Community Education Requirements

Learn more about how to complete online education modules required of all Ithaca College students.

All Ithaca College students are required to complete a series of online education modules to provide important information, awareness, and further understanding on core facets that can impact a student's college experience. As a key component to Ithaca College's onboarding process for students, these education modules are typically completed prior to arrival on campus for new incoming first-year students and new incoming transfer students.

The list of required modules are listed below:

  • Building a Community of Respect (Canvas)
    • Explore how our social identities shape our lived experiences and can influence a respectful and connected community, along with tools for allyship and self-care. This module will take 45 minutes to 90 minutes to complete.
    • This module is a pre-orientation requirement.

The Building a Community of Respect module is accessible by logging into Canvas using your Ithaca College login credentials. You can complete this module over multiple sittings and progress is saved. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are the recommended browsers.

  • Substance Use Modules: Alcohol Wise and Cannabis Wise (3rd Millennium)
    • Learn strategies to make well-informed choices around alcohol, cannabis and other substances in this module that will take 45 minutes to 2 hours complete.
    • The substance use modules are a pre-orientation requirement.
  • Hazing & Hosting (3rd Millennium)
    • Learn about the social dynamics, legal consequences, and emotional impacts of hazing. This course dives deeper into how hazing behaviors often evolve, why individuals participate, and most importantly, how to stop it before it starts. By aligning with the federal requirements of the Stop Campus Hazing Act, this course gives students not only the knowledge to identify hazing, but also the confidence and tools to challenge it.
    • The course takes approximately 45-to-90 minutes to complete.
    • This module is a pre-orientation requirement.

You can access the Substance Use Modules: Alcohol Wise and Cannabis Wise and the Hazing & Hosting module by logging into your personalized online portal managed by 3rd Millennium using your Ithaca College login credentials. On the 3rd Millennium portal you are able to track your progress, and view other assigned trainings. Modules may be completed through multiple sittings and progress is saved. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are the recommended browsers. Please utilize the provided directions to complete the modules. You will receive an email notification and Completion Certificate upon course completion.

  • You Are Not Alone (Video Review and Confirmation, FormStack)
    • This module was developed by Ithaca College produced by Park Production, performed by Ithaca College Theater students and funded through the NY State “Enough is Enough” grant. This short video will review important topics to help prevent sex-based harassment, understand reporting options, resources available, and ways in which you can intervene and help a friend.
    • This module will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
    • This module is a pre-orientation requirement.
    • Note: Please take care of yourself as you engage with this video, as it overviews sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.

The You Are Not Alone module is accessible by logging into FormStack using your Ithaca College login credentials. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are the recommended browsers.

Need Help?

For additional information or if you have any questions regarding these online education modules, please contact the Office of New Student and Transition Programs (NSTP) at nstp@ithaca.edu.

Frequently Asked Questions

At Ithaca Collegewe care about creating a safer, healthier and caring campus culture. It is important that all incoming students are aware of community expectations to treat one another with respect and to act as prosocial bystanders if you are concerned about another campus community member. We want to ensure all incoming students receive the same information about alcohol and other substances; equity, inclusion and belonging; hazing; and sexual and relationship violence.

It is required that all students complete the following modules: 

  • Building a Community of Respect
  • Substance Use Modules: Alcohol Wise and Cannabis Wise
  • Hazing & Hosting
  • You Are Not Alone

Please connect with NSTP@ithaca.edu and you will be directed to someone that can help navigate your concerns.

The Building a Community of Respect can be accessed by logging into your Canvas account using your Ithaca College login credentials.

For the Substance Abuse Modules: Alcohol Wise and Cannabis Wise and the Hazing & Hosting module, you can go to this link to access your 3rd Millennium portal. You will use your Ithaca College login credentials (user name and password) to log in and begin the courses.

The You Are Not Alone video and completion confirmation can be accessed by logging into FormStack using your Ithaca College login credentials.

The 3rd Millennium Classroom modules (Alcohol Wise, Cannabis Wise and Hazing & Hosting) will collect information via anonymous surveys to help personalize your experience. Your survey responses will not be shared; IC will only receive aggregate information about the student body as a whole. Some of the modules will have optional places for you to opt into contact about campus resources, this is not linked with any information from your surveys.

  • Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are the recommended browsers.
  • If you are experiencing technical issues with the modules on the 3rd Millennium platform, please contact 3rd Millennium Classrooms technical support team via phone or email: call (888) 810-7990 or email help@3rdmil.com
  • The Canvas help link is provided on the home page of these courses. Please utilize this link for further information if you are experiencing technical difficulties.

Yes, all incoming undergraduate students need to complete these modules. It is important to us that you understand community expectations and learn about campus policies and resources.

We ask that you consider all the possibilities for accessing a computer.  A friend or family member may be willing to let you use their computer for this purpose.  Shared-use computer options such as public libraries are also a possible solution. The course can be completed on a computer, iPad, or tablet with access to the internet and audio capabilities.

For students unable to access the online modules at home, please complete them ASAP once you arrive on campus. Orientation has scheduled several blocks of open computer lab time throughout the orientation program for students to be able to complete their modules. There are many shared public computer lab spaces available on campus.