Discrimination, Harassment & Title IX Training

TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES

Employee training must cover campus policies for handling complaints, resolution processes, and how they can support students, including:

• Policy Scope and Application;
• Scope of prohibited conduct;
• Title IX Coordinator Contact Information;
• Primary prevention and awareness of Sexual Assault, Dating and Domestic Violence, Interpersonal Violence, and Stalking
• Providing the Title IX Coordinator’s contact information to a student upon notice of a student’s pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions;
• Resources and Supportive Measures;
• Mandated Reporting for Non-confidential Employees;
• Maintaining Privacy; and
• The College’s obligation to address inferences of discrimination and harassment in all its educational programs and activities.

TRAINING REQUIRED FOR THE DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT TEAM, TITLE IX COORDINATOR AND DEPUTY TITLE IX COORDINATORS

Investigators, hearing officers, and other employees implementing grievance procedures, or otherwise have the authority to modify or terminate supportive measures must complete the following additional training and education:

• The importance of impartiality, conflict avoidance, and bias mitigation;
• Presumption of non-responsibility
• The nuances of relevant evidence and grievance procedures;
• Technology proficiency in tools needed for resolution procedures;
• Discrimination and Harassment Policy and Resolution Procedures of the College’s formal and informal resolution processes; and
• Safety and Supportive Measures.

The College’s training and education components and access to external training and education are available for inspection upon request.

Training materials from the Student Conduct Institute – The State University of New York (SCI), the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), and Hartwick College along with Hartwick’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy are utilized for training of the Discrimination and Harassment Team, the Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, Decision-makers (Hearing Officers) and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process.