Sexual Harassment /Sexual Misconduct September 2015 IIT Office of General Counsel Educational Program for Teaching Assistants

Program Objectives Review IIT’s policy on sexual harassment/sexual misconduct Review Title IX requirements regarding sexual harassment and sexual misconduct Know what to do if harassment/misconduct occurs

Sexual Harassment – Employee Handbook (Policy E. 2.00; 3.00) – Student Handbook ( , Sec III (I)) IIT is committed to ensuring an environment for all students and employees that is fair, humane, and respectful - - an environment which supports and rewards student and employee performance on the basis of relevant considerations such as ability and effort. Behaviors which inappropriately assert sexuality as relevant to student or employee performance damage this environment.

Sexual Harassment – Employee Handbook (Policy E. 2.00; 3.00) – Student Handbook ( , Sec III (I)) Therefore, IIT will provide for its students and employees an educational and employment environment free of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct or communications constituting sexual harassment as defined or otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.

Sexual Harassment of Students The IIT Sexual Harassment Policy and the Illinois Human Rights Act prohibit unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors made by a higher education representative to a student. Also prohibits any conduct of a sexual nature exhibited by a higher education representative toward a student when such conduct has the purpose of substantially interfering with the student’s educational performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational environment. IIT policy prohibits sexual harassment by any member of the university. IIT policy also prohibits consensual relationships of a dating, intimate, romantic and/or sexual nature between an IIT employee and (i) Any undergraduate student; and (ii) Any graduate student when the employee is in a position, actual or apparent of power or influence over a student. (Employee Handbook – Policy E. 4.00)

Defining Sexual Harassment? Sexual harassment is conduct or expression that is: sexual in nature unwelcome (person did not request or invite the conduct and considers it to be undesirable or offensive) impactful (denies or limits a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from a school's educational program)

Sexual Misconduct – Employee Handbook (Policy E. 3.00) – Student Handbook ( , Sec III (I)(7)) The university is committed to providing an education and employment environment that is safe, secure and free of sexual misconduct. Human Resources will conduct educational workshops on this subject and provide prevention and referral resources to employees. Any employee who believes he/she is the victim of sexual assault should report the incident to his/her supervisor, the Title IX Coordinator, Human Resources or Public Safety and seek medical assistance. The report will be investigated promptly, thoroughly and discretely with every effort made to maintain confidentiality to the extent possible.

Sexual Misconduct – Employee Handbook (Policy E. 3.00) – Student Handbook ( , Sec III (I)(7)) As set forth in the Code of Conduct in the Student Handbook, IIT prohibits acts of sexual misconduct, which includes sexual assaults, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual exploitation and stalking.

Title IX Protections Title IX of the Education Amendments Acts of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs, thus sexual harassment (form of sex discrimination) is prohibited by Title IX Protects ALL students regardless of national origin, immigration status, or citizenship status including undocumented students Protects against sexual misconduct. (Student Handbook , Sec. II (A)(15); Employee Handbook Policy E. 3.00) Sexual Assault Dating Violence Domestic Violence Sexual Exploitation Stalking

Title IX Duty to Act Once the university learns of an incident of sexual harassment/sexual misconduct, there is a duty upon the university to act. Even if the Complainant decides not to move forward with a complaint, the university retains the right to conduct an investigation without his/her consent. Must take any such complaint to the Dean of Students, Dean’s Designee or Title IX Coordinator.

Title IX Coordinator ― Virginia Foster Phone: Oversight of Title IX complaints Coordinate educational training Monitoring and compliance assurance Reporting

Sexual Harassment / Sexual Misconduct Conduct can be carried out by: Faculty or staff Students Third parties (visiting speaker, vendors)

Sexual Harassment / Sexual Misconduct Conduct can occur: University-sponsored program or activity University facilities Off-campus locations

Sexual Harassment / Sexual Misconduct Conduct can be: Verbal or nonverbal Physical / Violent Electronic

Sexual Harassment / Sexual Misconduct Gender does not matter: Men and women can be victims Harasser/perpetrator and victim can be of same sex

Who To Contact? Students who believe they have been subjected to sexual harassment/sexual misconduct should contact: Dean of Students IIT Public Safety ‒ Katherine Stetz ‒ ‒ – Title IX Coordinator –Virginia Foster –

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IIT Community Support Team Assist members of the community when they witness behavior that appears troubling, disconcerting or otherwise out of the ordinary

IIT Community Support Team

Community Support Team Contacts Teresa Bursoni Assistant Director of Operations, Public Safety FH Meghan Kean Psychologist Student Health and Wellness Center IT 3C Aggie McGrane Director, Disability Resources TS 1C Mike Gosz Vice President for Enrollment IIT Tower 19 th Floor

Community Support Team Contacts Arturo Martinez Director, Public Safety FH Katie Murphy Stetz Vice Provost, Student Affairs MC Candida Miranda Associate General Counsel IT 1900-SW Antoinette Murril Associate Vice President Human Resources IIT Tower 9 th Floor

Mike Young Professor College of Psychology LS 246B Community Support Team Contacts Chris White Vice Provost for Academic Affairs IT 7D

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