Our research has revealed that the majority of college students have experienced online harassment and yet they don’t know who to turn to when they need support. With your help, we want to create better resources and practices for supporting our students as they navigate their online lives. 

Please join us at an upcoming online program, Bears in Action: Responding to and Preventing Online Harassment, a 90-minute professional development program for Morgan State University Student Affairs & student services professional staff. 

Will you join us?

Two Session Options: 

• Zoom-based session on Thursday, January 12 from 3 - 4:30pm Eastern 
• In-person (in Banneker) on Tuesday, January 24 from 3:30 - 5:00pm Eastern

To register, please complete this brief online survey

Bears in Action: Responding to and Preventing Online Harassment is an IRB-approved study that has been designed specifically for Morgan State University Student Affairs & student services professional staff who are interested in contributing to our collective knowledge about how universities can better support students experiencing cyberbullying, online harassment, and cyberstalking. This professional development program is part of a larger research study funded by ACPA and led by Dr. Virginia Byrne, Assistant Professor in the MSU Higher Education & Student Affairs graduate program. This session will be co-facilitated by Juana Hollingsworth, a current graduate student in the MSU Higher Education & Student Affairs graduate program.

To thank you for participating in our study, participants who complete the program and the accompanying online surveys will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card and a formal Certificate of Completion.

To participate, please please complete this brief online survey

Please forward this to your Morgan State colleagues who might be interested. 

Your participation will be kept confidential, and any comments you make to us will remain anonymous in any reporting of findings. Your participation and answers will have no effect on your employment or enrollment. Additional information about the study can be found in the consent forms linked to this email. You must be over 18 years old to participate.

If you have any questions please contact Dr. Virginia Byrne at virginia.byrne@morgan.edu.