1. New Graduate Student Conference: Title IX and YOU
April-Autumn Jenkins
Program Coordinator
CLEAR- Consensual Language, Education, Awareness & Relationships
Offices of the Dean of Student Life

2. Program Overview Aggie Community expectations on violence
Elements of violence
Step In Stand Up through bystander intervention
Rights and Resources for those affected by violence
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3. The Aggie Community Expectations
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4. What is Title IX?
Seeks to protect any person from sex-based discrimination.
All students have the right to learn in a healthy environment, free from discrimination, harassment, and violence. 
Requires schools to provide male and female students with equal opportunities and to protect students from sex-based harassment from administration, faculty, staff, other students, and school visitors.
Title IX is about both equality and protection.
Several pieces of federal legislation recommend, encourage, and in some cases, require all colleges and universities to provide this information to their new, incoming students. Which is why you are hearing this today.
Additionally, the Campus SaVE Act requires colleges and universities to provide education and programming, throughout the year, on the issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Why?

5. Title XI 101
Educational institutions that receive federal financial assistance are governed by Title IX. 
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is in charge of enforcing Title IX. 
A victim, witness, or third party can file a complaint.
Because crimes of sexual violence are being brought to our attention in increasing numbers. It is unclear if the incidents are increasing in number but clearly, students are willing to come forward, more than ever, to file complaints of sexual violence and seek support.
Why is there legislation to require this education and programming?
Because the research tells us that crimes of sexual violence impact all of us.
And the research points out that our college students are especially at risk.

6. TAMU’s Role Core Values: Respect Integrity Selfless Service Loyalty
Excellence
Leadership
Educate Aggies - sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
Provide Aggies – response, resources and options
Help Aggies - willing to assist those who may be afraid
The message is clear. And, it’s a message we cannot share enough.
We must educate our students, provide resources and options, and help one another – and it is in those times of need, when those resources and that support are most important.
With our core values of Respect and Integrity, every Aggie should embrace this message.

7. Title IX, VAWA & Campus SaVE
Report incidents of sexual harassment/violence
prevent sexual assault and dating violence on campuses
respond immediately and appropriately
protect the complainant and respondent as necessary
establish grievance procedures
Title IX, another piece of federal legislation that you saw on the earlier slide, requires colleges and universities to take necessary steps to prevent sexual assault on their campuses, but should an assault occur, we need to respond quickly and effectively.
The Office of Civil Rights, OCR, works to see that schools comply with Title IX requirements.
In your conference bag, you received a small, folded business card titled “You Are Not Alone.”
It’s small but holds very important information.
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Take special note of the various contacts on that card for support and resources. Texas A&M University is equipped to provide the support and resources needed in these situations.
But, you need to know where to go and whom to ask. Put the card in your wallet, hang it on your bulletin board or fridge.
But, if you lose it, then I would ask that you remember only one person, one office, when faced with a situation involving an incident of sexual harassment or sexual assault – me.
Remember me, as the Dean of Student Life, as a person you can come to. My contact information is on that card as well.

8. Power-Based Personal Violence
Date Rate/Acquaintance Rape
Intimate Partner Violence
Sexual Assault
Sexual Violation
Rape
Exposure
Sexual Harassment
Voyeurism
Sexual Exploitation
Unwanted touching
Stalking
These are some words you may hear or think of when discussing sexual violence. Sexual violence is a word as an umbrella term for many things. briefly define words. We recognize all people have various levels of comfort with each of the words listed, so know- in line with national practice & professional standards- we will primarily use “sexual violence” as an umbrella term that encapsulates most of the other words. Last, We want to be clear that not all victims are women nor heterosexual, not all perpetrators are men, and have taken steps to be inclusive of all persons affected by sexual violence. Statistics do tend to norm on many victims being heterosexual women, however, which both attributed to the distribution of crime and also known underreporting by both male victims and LGBT persons affected by SV. We’ve heard students say “violence” seems to harsh, it adequately reflects the situation. Also, we will err toward “survivor” as our word of choice on-trend with the impact & healing potential of sexual violence.

9. 47. Sexual Harassment
Texas A&M University strives to maintain a work and educational environment free from discrimination, sexual harassment, and related retaliation in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws.
Student-rules.tamu.edu

10. 24.4.20. Sexual Misconduct Sexual Abuse: Penetration without consent
Sexual Contact: Other forms of sexual contact without consent
Sexual Exploitation: Taking non- consensual or abusive sexual advantage of another
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11. Consent
Consent must be clear, voluntary, and positive verbal or non-verbal communication that all participants have agreed to the sexual activity.
Consent is…
Student-rules.tamu.edu

12. Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is any physical abuse or sexual misconduct by a person who:
Is or has been a current or former spouse
Shares a child in common
Is cohabitating or has cohabitated with
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Student-rules.tamu.edu

13. Dating Violence
Dating violence is any physical abuse or sexual misconduct by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
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Student-rules.tamu.edu

15. Stalking
Stalking is any repeated conduct directed at another person that causes that person [or a member of that person’s family or household] to fear his/her safety.
Peer educator activity
Student-rules.tamu.edu

16. Goals
As students, you want to recognize when your fellow aggies need HELP and that YOU can HELP. TAMU has a new campaign, Step in Stand Up, and it is our response to sexual violence here in Aggieland.

17. Bystander intervention asks everyone in the community to take responsibility for stopping potentially violent situations from escalating.
-Basic principle is do something when you see something.
-Check in with your friends– if everything is ok, you don’t need to do anything. But it’s ok to check.

18. Where to report For complaints against students: Dr. Anne Reber
Dean of Student Life
For complaints against faculty:
Dr. Blanca Lupiani
Associate Dean of Faculties
For complaints against staff/third parties:
Janelle Ramirez
Interim Associate VP - Human Resources
Because crimes of sexual violence are being brought to our attention in increasing numbers. It is unclear if the incidents are increasing in number but clearly, students are willing to come forward, more than ever, to file complaints of sexual violence and seek support.
Why is there legislation to require this education and programming?
Because the research tells us that crimes of sexual violence impact all of us.
And the research points out that our college students are especially at risk.

19. University PD Emergency-Campus Phone 9-911  Cell Phone 911
Non-Emergency 5-2345
Campus Resources
Dean of Student Life
studentlife.tamu.edu/
tellsomebody.tamu.edu/
Student Health Services 
shs.tamu.edu
How TAMU defines sexual misconduct, How to be a bystander, and how the TAMU process works for the survivor and for an alleged perpetrator. Understanding these three things will help you be supportive of TAMU's Culture of Care
situations where potential sexual violence may occur
How to identify sexual misconduct
How to define consent
Bystander Intervention- Discuss the ways you can help a peer by using one of the four D’s (distract, delegate, direct, defer)
Overview on and off campus resources
Student Assistance Services 
studentlife.tamu.edu/sas
Student Conduct Office studentlife.tamu.edu/sco

20. Connect with Us!
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#SupportingYOU

21. Questions?