MSU has contributed the following ongoing efforts to protect minors participating in MSU Youth Programs:
2012
Training for MSU Youth Program Directors focused on identifying and reporting signs of child abuse.
2013
MSU established the policy outlining the requirements for facilitating University youth programs.
The policy for facilitating MSU youth programs continued to evolve with revisions.
2016
The part-time Director of Youth Programs conducted a survey of Youth Programs at MSU and facilitated a Youth Protection Workshop to train MSU Youth Program Directors.
2017
Recommendations from the MSU Office of Internal Audit and the part-time Director of Youth Programs led to the appointment of the new full-time Director of Youth Programs in November 2017.
2018
The new Youth Programs Advisory Board was established by the Director of Youth Programs.
Revisions were made to the Operational Requirements for Conducting University Youth Programs based on evolving standards and practices in youth protection.
The Youth Protection Workshop was expanded to a full-day program involving presentations from campus experts.
Additional training and development programs were provided to youth program directors and coordinators. Topics included:
Recognizing red flag behaviors in personnel selection processes
Identifying and reducing bias and discrimination
Surviving and responding to an active shooting incident
Read more on the current objectives for the Office of MSU Youth Programs.
