Update on sexual violence/misconduct prevention and response

Update on campus initiative for sexual violence/misconduct prevention and response

The UMBC community has opened a vital conversation about sexual violence/misconduct prevention and response on our campus. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are speaking out and offering recommendations and partnership on these issues.The discussion has expanded to include healthy relationships and community safety and support more broadly. We are listening, and this input is guiding us as we move forward.

In September, President Hrabowski appointed a team to address some immediate needs in response to student concerns, while laying the groundwork to create a process for long-term change. This process has included ongoing meetings with shared governance groups, the We Believe You sexual violence survivors advocacy group, and other groups across the university.

We share below a new structure that is the outcome of this collective discussion as we move into the next phase of our work as a community. This initiative—based on input from shared governance groups and members across the UMBC community—is named Retriever Courage, reflecting our commitment as a campus to make a lasting impact on sexual violence/misconduct prevention and response at UMBC and beyond. Change requires the courage to speak out, to listen, to learn, and to take action. We must fully live our campus values—inclusive excellence, collaboration, innovation, and impact—to make UMBC a safer, more caring living, learning, and working environment for all. A new Retriever Courage website will document our community’s progress in this work and serve as a platform for ongoing communication, and we look forward to sharing it with you tomorrow.

In order to live out our campus values and do this work effectively, it is essential that we carry out this initiative with members of our community whose lives have been impacted by sexual violence, professionals who have dedicated their careers to understanding the nuances of these complex issues, and all interested individuals who are motivated to help work toward a better understanding of these issues on our campus.

Please contact your senate president (see below) to share feedback on the structure and to volunteer. If you are not represented through shared governance, please contact retrievercourage@umbc.edu. As the structure and membership of each group is finalized, it will be updated on the Retriever Courage website.

We encourage those who have observed or experienced sexual violence/misconduct to seek support as needed at any time. There are many resources available on campus and in the community that offer confidential medical support, confidential psychological/emotional support, and interim protective measures (e.g., no-contact orders, housing adjustments, academic concerns). For emergency situations, contact campus police via 410-455-5555 or local police via 911.

Through continued work together, UMBC will become a stronger community, and we know this work will have a lasting impact on campus and beyond. We look forward to hearing your feedback. Thank you for your continued partnership.

Freeman Hrabowski, President
Philip Rous, Provost
University Steering Committee (USC)

Adam Harvey, Chair, USC and Vice President, Graduate Student Association (GSA)

Damian Doyle, Vice Chair, USC and President, Professional Staff Senate (PSS)
damian@umbc.edu

Lilly Keplinger, Speaker of the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate

Gunes Koru, President, Faculty Senate
gkoru@umbc.edu

Bobby Lubaszewski, Vice President, PSS

Roy Prouty, President, GSA
proutyr1@umbc.edu

Diana Smith, President, Non-Exempt Staff Senate (NESS)
dlsmith@umbc.edu

Collin Sullivan, President, SGA
csulli1@umbc.edu

Melody Wright, Vice President, NESS

Retriever Courage Initiative Structure

University Steering Committee (members listed above): This committee will serve as the advisory team for the implementation team and the training implementation team.

Subcommittees of USC

Student Advisory Committee: This group aims to convene members with relevant interests/expertise to provide a voice for and share feedback from their constituents; from this committee, members will also be asked to participate in the procurement advisory group.

Co-chairs to be determined by the committee
Student members

Faculty/Staff Advisory Committee: This group aims to convene members with relevant interests/expertise to provide a voice for and share feedback from their constituents; from this committee, members will also be asked to participate in the procurement advisory group.

Co-chair Christine Mallinson, Director of the Center for Social Science Research; Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture; and affiliate faculty of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
Co-chair Susan McDonough, Associate Professor of History and affiliate faculty of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
Faculty members
Staff members

Procurement Process Teams

Evaluation Committee: This committee will select the external consultant/firm.

Susan McDonough
Jess Myers, Director, Women’s Center and Advisor, We Believe You
Chris Murphy, Professor of Psychology
Bobbie L. Hoye, Title IX Coordinator
Bruce Herman, Director of Health and Counseling
Procurement expert

Training Implementation Team: This team will roll out and manage mandatory training.

Sarah Shin, Chair, Associate Provost of Academic Affairs
Jess Myers
David Gleason, General Counsel
Bobbie L. Hoye
Human Resources representative
Student Affairs representative
Communications representative
Faculty member representative
Student representative

Implementation Team: An accountability team was put in place to address some immediate, short-term campus needs. This group now becomes the Implementation Team. The team will continue to work on campus lighting, campus signage, the new campus ID card, as well as other recommendations from students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Lynne Schaefer, Co-chair, Vice President for Administration and Finance
Nancy Young, Co-chair, Vice President for Student Affairs
Candace Dodson-Reed ‘96, Chief of Staff, President’s Office
Christine Mallinson
Susan McDonough
Christopher Murphy
Jess Myers
Morgan Thomas ‘13, Assistant General Counsel
Co-chairs of faculty/staff and student advisory committees

Implementation Process

Faculty/Staff and Student Advisory Committees will take recommendations to the University Steering Committee (USC). The USC will work with the Implementation Team to finalize recommendations for submission to the Vice Presidents and Deans, who will review and sign off on proposed actions, policies, budget allocations, etc., which will then be submitted to the President for final approval.

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Dear Members of the UMBC Community,

We are writing to update you on the specific actions our university community is taking to better prevent and respond to sexual assault and keep our campus safe, through the collaborative work of the accountability team, student organizations, academic colleges, and faculty and staff groups. We have already received quite a bit of feedback and recommendations and we will continue to meet with students, faculty, and staff.

We invite you to continue to support this work by sharing your thoughts and ideas. The input and expertise of our community, along with external resources, will help us move forward.

We have developed a scope of work for an outside expert or firm to review all aspects of our sexual misconduct prevention and response policies and training and awareness programs to help determine where we can learn from other institutions’ best practices and evidence-based research. We are also reaching out to national experts to identify potential consultants. Student, faculty, and staff advisory committees will guide this work.
Student leaders led a two-hour tour through UMBC’s main campus with President Hrabowski, members of the accountability team, and representatives from Facilities Management and UMBC Police to see where lighting needs to be improved. The Facilities Management team and police have repaired over 50 fixtures in areas of concern to students. Facilities Management will also add lighting around the Performing Arts and Humanities Building (PAHB), and from the PAHB to the main campus entrance circle, with construction due to begin in January and completion expected by June.
UMBC will issue new campus ID cards that include emergency contact information for quick access by students, faculty, and staff. We anticipate the new cards will be available in the spring.
Mandatory Title IX and sexual misconduct training and education will be required of all faculty, staff, and students, to expand on training efforts already underway. The resources required have been allocated for face-to-face training to complement online education, and we are working with faculty, staff and students to ensure that the training focuses not only on Title IX, but also more broadly on how each of us can support and appropriately care for our fellow community members.
UMBC Police are working with the Division of Information Technology to develop a safety feature on myUMBC that will allow students, faculty, and staff to quickly access emergency contacts and alert Facilities Management about campus lighting or building security problems.
New student resource guides are now posted in residence halls, and we are working with the community to develop additional posters, signs, and other resources for all areas of campus.

Like all U.S. universities, we are also waiting to hear what changes the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights will make concerning how institutions address Title IX issues. We want to be clear that we will continue to take active measures to prevent and address all forms of sex- and gender-related discrimination and violence. We will update the community as more information becomes available.

The safety and wellbeing of our students and our entire community must remain our priority in the long term. This is just the beginning. We will continue to challenge ourselves to do better, and broader and far-reaching improvements must be made. We are deeply humbled to hear the stories and experiences of survivors on our campus and those who care about them. Through your stories and concerns we are learning how we can be better as a campus, which has helped us begin to move forward.

October is Relationship Violence Awareness Month, and we ask members of our university community to consider attending one or more of the trainings and informative workshops available.

We encourage those who have observed or experienced sexual misconduct to seek support as needed at any time. There are many resources available on campus and in the community that offer confidential medical support, confidential psychological/emotional support, and interim protective measures (e.g., no-contact orders, housing adjustments, academic concerns). For emergency situations, contact campus police via 410-455-5555 or local police via 911.

Thank you for your commitment to this work. We will continue to share updates, progress, and ways to stay engaged.

UMBC Accountability Team
We Believe You
Student Government Association
Graduate Student Association

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Dear Members of the UMBC Community, We are writing to update you on the specific actions our university community is taking to better prevent and respond to sexual assault and keep our campus...

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Dear Members of the UMBC Community,

As our community works to improve sexual assault prevention and response, the University Steering Committee (USC) is seeking input on specific ways in which UMBC can become a safer, more supportive learning community for all.

The USC invites you to share your comments and recommendations by filling out an anonymous, two-question survey on how to make the campus safer and how to improve our community and campus environment. Our goal is to engage with the broader campus community to ensure all perspectives are heard and considered during this important work.

Share your thoughts »

The USC is a shared governance committee consisting of all shared governance senates at UMBC, including the Student Government Association, Graduate Student Association, Professional Staff Senate, Non-Exempt Staff Senate, and Faculty Senate.

This is a challenging topic, and we encourage you to seek support if needed. There are many resources related to sexual misconduct available on campus and in the community that offer confidential medical support, confidential psychological/emotional support, and interim protective measures (e.g., no-contact orders, housing options, academic concerns). For emergency situations, contact campus police via 410-455-5555 or local police via 911.

Adam Harvey, USC Chair and Vice President, Graduate Student Association

Damian Doyle, USC Vice Chair and President, Professional Staff Senate

Lilly Keplinger, Speaker of the SGA Senate, Student Government Association

Gunes Koru, President, Faculty Senate

Bobby Lubaszewski, Vice President, Professional Staff Senate

Roy Prouty, President, Graduate Student Association

Diana Smith, President, Non-Exempt Staff Senate

Collin Sullivan, President, Student Government Association

Melody Wright, Vice President, Non-Exempt Staff Senate

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Dear Members of the UMBC Community, As our community works to improve sexual assault prevention and response, the University Steering Committee (USC) is seeking input on specific ways in which...

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Each fall, the UMBC Police Department provides the campus community our Annual Campus Security Report. I encourage you to take a few moments to review this important material.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, commonly referred to as the Clery Act, this message constitutes notification for our campus community of the availability of the UMBC Annual Campus Security Report (Clery Report) for calendar year 2017. The report is located here. Copies of the report are also available at the UMBC Police Station or by emailing police@umbc.edu. Clery Report statistics for 2015 and 2016 are also posted.

This report contains statistics about crimes and other incidents that were reported to the UMBC Police Department and/or campus security partners during calendar year 2017, in categories specified by the Clery Act. Please note that the Clery Report tracks incidents based on location only—specifically those reported to have occurred on campus, in off-campus university buildings, in property owned or controlled by the university, or on public property immediately adjacent to the campus.

The report also includes information about UMBC policies and practices related to campus security and crime reporting. We encourage all members of our community to report security incidents; the Clery Report describes how and to whom crimes should be reported.

In addition, the report contains information on campus resources for those who have experienced a crime; personal safety tips; policies on topics including substance abuse, access to facilities, student discipline, and emergency response and evacuation; and fire safety reports and logs.

The UMBC Police Department appreciates that all members of our community—students, faculty, and staff—are essential partners in making UMBC a safe place to learn, live, and work. The UMBC community’s active interest in campus safety is one of our best crime prevention assets.

Paul Dillon, UMBC Chief of Police ]]>

Members of the UMBC Community: Each fall, the UMBC Police Department provides the campus community our Annual Campus Security Report. I encourage you to take a few moments to review this...

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We are writing to update you on important conversations our university community is having about campus response to sexual misconduct reports and making our campus a safer and better living, learning, and working environment for all.

We are grateful to those students, alumni, and other community members who shared their experiences in listening sessions, and through notes and online comments, this past week. We heard the urgency of working to more fully live out our UMBC values, and we are committed to continuing to work together to take action.

Yesterday, UMBC leadership, the Student Government Association, Graduate Student Association, We Believe You, Resident Student Association, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted an open listening session where we had an opportunity to hear from our community. A recap of that event is available here.

President Hrabowski has named a team to lead this work in collaboration with student, faculty, staff, and alumni leaders, effective immediately. This team includes Vice President for Student Affairs Nancy Young; Vice President for Administration and Finance Lynne Schaefer; Assistant General Counsel Morgan Thomas ‘13, political science; Chief of Staff Candace Dodson-Reed ‘96, English; Women’s Center Director and We Believe You Advisor Jess Myers; and psychology professor Christopher Murphy, whose research focuses on abuse and violence in intimate adult relationships. This group will be responsible for working with campus partners, thoroughly reviewing the recommendations we have heard, and keeping the campus informed of action steps.

In addition, President Hrabowski has begun initial steps necessary to engage an external review group. These experts will review our processes, facilitate dialogue, and help us move forward.

We will continue this open dialogue and invite all to share thoughts through this webform. We will soon create a website to further engage and inform the campus.

This urgent work impacts us all. Thank you for your commitment to listening together, learning together, and working together to create lasting change.

President Freeman Hrabowski
Provost Philip Rous
Student Government Association
Graduate Student Association
We Believe You
Resident Student Association
National Pan-Hellenic Council
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ]]>

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, We are writing to update you on important conversations our university community is having about campus response to sexual misconduct reports and making our...

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Today we have an opportunity for our community to come together and participate in an open listening session to discuss recent events regarding sexual assault and misconduct. The session is co-organized by UMBC leadership, the Student Government Association, Graduate Student Association, We Believe You, Resident Student Association, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. It will take place in the Fine Arts Recital Hall, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

UMBC has a strong community of individuals dedicated to critical thinking, truth, and inclusion. UMBC is also a place where communication and individual expression are part of the very fabric of the university. With our guiding principles in mind, we urge faculty to provide students who wish to participate with the opportunity to be released from commitments at that time (e.g., class, labs), as needed.

Katharine H. Cole, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs ]]>

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, Today we have an opportunity for our community to come together and participate in an open listening session to discuss recent events regarding sexual assault...

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Dr. Hrabowski and the UMBC leadership, in partnership with Student Government Association, Graduate Student Association, We Believe You, Resident Student Association, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and The Retriever, invite you to an open listening session to discuss the recent events regarding sexual assault and misconduct.

Please join us on Thursday, Sept. 20 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Fine Arts Building.

Representatives from the UMBC Counseling Center, Women’s Center, and University Health Services will be onsite at the listening session.

For those who cannot attend or for anyone who wants to ask a question or share a comment, we have created this form.

UMBC’s resource page on sexual misconduct and other related misconduct can be found here. ]]>

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, Dr. Hrabowski and the UMBC leadership, in partnership with Student Government Association, Graduate Student Association, We Believe You, Resident Student...

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UMBC received notice this week of a civil lawsuit filed by two women alleging that the campus, Baltimore County Police, and others failed to properly respond to their reports of sexual assault in 2015 and 2017. While it is not appropriate for us to comment on specific litigation, it is essential to state that our campus is committed to safety and respect for all people and takes matters related to sexual misconduct very seriously.

Sexual assault is a deeply troubling issue. UMBC emphasizes both preventing sexual assault and responding effectively to allegations of sexual misconduct. Providing a safe, supportive learning community is our priority. This ethic of care for students, as well as compliance with Maryland and federal law, guides university policies and procedures that address the reporting and investigation of sexual misconduct.

In addition, our Office of Human Relations and Division of Student Affairs support dozens of faculty, staff, and students involved in sexual assault prevention and response with ongoing training in best practices. This week, more than 125 colleagues participated once again in our annual Title IX/Sexual Misconduct seminar designed to continue to build our capacity to support all UMBC community members affected by sexual misconduct.

The University encourages those who have observed or experienced sexual misconduct to seek support as needed at any time. There are many resources available on campus and in the community that offer confidential medical support, confidential psychological/emotional support, and interim protective measures (e.g., no-contact orders, housing options, academic concerns). For emergency situations, contact campus police via 410-455-5555 or local police via 911.

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Dear Members of the UMBC Community, UMBC received notice this week of a civil lawsuit filed by two women alleging that the campus, Baltimore County Police, and others failed to properly respond...

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Target Selection
Approach and Evaluation
Separation
Consenting Sex or Assault
Intimidation
Sexual Violence
Termination

Note: Just like this expressed pattern of behavior, the NPR article focuses on men as perpetrators and women as targets, but we know that both women and men can be targets of sexual violence.

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Do you see the Sequence of Noteworthy Behaviors in this NPR article? Target Selection Approach and Evaluation Separation Consenting Sex or Assault Intimidation Sexual Violence Termination ...

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Invitations are going out soon to participate in the Maryland College Alcohol survey. It is a short survey about how students drink. If you are invited to take the survey, your name will be...

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