Re_ Meeting Proposal

Re- Meeting Proposal

From: Kimberly Hewitt <khewitt@umn.edu>
To: Norwood Teague <norwood@umn.edu> '
Cc: Both Goetz <bgoetz@umn.edu>, Tina Marisam <marisam@umn.edu>, Jennifer Yehlen
<jyehlen@umn.edu>

Sent: July 16, 2015 4:42:14 PMCDT

Received: July 16, 20154:42:16 PM CDT

Yes - that makes sense.

Kim
On Thu,Jul 16, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Norwood Teague <norwood@umn.edu
<mailto:norwood@umn.edu>> wrote:

Thanks for the information, Kim -1 think it's a good idea to get together to
discuss the football issue. Is it okay if I include Dan O'Brien, the
administrator who oversees FB, in the meeting?
Tina can work with Jenny to coordinate.

NTT
On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Kimberly Hewitt <khewitt@umn.edu
<mailto:khewitt@umn.edu>> wrote:
Dear Norwood and Beth,

I am so glad that BOR presentation is behind us! I think thai it went very
well. Tracy indicated that we will be creating a small working group, she,
Beth, Brent, me and Norwood as necessary to work through Janet Judge's
recommendations.
I am writing about a separate concern related to the football program. We

have noticed a potential pattern that may or may not be indicative of a broader
problem that we should work together to address. Specifically, EOAA has
received a number of Title IX-related concerns involving football players this
year:

2 concerns of sexual assault committed by individual football players

2 concerns of sexual harassment involving groups of football players

1 concern of retaliation involving a group of football players

We Investigated one of the sexual harassment complaints and determined that
one football player had violated the sexual harassment policy. We investigated
the retaliation complaint and found concerning behavior by football players,
but there was not evidence to substantiate that the players had violated
University policy. We did not investigate the other sexual harassment
complaint or either of the sexual assault concerns because the reporting

students did not want to go forward with an Investigation. (We have discussed
the one sexual assault in detail per your report.d

Title IX requires that the University take reasonable steps to prevent future
sexual violanca and harassment after receiving a complaint, even when the
complaining student chooses not to pursue an investigation. The University's
responsibility to act is greater when circumstances suggest that there is an
increased risk of future acts of sexual violence or harassment by a particular

group or where there is a potentially concerning pattern. The notable number

of Title IX-related concerns we have received involving football players, and

the fact that three of the complaints involved groups of football players,

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demonstrates a concerning pattern of football player conduct that we believe

requires responsive action.

I would suggest that we schedule a meeting to talk about a strategy for

addressing these issues. As a starting point I think it would make sense for
us to meet alone (Beth, Norwood, Kim and Tina) and later bring in the football
coach after we have thought about how we want to approach this matter.
Please let me know your thoughts and I can start working on a time to meet,
Thank you,

Kim