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SVPP Sophomore Experience

Sophomore Year Experience

The Sexual Violence Prevention Project (SVPP) Sophomore Experience has been designed and developed from prevention research and tailored to the Dartmouth community with the help of upper-level students. This year's curriculum is intended to build on the foundational knowledge and skills cultivated in the SVPP First-Year Experience. 

The components of the SVPP Sophomore Experience will allow students to apply knowledge and skills learned the prior year with their own lived experiences to the following concepts regarding each of the four SVPP outcomes:

  • Context;
  • Nuance and complexity;
  • Impact on others; and 
  • Second-level skill building and practice.
4 components + survey

Sophomore components for '27s

Survey
(Collects data to help us evaluate the effectiveness of the SVPP experience) 

  • Culture, Behavior, and Experiences (CBE) survey* 
    *Evaluation is an integral part of the SVPP and will help us determine whether our prevention programs and interventions are effective and postively impacting our students. We have intentionally built the CBE survey into students' annual SVPP Experience and have included pre and post surveys into SVPP sessions, but these evaluation/survey components of SVPP are not required.
  1. Bystander Intervention 2 (fall term)
  2. Positive Relationships & Sex 2 (winter term) 
  3. Resources and Support 2 (spring term)
  4. Power, Equity, and Belonging 2 (spring term) 

To register for your trainings: Go to DartHub and choose Courses and Grades. Click the Sexual Violence Prevention Project tile to open the SVP Portal. View your 'To Do List' and click on the calendar to register for your session. We encourage students to register with friends. If you need to switch your session after registering, cancel your registration before registering for a different session. 

Students on off-terms or studying abroad: You will be provided with opportunities to participate in make-up sessions when you return.

For technical issues related to the SVPP Portal, please contact IT at DCOL.SysTech@dartmouth.edu.

Accountability

We all have a role to play -

All undergraduate students are REQUIRED to complete their annual SVPP Experience. As a member of the Dartmouth community, every one of us has a role in creating a safe and supportive campus where we don't allow sexual violence to occur. This four-year curriculum is intended to enhance students' skills to actively contribute to sexual violence prevention and increase student wellbeing. The SVPP is asset-based and designed to cultivate and strengthen interpersonal leadership skills that are transferable to other health and wellness concerns (e.g. mental health, high-risk drinking and drug abuse, self-harm and suicide, eating disorders, etc.) and can be used both in and after college. This curriculum is not intended to be punitive. However, in order to hold students accountable to one another, those who do not complete their annual SVPP Experience will be in violation of our Community Standards and receive a conduct sanction.

The SVPP First-Year Experience is also a membership requirement for joining a Greek organization (fraternity, sorrority, or gender-inclusive house) or Student Society and being on track with your annual SVPP Experience is a prerequisite to participate in many campus leadership opportunities. 

For more information visit our SVPP FAQ page.

Requesting an extension, modification, or waiver

If you need additional time to engage with a component or have concerns about participating in any SVPP component for personal reasons, please contact us at SVPP@dartmouth.edu to make arrangements. If you need support or would like to request a waiver from a confidential resource, please contact a WISE Advocate at campus@wiseuv.org or the College Chaplain, Reverend Nancy Vogele, at College.Chaplain@dartmouth.edu.