1. Title IX and VAWA (Campus SaVE): Responding to and Reporting Incidents of Sexual Misconduct, Relationship Violence and Stalking as Responsible Employees New Faculty Orientation Dawn Floyd Title IX Coordinator August 17, 2015

2. Objectives Learn about Title IX, in particular sexual misconduct, relationship violence and stalking Understand your obligations as a Responsible Employee, including reporting requirements Learn how to talk with a student who reports to you Become familiar with resources available to students

3. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex (including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other forms of sexual misconduct) Violence Against Women Act (also called VAWA and Campus SaVE Act) (amendment to Clery Act) provides certain notification and procedural rights to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking The Law

4. Code of Student Responsibility Sexual harassment = unwelcome, gender-based verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is based on a power differential Sexual assault = sexual act (intercourse or oral sex) or sexual contact (touching of intimate parts) without consent Sexual exhibitionism = engaging in sex or exposing one’s intimate parts (buttocks, genitalia, groin, breast (unless breastfeeding)) in the presence of others. Sexual exploitation = (e.g. non-consensual explicit photographs, prostituting someone, voyeurism) Stalking = two or more acts directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to (a) fear for his or her safety or (b) suffer substantial emotional distress Relationship violence = dating violence or domestic violence

5. Confidential Resources at UNC Charlotte: Student Health Center Counseling Center Center for Wellness Promotion Confidential resources do not have to report incidents

6. Responsible Employee = an employee that must report incidents of sexual misconduct, relationship violence and stalking involving at least one student to the Title IX Coordinator This includes off-campus activity All faculty members at UNC Charlotte are responsible employees Title IX

7. Responsible Employee = all Cabinet members all faculty members Police & Public Safety Human Resources Dean of Students office Coaches, trainers Housing staff, RAs, RCs security personnel Teaching Assistants certain PaTS staff Staff with supervisory responsibilities Title IX

8. How do you respond to the student who reports to you? Be empathetic Listen and support Find out facts about the incident, including names of those involved, and make notes if necessary Let the student know that you will need to report the incident because the University is required to investigate all reports of sexual assault, relationship violence and/or stalking Let the student know that he/she will continue to have choices in the way their information is handled even though you have to report Talk to the student about resources available to them like the Counseling Center, Center for Wellness Promotion, Student Health Center, Dean of Students Office Go with the student to a resource on campus Give the student a copy of the Interpersonal Violence Resource Guide

9. Incident Report

11. Title IX Coordinator, Dawn Floyd – 704-687-6130 Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Academic Affairs, Katherine Hall-Hertel – 704-687-5661 Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Human Resources, Jeanne Madorin – 704-687-0659 Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Students, Christine Reed Davis – 704-687-0345 Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Athletics, Kim Whitestone – 704-687-4955 Another reporting option

12. quick reference chart on handling reports

13. Scenario A female student comes to you and says that a guy who she used to date sexually assaulted her last weekend at a party off-campus. She doesn’t know what to do. What do you tell her?

14. Contacts and Resources Title IX Coordinator, Dawn Floyd – 704-687-6130 Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Academic Affairs, Katherine Hall-Hertel – 704-687-5661 Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Human Resources, Jeanne Madorin – 704-687-0659 Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students, Christine Reed Davis – 704-687-0345 Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Athletics, Kim Whitestone – 704-687-4955 Police and Public Safety – 704-687-2200 Counseling Center – 704-687-0311 Student Health Center – 704-687-7400 Center for Wellness Promotion – 704-687-7414 Nicole Madonna-Rosario, Interpersonal Violence Specialist – 704-687-7348 Dean of Students (Assistant Dean Larry Gourdine for accommodations) – 704-687-0345