Title IX - Sexual Misconduct
University of Utah policy prohibits sex discrimination, which includes sexual misconduct. Sexual Misconduct is the most egregious form of sex discrimination. Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 is the comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity.
Policies, procedures, and resources are in place to take immediate and appropriate steps to remedy violations of University policy and the university will take steps to end or eliminate the hostile environment, prevent its recurrence and to remedy the effects, as appropriate under each individual’s circumstances.
Complaints of sexual misconduct should be made directly to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
Please see the Title IX Coordinator Outreach letter to learn about your specific rights to seek out Supportive Measures and options for accountability through the OEO/AA process or through law enforcement.
UNIVERSITY TITLE IX COORDINATOR
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 801-581-8365
Fax: 801-585-5746
Definitions
- Quid pro quo Harassment. An employee, faculty member, agent, or other person authorized by the University to provide an aid, benefit, or service under the University’s Programs or Activities explicitly or implicitly conditioning the provision of such aid, benefit, or service upon a person’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct;
- Hostile Environment Harassment. Unwelcome sex-based conduct that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the University’s Programs or Activities (i.e., creates a hostile environment);
- Specific Offenses of Sexual Assualt /Sex Offenses (rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape), Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, and Stalking. For expanded definitions of these terms, see Rule R1-012A(ii)(V)(3)
- such conduct adversely affects a term or condition of an individual’s employment, education, living environment, or participation in a University Program or Activity; or
- a person’s sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, or pregnancy-related conditions is used as the basis for or a factor in decisions affecting that individual’s employment, education, living environment, or participation in a University Program or Activity.
Sex-Based Discrimination is a type of Discrimination.
Mandatory Reporting
Under university policy, most University employees are required to report situations involving sexual misconduct and discrimination to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA)
Some situations may be very personal; we respect your privacy and will protect it in accordance with University of Utah policy and FERPA. Although information about the situation may be reported to the OEO/AA, you have the right to choose to whom you speak, what you say, when you say it and what resources you use. If you prefer to speak first with a confidential resource (confidential resources are not required to report information to the OEO/AA, you may contact one of the groups below.
Information provided to OEO/AA is considered private information and will only be shared with other appropriate university personnel on a very strict need-to-know basis.