Report Outcome
Respondent(s) & Complainant(s) Notified of Violations and Outcomes
Once the recommendations are accepted, the Title IX Coordinator will notify the respondent(s)
and complainant(s) of the violations and outcomes via campus email and/or in person.
Impact and Mitigating Circumstances Statements:
If a responsible finding was made, the complainant will be notified that they may
submit an impact statement to be considered as part of the sanctioning process. Impact
statements are meant to allow the complainant to express how the actions of the respondent
have impacted his/her life since the incident.
The respondent will be notified that they may submit a mitigating circumstances statement
to be considered as part of the sanctioning process. Mitigating circumstances statements
are meant to convey circumstances or reasoning behind the respondent’s behavior. Impact and mitigating circumstances statements must be in writing and submitted to
the Title IX Coordinator within two (2) business days from the notification of violations
and outcomes.
Assigning Conduct Status & Sanctions or Employee Disciplinary Action:
If there was an outcome of “Responsible” for any Title IX policy violation (and/or
other Code of Conduct violations investigated), the Title IX Coordinator will review
the recommendation of the Title IX Investigator as to appropriate conduct status and
sanctions or employee disciplinary action. The Title IX Coordinator will also review
any impact/mitigating circumstances statements submitted. The Title IX Coordinator
will assign appropriate conduct statuses, sanctions or disciplinary actions based
on a review of the entire investigative report, impact statements, mitigating circumstances
statements, prior conduct/employee disciplinary history, and other relevant information
as determined by the Title IX Coordinator.
Possible Conduct Sanctions & Sanctions or Employee Disciplinary Action:
A student found responsible for violating a Title IX Policy will be assigned a conduct
status and educational sanctions, provided the conduct status is not suspension or
expulsion.
Conduct statuses include:
- Written warning
- Conduct probation
- Suspension
- Expulsion
Educational sanctions may include, but are not limited to:
- CHOICES workshop
- Counseling referral
- Educational workshops
- Loss of privileges
- Restorative justice
- Written reflections
Full descriptions of conduct statuses and educational sanctions are available in the
Student Conduct Process section of the Student Handbook.
Employees found responsible for violating a Title IX Policy are subject to any disciplinary
action allowed under his/her respective employment documents (i.e. Employee Handbook,
Faculty Handbook).
Respondent(s) & Complainant(s) Notified of Conduct Status & Sanctions or Employee
Disciplinary Action:
The Title IX Coordinator shall within two (2) business days of receiving the impact/mitigating
circumstances statements (if any) notify the complainant, respondent, and applicable
offices of the conduct status and sanctions or employee disciplinary action decision
via email.
