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- 2. Kristi Clemens Title IX Coordinator and Clery Compliance Officer Gary Sund Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Response Sophia Brelvi Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Training
- 3. Share the role and purpose of Title IX and the office Learn about resources and support and how to access them Recognize that we all have a role to play in creating a respectful and inclusive community
- 4. • Pay attention to how you are feeling • Take breaks as needed • Ask questions at any time Privacy • What is said here, stays here • What is learned here, leaves here
- 5. No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Title IX applies to all members of the Dartmouth community, not just students.
- 6. Ensure a safe and secure academic, residential and work environment so all can fully participate
- 7. • Ensure equal access to all educational, employment, and other opportunities at Dartmouth regardless of sex or gender; • Receive disclosures, monitor reports, and oversee response and investigation; • Advise any individual about the courses of action available at the College and in the community; • Oversee and coordinate a comprehensive, integrated prevention and education program for all campus constituencies
- 8. • Sexual or Gender-Based Harassment - Quid Pro Quo - Hostile Environment • Sexual Assault • Sexual Exploitation • Relationship and Interpersonal Violence • Stalking • Provision of Alcohol and/or Other Drugs for Purposes of Prohibited Conduct • Retaliation New SMP: Prohibited Conduct
- 9. Consent is an affirmative and willing agreement to engage in specific forms of sexual contact with another person. Consent requires an outward demonstration, through mutually understandable words or actions, indicating that an individual has freely chosen to engage in sexual contact. Consent cannot be obtained through: 1. the use of coercion or force, or 2. by taking advantage of the incapacitation of another. Silence, passivity, or the absence of resistance does not imply consent. Consent
- 10. • Federal and state laws and College policy prohibit retaliation • Cannot retaliate against someone for bringing or supporting a complaint • Complaint only needs to be brought in good faith • No retaliation even if no unlawful harassment found
- 11. • More than 90% of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault (Cullen, F., Fisher, B., & Turner, M., 2000) • About 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men have been the victim of a contact sexual assault (CDC NIPSVS, 2011) • In 8 out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the perpetrator (Miller, T. R., Cohen, M. A., & Wiersema, B. ,1996) • More than 25% of transgender individuals had been sexually assaulted after the age of 13
- 12. The most common reason for not reporting incidents of sexual assault and sexual misconduct was that it was not considered serious enough. Other reasons included because they were “embarrassed, ashamed or that it would be too emotionally difficult,” and because they “did not think anything would be done about it.” (AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct, 2015)
- 13. Power Dynamics Power= the ability to direct or influence others Reporting parties have a lot at stake Intent and Impact Intent = What we hope our audience will think, feel, and do. Impact = What they actually think, feel, and do. • Can be affected by life experience, social identities, power/privilege dynamics Not knowing isn’t an excuse any more It can be dismissive of people’s experiences
- 14. Bystander Intervention Begins with knowing what is permissible and what is not Seize on moments of action: • Do something yourself • Bring others in • Create a distraction/creative intervention Know that even if it doesn’t directly impact you, the indirect impact is real
- 15. Scenario 1 You are conducting a review session for an upcoming exam. As the session wraps up, one of your classmates approaches you with a few follow-up questions about the material. He seems uncharacteristically nervous and flustered so you ask him if everything is ok. He shares that he just came from a meeting with a faculty member and he feels uncomfortable. You ask him what happened, and he says that a faculty member invited him to meet for coffee off-campus to discuss his performance on the last assignment. He feels uncomfortable but is not sure if he is overreacting. He apologizes for taking up so much of your time and leaves the classroom. • How would you handle this situation? • Imagine that instead of a classmate reporting this to you, you observed this exchange between the student and the faculty member. Does that change your willingness to respond and/or the steps that you would take?
- 16. Scenario 2 You are at a professional conference and see a colleague at the hotel bar with some other colleagues and interns. You observe that colleague buy a shot for a female intern, and can tell from across the room that she does not want to drink it. The colleague puts his arm around her, and leads others in the bar in chant of “Drink! Drink! Drink!” • How could you intervene in this situation? • What if this wasn’t the first time you observed something like this with this colleague?
- 17. Share the role and purpose of Title IX and the office Learn about resources and support and how to access them Recognize that we all have a role to play in creating a respectful and inclusive community
- 18. • Confidential Resources • Private Resources
- 19. People who may not share your information without your expressed consent unless there is an imminent danger to self or others, or as otherwise required by law (such as mandated reporting laws about sexual abuse of a minor). Confidential resources include licensed medical or counseling professionals (e.g., a licensed psychologist), staff members of organizations recognized as rape crisis centers under state law (such as WISE), and ordained clergy.
- 20. • Counseling Center is dedicated to student mental health and well-being. Same day appointments are available for crisis and emergency situations. A counselor is on call 24 hours a day. Students who have experienced gender-based violence are prioritized through the triage process. All counselors are trained to provide comprehensive, culturally competent trauma—informed care. • Primary Care and Women’s Health Includes general physical examinations with screening procedures as recommended by national guidelines, including screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy testing and counseling and a full range of contraception counseling and treatments. • In-Patient Department is a 10-bed infirmary/hospital equipped to support both medical and mental health care needs of students. They offer confidential overnight, care and support. They are available after hours when undergraduates are in session- Fall, Winter, and Spring terms only.
- 21. College Chaplain - Rabbi Daveen Litwin • A Pastoral counselor (inclusive, non-judgmental and open to all) • Help with processing an incident • Provide religious or spiritual support and guidance, if requested • Aid in the healing process • Can connect with additional resources including Title IX Office and additional ordained UCM clergy members tucker.center@Dartmouth.edu
- 22. • WISE is the organization leading the Upper Valley to end gender-based violence • Advocates are independent confidential resources, and are not employees of the college • WISE can support survivors in navigating the aftermath of violence in all parts of the person’s life • Campus Advocate, on campus Mondays in 37 Dewey, Room 452 campus@wiseuv.org 24-hour crisis line: 866-348-9473
- 23. • Also known as “Responsible Employees”. • Required to promptly share a disclosure with the Title IX Coordinator. • The Title IX Coordinator will make sure you have access to the available support services and that you feel safe on campus. • Disclosures will be shared only on a need-to-know basis or as required by law. • Your information will be kept private and not shared publicly. Holly Wilkinson serves as a Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Thayer Gary Hutchins serves as a Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Guarini School
- 24. Email contact with Reporting Person; Email sent within 24 hours of notice to Title IX Coordinator Notify of: confidential and private resources, on- and off-campus; right to contact law enforcement and seek medical treatment; importance of preservation of evidence; Inform that it is voluntary and not obligatory to respond to or meet with a Title IX Coordinator. Invite reporting party to meet with a Title IX Coordinator at a time that works for them
- 25. • Informal or formal reporting • Informal no contact directive • Formal no contact order • Classroom and registration measures • Academic measures • Housing adjustments • Formal investigation
- 26. • Let you choose what to talk about • Be clear that there are choices • Respect your decisions • Point out strengths and capacities • Share information about resources and support • Actively connect you with resources and support • Explain reporting options and relevant policies and procedures
- 27. • Reporting Person determines whether to report to law enforcement • Hanover Police participates in the “You Have Options” program, which allows a reporting party to talk with law enforcement at length before deciding next steps • Involvement from law enforcement does not relieve the institution from investigating under Title IX • The College may find a policy violation under Title IX without a criminal sentence (evidentiary bar is different) • Preponderance of the evidence (College) • Beyond a reasonable doubt (Criminal)
- 28. Share the role and purpose of Title IX and the office Learn about resources and support and how to access them Recognize that we all have a role to play in creating a respectful and inclusive community
- 29. As a member of the Dartmouth Community, we want you to know… Everyone has a role to play in the intervention and prevention of sexual/gender-based harassment or violence. Everyone is expected to create a respectful environment free from harassment. Everyone is expected to be an active bystander, intervening before, during, or after any form of harassment. Everyone is expected to assist and support individuals who have been harassed.
- 30. Parkhurst Hall Suite 05, 14 North Main St., Hanover NH 03755 603 646 0922 titleix@dartmouth.edu https://sexual-respect.dartmouth.edu/