Overview of Changes since Spring 2012

Staffing changes

Appointed a Title IX coordinator with a direct line to the college president

Developed a team of Title IX deputies, each with specialized focus

Created a campus-wide Title IX Task Force on safety, responsibility, and prevention, including
students, faculty, and staff
Policy changes

Eliminated mediation and cross-examination from all sexual assault cases

Introduced the option to use outside investigators, to enhance our investigative capacities

Required all investigators to attend off-site training

Converted conduct process from a hearing model to an single adjudicator model

Engaged a former Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice as our first external adjudicator

Reaffirmed that those involved in the conduct process could choose anyone they wished as
support persons to accompany them in the process

Centralized the institutional response process, making it easier for students, faculty, and staff
to seek help

More clearly defined the types of sexual harassment prohibited by the policy

Accepted student-led proposal to change the standard from effective consent to affirmative
consent

Issued statements defining acceptable behaviors and affirming our commitment to prompt
and thorough response

Instituted timeframes for the conduct process

Launched a biannual sexual climate survey, starting in

2013
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Increased the retention time for audio recordings of conduct hearings to seven years after
conclusion of the process

Ensured that each party has the full and fair opportunity to review case information

Provided trained support persons for complainants and respondents

Resource changes

Published a wide array of sexual assault resources, including a website and FAQ

Strengthened our relationship with crisis intervention services, local law enforcement, and
campus advocates

Completed 75+ trainings for students, faculty, staff, Trustees, and alumni volunteers

Developed active bystander and peer-to-peer education programs