Relevant given news the past couple years with Gopher football and basketball. Here's an email that was sent to the U community:
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,
This email is to inform you about the University of Minnesota's new administrative policy entitled Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Relationship Violence, which took effect on January 1, 2018. The new policy prohibits sexual misconduct and describes the University's sexual misconduct response processes and resources.
How is the New Policy Different?
The new policy requires all University employees to report sexual misconduct that they learn about to the campus Title IX office. The prior policy required employees with advisory or supervisory responsibilities to report certain types of sexual misconduct. This expanded reporting requirement will ensure that any time the University learns about sexual misconduct, it reaches out to the impacted individual to offer support, accommodations and the opportunity to initiate an investigation.
What Happens When a Report is Made?
The University is committed to responding compassionately and discreetly when it learns that a University member may have experienced sexual misconduct. Upon receiving a report, the campus Title IX office will not share an impacted person's information or initiate an investigation unless the impacted person wants this, except in the rare circumstance where there is a significant danger to campus safety or where an employee may have engaged in sexual misconduct. The University also offers confidential resources (including victim-survivor advocates, health center employees and counselors) that will not share information about sexual misconduct that they learn about.
Who Needs to Report?
Possible misconduct Employees who must report
Sexual assault, stalking and relationship violence directed at students or employees // All University employees must report to the campus Title IX office.
Sexual harassment directed at students // All University employees must report to the campus Title IX office.
Sexual harassment directed at employees // Supervisors and human resources staff must report to the campus Title IX office.
Other University employees are encouraged to report to the campus Title IX office, human resources, or a supervisor.
When Do Employees Need to Report?
University employees must report sexual misconduct that they learn about in the course of performing their employment duties that may have:
Employees do not need to ask for additional information from a University member who tells them about sexual misconduct. However, to the extent known to them, employees must report all relevant details to the campus Title IX office.
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,
This email is to inform you about the University of Minnesota's new administrative policy entitled Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Relationship Violence, which took effect on January 1, 2018. The new policy prohibits sexual misconduct and describes the University's sexual misconduct response processes and resources.
How is the New Policy Different?
The new policy requires all University employees to report sexual misconduct that they learn about to the campus Title IX office. The prior policy required employees with advisory or supervisory responsibilities to report certain types of sexual misconduct. This expanded reporting requirement will ensure that any time the University learns about sexual misconduct, it reaches out to the impacted individual to offer support, accommodations and the opportunity to initiate an investigation.
What Happens When a Report is Made?
The University is committed to responding compassionately and discreetly when it learns that a University member may have experienced sexual misconduct. Upon receiving a report, the campus Title IX office will not share an impacted person's information or initiate an investigation unless the impacted person wants this, except in the rare circumstance where there is a significant danger to campus safety or where an employee may have engaged in sexual misconduct. The University also offers confidential resources (including victim-survivor advocates, health center employees and counselors) that will not share information about sexual misconduct that they learn about.
Who Needs to Report?
Possible misconduct Employees who must report
Sexual assault, stalking and relationship violence directed at students or employees // All University employees must report to the campus Title IX office.
Sexual harassment directed at students // All University employees must report to the campus Title IX office.
Sexual harassment directed at employees // Supervisors and human resources staff must report to the campus Title IX office.
Other University employees are encouraged to report to the campus Title IX office, human resources, or a supervisor.
When Do Employees Need to Report?
University employees must report sexual misconduct that they learn about in the course of performing their employment duties that may have:
- occurred on University property;
- occurred during a University program or activity;
- been directed at a current University member while they were a University member; or
- been committed by a current University member while they were a University member.
Employees do not need to ask for additional information from a University member who tells them about sexual misconduct. However, to the extent known to them, employees must report all relevant details to the campus Title IX office.
