Seton Hall Launches New Hazing Prevention Resources, Fostering a Safe and Welcoming Community

In a proactive stride toward enhancing campus safety, Seton Hall University has unveiled a comprehensive Hazing Prevention website tailored for students, families, faculty, staff and administrators. The launch reinforces the university’s mission to prepare students as ethical community leaders and aligns with the Stop Campus Hazing Act, signed into law on December 23, 2024.

The new website serves as a central hub of guidance, organized into sections specifically for students and student organizations, families of Seton Hall students, and faculty, staff and administrators.

Each section offers targeted information, including definitions of hazing, recognized warning behaviors and steps for reporting incidents. The site also includes a portal for accessing hazing reports.

Seton Hall's existing Anti-Hazing Policy underscores a zero-tolerance stance, broadly defined to prohibit any hazing behavior — whether physical, psychological or coercive — across student groups, both recognized and unrecognized, from clubs and teams to Greek life.

Dean of Students, Karen Van Norman, who spearheaded the University’s Stop Hazing Committee, emphasized the importance of the initiative,

Hazing undermines the trust, respect and safety that should define the Seton Hall experience. By evolving these resources and engaging students, families, and faculty together, we’re taking an active stand to protect our community and build a culture of accountability.

The Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA), the nation’s first federal anti-hazing law, amends the Clery Act (renaming it the "Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act") and reflects the culmination of years of advocacy, led by families affected by hazing tragedies, campus safety advocates and national organizations. It creates a uniform definition and reporting structure for hazing, imposes transparency on implicated organizations and mandates proactive education to prevent recurrence.

Seton Hall’s online resources demonstrate a clear alignment with these federal mandates:

• Policy Access: The website provides a visible, easily navigable platform for policy dissemination.
• Prevention Programming: It supports compliance with prevention goals by offering resources from external organizations such as StopHazing.org, the Hazing Prevention Network and the Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors.
• Transparency Reporting: The site hosts the public hazing report structure required under the Campus Hazing Transparency Report. Seton Hall’s report is available here.
• Education and Training: Hazing prevention and awareness training opportunities are offered regularly, along with supporting materials, for students, families, faculty and administrators across the University community.

Seton Hall's initiative exemplifies institutional leadership in adapting to and embracing these standards, offering clarity and resources to all campus stakeholders.

Members of the Seton Hall community seeking additional information or support can contact the Dean of Students Office at [email protected] or explore the full range of hazing prevention resources by visiting the University's page on Hazing Prevention. 

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