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Eric Solberg Associate Vice President, Academic and Research Affairs UTHealth Title IX Coordinator Title IX at UTHealth
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Eric Solberg
Associate Vice President, Academic and Research Affairs
UTHealth Title IX Coordinator
Title IX at UTHealth
Objectives
• What is Title IX?
• What is sex discrimination?
• How do I report it?
• How does UTHealth address complaints?
• What are the procedures?
What is Title IX?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
prohibits sex discrimination in educational
programs and activities.
What is Title IX
• People often believe the law was focused on
high school and collegiate athletics, but the
original statute made no explicit mention of
sports
Title IX Text
“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.”
What does this mean for UTHealth?
The university has a duty to promptly respond to
complaints of sex discrimination, including
sexual harassment and sexual assault/violence, in
a way that is reasonably accepted to limit its
effects and prevent it recurrence.
Statistics
• 1 in 5 women are victims of sexual assault
while in college
• 6.1% of males were victims of sexual assault
during college
• More than 3,400 forcible sexual offenses
were reported by college campuses in 2012,
(four-year schools with enrollment of 1,000
or more students)
Source: U.S. Department of Education; and Clery Center
What is Title IX
Harvard (law school), Yale,
Princeton, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Columbia,
West Virginia School of Medicine, Emory, SMU,
UTPA
White House Task Force
Sexual Misconduct Policy – HOOP 59
“UTHealth is committed to providing an
environment free from discrimination and
inappropriate conduct, which includes all forms
of sexual misconduct.”
What is “sexual misconduct?”
Sexual Misconduct is a form of sex
discrimination and includes all forms of sexual
harassment and sexual assault as well as other
unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual
favors, or conduct of a sexual nature directed
towards another individual.
What is Sexual Harassment?
Sexual Harassment is a form of sex
discrimination and includes, but is not limited to,
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
favors, and/or conduct of a sexual nature when:
• Submission to such conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a
term or condition of an individual’s employment, education,
student status or participation in university programs or activities;
or
• Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is
used as a basis for decisions pertaining to an individual’s
employment, education, student status or participation in
university programs or activities; or
What is Sexual Harassment?
• Or when, such conduct would be regarded by a reasonable
person as so severe and pervasive as to create an intimidating,
hostile or offensive environment that substantially interferes with
an individual’s work, education, student status or participation in
university programs or activities.
Social Media Examples
Tumblr
Meetup
Flickr
YouTube
Capture and share the world’s moments
What is Sexual Harassment?
Other Social Media Examples
Campus Gossip College Wall of Shame
What is Sexual Assault?
Sexual assault: is defined as forcible or non-
forcible sexual activity that occurs when one
person threatens or uses violence or coercion to
cause another person to participate in any type
of oral, anal, vaginal or other sexual act, or
attempts to commit such an act.
Party Stats
1. Syracuse University 2. University of Iowa 3. UC-Santa Barbara 4. West Virginia University 5. Univ. of Ill.-Urbana/Champaign 6. Lehigh University 7. Penn State University 8. University of Wisconsin-Madison 9. Bucknell University 10. University of Florida
Alcohol and Sexual Assault
More than 50% of sexual assault cases on college campuses involve alcohol use. Within the study’s nationally represented sample of college students the results found that 74% of perpetrators and 55% of rape victims had been drinking alcohol prior to the assault. Reference: Abbey, A. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Suppl. No. 14, 118-128, 2002.
The Experience in Graduate Education
Reporting Sexual Misconduct
• What should I report?
• Who needs to report sexual harassment or
sexual assault?
• How do I report? To whom?
• Am I required to report?
What should I report?
• Any observed, experienced, or known sexual
misconduct, including sexual harassment and
sexual assault.
Who needs to report?
• Anyone who experiences, observes, or hears
about an incident of sexual harassment or
sexual misconduct should report it.
How do I report?
School of Public Health and UTHealth
• Student Affairs Office – 713-500-9032,
Office: RAS E-201; [email protected]
• Title IX Coordinator – Eric Solberg, Associate Vice
President, Academic and Research Affairs, 713-500-3082,
• STOP Team – 713-792-STOP
• UTPD – 713-792-7867 or 911 in the event of immediate
threat of violence
• UTHealth Compliance Hotline and Web Report The
Compliance Hotline 888-472-9868. The Compliance Web
Report website is www.tnwinc.com/webreport
Title IX Coordinator
The university has designated a Title IX Coordinator to:
• Coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out its
responsibilities under the law, including training for
students, faculty and staff;
• Provide oversight of complaints under Title IX,
including complaint processing, investigations into
the complaint, documentation and notice to the
parties.
Why report?
The university is obligated to address complaints
of sexual misconduct, including sexual
harassment and sexual assault.
UTHealth helps students to navigate the process
and seek appropriate remedies.
Can’t I Just Call the Police?
Law enforcement involvement does not relieve
the institution from investigating a complaint
under Title IX.
There may be a Title IX violation without a
criminal violation; and the standard of proof is
different.
Complaint Procedures
• Grievance procedures use a preponderance of
the evidence standard to resolve complaints.
• Both parties are notified of the outcome of
the complaint investigation and their rights to
appeal.
• If the outcome warrants disciplinary action,
the Student Conduct and Discipline Policy
(HOOP 186) includes the process for a
formal disciplinary hearing.
Other Policies
• Violence Free Workplace – HOOP 39
• Protection from Retaliation – HOOP 108
• Equal Opportunity, Discrimination and Harassment –
HOOP 183
• Student Conduct and Discipline – HOOP 186
Become familiar with policies at UTHealth.
Resources
Other Resources
• Student Health Services and Student Counseling -
713-500-5171
http://www.uthouston.edu/studenthealth/
• UT Police Dept. - Non-Emergencies 713-792-2890
http://www.mdanderson.org/utpd/index.html
• Campus Safety -
http://www.mdanderson.org/utpd/campus-safety-
clery.html
