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Supportive measures are actions available for students and employees to ensure a safe and nondiscriminatory environment for those who have been impacted by possible sexual misconduct.

The Title IX Coordinator will offer and coordinate supportive measures as necessary for parties to restore or preserve that person’s access to the College’s education program or activities or to provide support during complaint procedures or an informal resolution process. 

Categories of Supportive Measures

1. Adjustments are changes made to an impacted party’s class or work schedule, academics, or housing.
2. Informal Resolutions may include resources, conversations, and agreements that assist parties with working through challenges and preventing future challenges. 

Adjustments and Informal Resolutions are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued at any time at the request of the parties or discretion of the Title IX Coordinator.

Supportive measures are not disciplinary in nature and are not unduly burdensome to either party. Supportive measures are not included in a student’s disciplinary record as they are not the result of an investigation or disciplinary process.

Requests for Supportive Measures 

Students seeking the assistance of supportive measures should speak with the Title IX Coordinator, who will evaluate and, if warranted, will coordinate the request. Supportive measures may be requested by both the Reporting and Responding parties. 

Adjustments

Possible adjustments include but are not limited to:

• Alteration of class schedules
• Alteration of on-campus housing arrangements
• Removal from on-campus housing
• Changing work schedules or job assignments
• Rescheduling of exams, papers, or other assignments
• Taking an incomplete in a class
• Authorized withdrawal from a class
• Alternative course completion options
• Voluntary leave of absence
• Access to counseling services
• Providing an escort to ensure safe movement between classes and activities
• Providing academic support services
• Any other remedy that can be tailored to the involved individuals to achieve the goals of the Sexual Misconduct Policy

Informal Resolutions

Possible Informal Resolutions include but are not limited to:

• Conflict Coaching – Students may seek guidance and resources from the Title IX Coordinator or trained staff person to navigate conflict productively and independently.
• No Communication Order – A No Communication Order is an order sent to both the Reporting Party and Responding Party by the Title IX Coordinator restricting the parties from communicating with each other through any format. This order does not require that parties leave physical spaces on campus if the other person is present. The order only requires that parties refrain from communicating with each other. Failure to abide by a No Communication Order may be a violation of the Code of Responsibility and will be referred to the Dean of Students for further review.
• Shared Expectations Agreement – A Shared Expectations Agreement is a voluntary agreement between two students specifying how the Reporting Party and Responding Party will navigate certain areas, organizations, or activities on campus. Shared Expectations Agreements may be put in place after the issuing of a No Communication Order. Shared Expectations Agreements are facilitated by the Title IX Coordinator. Before an agreement is finalized the Title IX Coordinator must speak with the Responding Party to understand how the Responding Party engages with that area, organization, or activity in order to determine if it is reasonable to restrict the Responding Party’s access. Requests or agreements that are unreasonably burdensome on either party will not be approved by the Title IX Coordinator. Additions and edits to the Shared Expectations Agreement may be requested by either party. Shared Expectation Agreements are agreements between two students, therefore, failure to abide by a No Contact Agreement may result in a renegotiation of the agreement or referral to the Dean of Students Office if actions violated the No Communication Order. Failure to abide by aspects of a Shared Expectation Agreement that are not part of a No Communication Order will not be referred to the Dean of Students Office.
• Educational Discussion – Educational discussions are a meeting with the Title IX Coordinator or Dean of Students Office to discuss behavior concerns that have been reported to the Title IX Coordinator in which the Reporting Party has requested educational intervention. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the Responding Party with information and guidance allowing the Responding Party to move forward positively with individually identified support and resources.
• Facilitated Discussion – Facilitated discussions are discussions mediated by the Title IX Coordinator between parties or group experiencing impact or harm related to sex discrimination. Facilitated discussion can occur in-person, through written communication, or any other communication method deemed appropriate by the Title IX Coordinator. Facilitated discussion can be utilized for understanding or as part of an informal resolution.