with your RWU email login, contact RWU Information Technology/MediaTech: 401-254-6363 or mediatech@rwu.edu.

Should you experience problems within the course,please contact Vector at support.education@vectorsolutions.com.

Thank you for your participation in these important educational and prevention efforts and welcome to RWU!

Roger Williams University partners with Vector Solutions whose mission is to help college students address critical life skills such as alcohol misuse prevention, sexual assault prevention, and building relationships with people different from themselves. Each year over 500,000 students complete these courses.

As part of our comprehensive prevention program for new students, Roger Williams University expects all new students to complete the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, AlcoholEdu (alcohol education), Sexual Assault Prevention, and Mental Wellbeing courses. These four online courses will empower students to make well-informed decisions about issues that affect the college years and beyond.

Completing the courses is required and students will not be permitted to start their semester without completing each.

It’s important to talk with your student about drinking, sexual assault and diversity awareness before they come to campus. Here are some resources to help you start the conversation.

Other Important Information:

  • You will need internet access and audio capabilities. The courses can be completed on a laptop, tablet or smartphone.
  • Courses are best supported by the latest versions of Chrome (preferred), Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
  • You may take the course(s) in multiple sittings. Please take your time learning from engaging with these research-backed courses. Do not log out until you hit the next button or you will have to repeat the section.
  • The courses may include surveys to help personalize your experience and measure students’ attitudes and behaviors. All survey responses are confidential; the school will only receive information about the student body as a whole and will never see individual students’ answers.
  • Each course takes about 45 minutes-hour to complete so make sure you take them well before the start of the fall semester.

Thank you for your participation in these important educational and prevention efforts.

Welcome to RWU!