Preventing Sexual Assault on CampusesReal-time data to create predictive models.

Presented by: Luke Roopra, CEO Vertiglo SoftwareCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

11/16/2015 – Atlanta, Georgia

Sexual Assault on CampusWhere are we now?

What’s Title IX?A federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program receiving federal funds.

Sex discrimination includes sexual harassment, sexual battery, sexual assault, and rape. Sexual violence can be committed by anyone against anyone.

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education

DataActual reported data – “on the ground”

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (2004-2015)Source: 2014 U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight

Source: 2015 U.S. News’ survey of 1,800 colleges & universities.

94% of undergradslive on campus.

Source: 2015 U.S. News’ survey of 1,800 colleges & universities.

58% of women sexually assaulted knew the person.

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (2004-2015)

24% of women areassaulted by force or while incapacitated.

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (2004-2015)

77% of assaults or unwanted contact involves alcohol or drugs.

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (2004-2015)

96% of students discuss their sexual assault.

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (2004-2015)

75% told someone andonly 9% reported it.

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (2004-2015)

Factors that don’t matterSchool sizePublic vs. privateSocial classReligionGrades On-campus/off campus

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (2004-2015)

“Survivor Stories”Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation

Survey Project. Five “Survivor Stories”

I was like, No, please stop. He was like, No, you’ll like it.

Female student, Queens University of Charlotte

I woke up the next morning without any pants on, and

without any recollection.Female student, University of Pittsburgh

I feel like I did that to myself.Female student, University of Central Florida

I didn’t report him. To me, I grew up in a conservative family so it was like, you

fight your own battles. Hannah Trahan, Texarkana College, Texas

What happened was wrong, but it was not worth making a mess about it.

Male student, Southern Illinois University

Reporting Gaps

“Reporting sexual harassment is confusingto students and records of their complaints and outcomes are not adequately kept.”

Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (former)Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education

CEO, XQ: The Super School Project (current)

Majority of complaints on campuses are submitted

In personBy phoneBy emailBy faxBy online form

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education in 2014

Source: Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education data from 2014-15

1,469Average days the Office of Civil Rights takes to complete sexual assault investigations.

Reasons?Lack of data and access – 83%

Lack of OCR support staff – 17%

Actual reported data & background information

Investigators and Staff Attorneys

41% of colleges have not conducted sexual violence investigations in the past 5 years.

Source: 2014 U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight

What Students Say…“My report isn’t anonymous, they know who I am”“Kept calling me a victim in the police interview”“Frustrated with no control in the process”“I have to keep calling to get updates”“If I file a lawsuit, I guess it will get progress”“I felt discredited right away”“It changed my life and I want action”“Hated I had to keep repeating what happened”“I think he’s done this before”“It’s the way it is….I guess”“I wish I would have not reported it”“It was my fault that I went to a party?”“Feel so alone and singled out”“I don’t feel comfortable reporting”“It’s so common and accepted on campus”“My friends at home want me to drop out”“He said there’s nothing I’ll be able to do about it”

Source: 2015 Student questionnaire. 61,184 students on 18 campuses in 5 states.

What Students Want…ü “A way to stay anonymous until I’m ready to share”ü “Communicate with the school and police without

sharing my personal info”ü “I want to see the ongoing progress for my report”

ü “I want to be able to escalate my complaint if there’s no progress”

ü “I don’t want people I know investigating my case”ü “I’d like the school to track how many repeat

complaints were made against the same person off-campus”

ü “View reports to see patterns exist for preventing it”ü “The university didn’t even know I made a complaint

to the police department”

ü “I want tougher punishment if he is found guilty”ü “I want a way to help students planning to come here”

Source: 2015 Student questionnaire. 61,184 students on 18 campuses in 5 states.

What Campuses Want…ü “A standardized way to collect reporting data”ü “Real-time aggregated information”ü “How about a quick way to communicate with the

student that submits an anonymous report”ü “Pie in sky want: Data that predicts trends fast”ü “Need something like a ‘timeline history’ so

different staff can jump in and help”ü “Our Student Services office has multiple staff and

requires centralized access for campus reports”ü “Executive summary data for administrative

monthly meetings would be great”ü “Detailed supporting data to make decisions on”ü “Measure actual outcomes for reporting”ü “Option to connect students with clinical support

staff”ü “Student verification is a must”ü “A way that we don’t have to manage software”

Source: 2015 Campus questionnaire. 18 campuses in 5 states.

Campuses strive to…ü Better understand risks/needs of violenceü Create climate supporting safety, respect & trustü Create comprehensive plan to address sexual violenceü Develop strategies based on evidence based practicesü Improve strategies with ongoing evaluationü Share lessons learned with stakeholders

Source: Office of Civil Rights – Title IX / U.S. Department of Education 2015.Source: 2015 Campus questionnaire. 18 campuses in 5 states.

Source: 2014 White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault.

Campus Intervention Strategies

Source: Office of Civil Rights – Title IX / U.S. Department of Education 2015.Source: 2015 Campus questionnaire. 18 campuses in 5 states.

Source: 2014 White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault.

Understanding Data

Comprehensive steps campuses are moving toward to address sexual assault.

ü Collect sexual assault data in real-time

ü Understand live trends on campus

ü Summarize the student needs in relation to the trends

Prevention Plans/Strategies ü Develop prevention plans based on actual data

ü Create strategies weaving campus-wide policy & social norms

ü Utilize evidence based practices

Evaluation & Sharing ü Evaluate ongoing strategies based on actual dataü Revisit implementation process to close gapsü Share lessons learned and milestones

Sustained Student Costs

The actual cost from student assaults may be far reaching.

Future relationshipsAcademic progressCareer prospectsCommunicating with authorityEngaging support and outreach Financial burdenOverall lack of trust in institutions

Source: Office of Civil Rights – Title IX / U.S. Department of Education 2015.

Assault Costs to CampusesUnited Educators Insurance – Paid $36 millionOn behalf of its 1,200 member campuses 2006-2010 for sexual assault payouts.

RECENT CAMPUS SETTLEMENTS:

University of Oregon: $800,000 + 4 yr tuition Female student raped by 3 basketball

University of Connecticut: $1.3 millionFive students settled sexual assaults

University of Illinois: $77,000Female sexual assault where photographs of incident were shared

University of Colorado Boulder: $2.8 millionFemale students (2) raped by football players at a party

Florida State University: $950,000Female student sexually assaulted by football player

Source: Office of Civil Rights – Title IX / U.S. Department of Education 2015.

Increasing Costs to OCRWhat’s known within the U.S. Dept. of Education/ Office of Civil Rights:

üComplaints are up 502% over the last 4 years

üHiring 200+ additional staff, investigators & attorneys

üProposed 2014 budget: $13 million An increase of $30.7 million

Source: Office of Civil Rights – Title IX / U.S. Department of Education 2015.

Sexual Assault on CampusA Data-Driven Path Forward

Welcome to Lighthouse

A campus reporting technology that allows all stakeholders to standardize & centralize real-time data.

A predictive and analytics based solution driving meaningful change on college campuses.

A Vertiglo Software Application.

We create rich mobile apps & great web experiences. An INC500 fastest growing software agency working for startups & companies behind the scenes.

Lighthouse SaaS ApplicationVertiglo Software engaged several hundred stakeholders within the education and health space to create Lighthouse. Our path is very clear:ü Spend the necessary time researching

(2 continuous years & counting)ü Solve the “gaps” with our own hand-built technologyü Focus on live stream data that bridges evidence based outcomesü Build predictive models that prevent future assaultsü Build the most trusted student data portal

http://vertiglo.com

Lighthouse Technology

Standards for Security & PrivacyLighthouse core design and infrastructure exceed industry standards for security, privacy, encryption and data portability.

Lighthouse is fully compliant with:üCloud Security Alliance (CSA)üFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)üHealth Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Technology Core FeaturesJust a few graphics from the app.

Campus Report & Demographic Data

Campus ReportsSample snapshot data.

Sample snapshot data.

Campus Dashboard DataSample snapshot data.

Real-time BreakdownSample snapshot data.

Reporting DataSample snapshot data.

Report Timeline

“Report Timeline”Student tracks progress of report. Whether anonymous or not.

All parties in the report group can ask questions, submit details and move the process along.

Sample snapshot data.

We forgot to mention

Lighthouse will make sure:ü All students are verified prior to submitting informationü We use multi-factor authentication on all accountsü All core student and report data is encryptedü The apps integrate a support connection for

clinical/wellness staff

Wrapping UpA few notes and contact information.

Campuses where Lighthouse technology is usedArizona State University

University of California-Berkeley

University of Southern California

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Colorado at Denver

University of Connecticut

Catholic University of America

Florida State University

Emory University

University of Chicago

Indiana University-Bloomington

Amherst College

Boston University

Emerson College

Harvard University—Law School

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Yale University

Michigan State UniversityUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborUniversity of North Carolina Chapel HillDartmouth CollegePrinceton UniversitySUNY at BinghamtonOhio State UniversityOklahoma State UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityPennsylvania State UniversitySwarthmore CollegeTemple UniversityVanderbilt UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversityCollege of William and MaryUniversity of VirginiaWashington State UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater

List is ordered by number of accounts created & reports generated. Student utilization on campus does not denote endorsement of Lighthouse technology.

Lighthouse Pricing

LIGHTHOUSE APP

FOR: All UsersCOST: ALWAYS FREE

UNLIMITED USE FOR:

ü Students

ü Title IX Coordinators

ü Campus Security Office

ü Local Police Department

ü Office of Civil Rights

For more information, emaillighthouse@vertiglo.com

CAMPUS ANALYTICS

FOR: Campuses Only COST: Subscription

ü Optional analytics andreal-time data search

ü Predictive data services

For more information, emaillighthouse@vertiglo.com

RESEARCH PARTNER

ü Beta & early release software accessü Campus included in new developmentü Access to view regional/national

trending data for comparison.ü Monthly campus assessment and

recommendations provided byLighthouse Team

ü Included in federal/state grantsü Invitation to roundtable discussions

with stakeholders

For more information, emaillighthouse@vertiglo.com

OR

FOR: Campuses & Orgs COST: Subscription

Data Research PartnersüStates: New York, California, Colorado, Ohio,

Michigan, Arizona, Texas üCenters for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

üNational Science Foundation (NSF)üSubstance Abuse & Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA)üU.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)üU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Why we share data:“We data share with these folks and trust their use of our information. The data is non-descriptive, is regionally based and will help shape the conversation. Real data matters when building solutions.” - Luke Roopra, CEO, Vertiglo Software.

Let’s Get StartedStudentsAccess to Lighthouse is easy, free and secure. You control your data.1. Create an account2. Submit your report with desired recipients3. View updates and progress

Title IX Coordinator, Campus Security Office, Local Police Department, & Office of Civil Rights

When a student from your campus or jurisdiction submits a report, you’ll receive notification and an option to create a new account. Don’t worry! We have your staff and department information.

Get started at lighthouse.vertiglo.com

Contact & InquiriesFor additional information or campus presentations, please email lighthouse@vertiglo.com