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As you go through the Title IX process, remember that this experience can cause a range of emotions, including confusion, distress and feeling overwhelmed. Below are resources to support you through the process. Please remember you are not alone.ÌýÌý

Safely ExitÌý

General Resources

ÌýThe formal grievance process relies on a pool of trained administratorsÌýto carry out the process.

(Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act):Ìý VAWA requires that campuses have information readily available to assure an understanding of campus policies, procedures and survivor services.ÌýÌý

StudentÌýResources

Title IX Student Advisory Board:Ìý The board is made up ofÌýeightÌýdiverse members of the student body toÌýidentifyÌýopportunities for improvementÌýof the Title IX and sex/gender misconduct policy, process and resourcesÌýin service of students participating in the sexual misconduct process.Ìý The board will provide the Title IX Coordinator with a student perspective that focuses on student support and helps to foster institutional accountability.Ìý Students can share ideas and feedback with the student board atÌýT9StudentBoard@stedwards.edu.ÌýÌýÌý

Find out what constitutes a Title IX offense, how to report, and what a reporting party can expect from the process, as well as self-care options and resources.

ÌýLearn more about the university’s commitment to a safe community, what constitutes a Title IX offense, what a responding party can expect from the process, and support in the form of common reactions as well as encouragement to seek support.

: Title IX cases involving students are handled by a trained professional staff of the university. They serve as hearing officers, investigators, andÌýadvocates.ÌýÌýHere’s the process.

Ìý Some complaints will not meet the standards of Title IX but can be resolved through an alternative student conduct process.

Ìý A safe space where survivors can learn coping skills and connect to one another in their path to healing.ÌýÌý

FAQs about It's On Us, a national campaign to end sexual assault on college campuses.

: Provides crime statistics, policies, and programs to inform you about campus safety.

Ìý Provides information about resources and how to report concerns.

Faculty and Staff Resources

: Get the abbreviated statement regarding the nature of Title IX offenses and a faculty member’s role in addressing all such offenses.

:ÌýLearn about mandatory reporting, including the legal context, the nature of reportable incidents, and procedures for mandatory reporters to follow.

:ÌýHere’s how the process unfolds.Ìý

: Provides crime statistics, policies, and programs to inform you about campus safety.

Where to Turn for Help on Campus

Confidential Resources

The following resources canÌýprovide support and assistance without any requirement to report what you tell them.

ÌýNon-Confidential Resources

We take violations against Title IX very seriously. These offices can assist you with formal reporting to begin the investigation. Only people who need to know as part of the formal investigation process will be told.

Where to Turn for Help Off-Campus