complainant's rights
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The University will provide a timely and thorough investigation, and will treat the complainant with respect before, during, and after the鈥痵tudent conduct process. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, cases of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment shall be resolved within a 60-day period once the incident has been reported.
The complainant will be informed of the University鈥檚 conduct process and possible outcomes. The University will also inform the鈥痗omplainant鈥痮f available counseling services, medical services, mental health services, and other campus and off campus resources for victims of sexual assault.
Complainants鈥痟ave the right to report a sexual assault to local law enforcement, which will not prevent University disciplinary action.
Complainants鈥痬ay request changes to academic and living situations after a sexual assault occurs. Title IX will assist to help facilitate such changes.
Complainants鈥痟ave the right to have one advisor throughout the student conduct process, including meetings and hearings. The advisor may not be a witness in the case. In meetings with Judicial Services or in a hearing, the advisor may not participate directly and may only communicate with the鈥痗omplainant鈥痸ia whispering or writing notes.
A鈥痗omplainant鈥痟as a right to a campus 鈥渘o-contact order,鈥� which prohibits the alleged respondent from having contact of any kind (including electronic contact or contact from third parties acting on the alleged violator student鈥檚 behalf) with you.
The University will make reasonable efforts to protect confidentiality, within the parameters of FERPA (Family and Education Privacy Act of 1974), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) and the University conduct process.
The鈥痗omplainant鈥痠s afforded the right to be updated on the investigation and be informed of the outcome of a hearing.
The鈥痗omplainant鈥痟as the right to have prior, irrelevant sexual behavior or history with other individuals excluded from a hearing. As a reminder, prior consensual behavior with the alleged respondent does not indicate consent on subsequent occasions.
Prior to a hearing, the鈥痗omplainant鈥痠s allowed to inform the hearing officer of relevant witnesses the victim wishes to include at the hearing and to what the witnesses plan to testify.
Prior to a hearing, the鈥痗omplainant鈥痬ay also meet with a hearing officer to discuss hearing procedures.
During a hearing, the鈥痗omplainant鈥痟as the right to give opening and closing statements and ask questions of the alleged respondent, via the hearing officer.
Once a decision has been rendered to the alleged respondent by the University, the鈥痗omplainant鈥痺ill be notified.鈥� A鈥痗omplainant鈥痺ill also have the right to appeal the decision within 1 business days of receiving notification of the decision.