Response to Reports

University Response to Reports

Upon receipt of a report, the Title IX Coordinator will contact the Complainant (victim/survivor) and offer to meet to discuss resources and options moving forward. During this informal meeting, comfort and privacy are a priority. Complainants are welcome to have an advisor present, who could be a friend, family member, or another support person. There is no requirement or expectation to meet with the Title IX Coordinator.

Supportive Measures

UNG recognizes that Sexual Misconduct impacts mental health and prevents people from feeling safe and participating in campus-related activities and events. Supportive measures are implemented to ensure access and meaningful participation for undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty in their education, housing, and employment.

Supportive measures are available to any individual who has experienced sexual misconduct, even when those individuals do not wish to file a formal complaint or participate in an investigation. Individuals accused (Respondent) of sexual misconduct may also access supportive measures.

What is it?

Supportive measures are individualized services or accommodations that are reasonable, non-disciplinary, and non-punitive. These measures are designed to restore or preserve equal access to UNG’s educational programs and activities and employment opportunities.

The University will maintain as confidential any supportive measures provided to any individual to the extent that maintaining such confidentiality would not impair the ability to provide the supportive measures.

Examples of Supportive Measures
Referral to or assistance in contacting campus support services, including those providing counseling, academic support, and medical services

Altering campus-based living arrangements to reduce contact with the Respondent

Change of Complainant’s campus-based working arrangements, work assignments or reporting relationships to reduce contact with the Respondent

Adjustments of Complainant’s assignments and tests, including the provision of tutoring

Change of Complainant’s course schedule to reduce contact with the Respondent

Ability to withdraw from courses without adverse effects on their academic record

Provision of an escort between campus locations when safety risks are high

Informing individuals of the right to notify law enforcement authorities of the alleged incident and offering to help facilitate a report

Interim Measures and Emergency Removal

Interim measures may be implemented at any point after the University becomes aware of an allegation of sexual misconduct to protect the Complainant and the University community. Such measures are designed to restore or preserve equal access to the education program or activity without unreasonably burdening the other party, including measures designed to protect the safety of all parties or the campus community or deter sexual misconduct and retaliation.

Interim measures

Interim measures must be provided consistent with university policies and procedures. Typically, if an interim action is taken, it is in the form of a no-contact order through the closure of the case.

Other examples include interim suspension or an employee receiving administrative leave for an undefined yet limited time.

Emergency Removal

The Title IX Coordinator can act to remove, on an emergency basis, a Title IX Respondent entirely or partially, from their education program or employment activities when an individualized safety and risk analysis has determined that, based on the allegations in a particular case, a Respondent poses an immediate threat to the physical health or safety of any student or other individual arising from the allegations of sexual harassment/misconduct, justifies removal.

Informal Resolution

Allegations of Sexual Misconduct may be resolved informally. The Complainant, Respondent, and University must agree to engage in the informal resolution process and to the terms of the informal resolution. The Complainant and the Respondent can end informal resolution discussions at any time before the terms of an informal resolution are reached.

The University may stop the informal resolution process if it appears that no resolution will be met.

What is it?
A mutual and voluntary agreement between the parties involved in an allegation of sexual misconduct.

It involves terms that both parties agree to and that are measurable

It does not include a full investigation and does not result in a determination of whether a policy was or was not violated.

Must be deemed appropriate by the University Title IX Coordinator.

Either party can stop it at any time before the completion of the process.

Is never available to resolve allegations when an employee is the Respondent

Matters resolved informally shall not be appealable, and the final resolution precludes any further University action on the allegations. If it is alleged that there has been a violation of one or more terms, it will be reviewed by the Office of Student Integrity for potential charges.

Examples of Informal Resolution Terms
No contact agreements

Educational conversation with the Respondent

Workshops, training, films, readings, or similar educational activities on pertinent topics (e.g., consent and communication, alcohol or other drugs, healthy interpersonal relationships, stress management, anger management, etc.)

Voluntary restrictions from participation in particular student organizations or campus events

Limiting access to a building or part of a building (can be specific times only)

Providing a Complainant’s impact statement to the Respondent.

Other measures deemed appropriate by the Title IX Coordinator

Formal (Investigation) Process

An investigation is the process used by the Title IX office to carefully examine an allegation or complaint of Sexual Misconduct to determine if there was a policy violation.

This investigation is an administrative process and not a criminal one. This means that the investigation determines whether University policy has been violated, not whether the law has been violated.

Useful documents

Flowchart - Currently in development and will be available when completed
Process notice for complainant and respondent (PDF)
Prepping for an investigation (PDF)
Process notice for witnesses (PDF)
Process notice for advisors (PDF)
Authorization to disclose to advisors (PDF)
Hearing template - Currently in development and will be available when completed
No contact order from UNG (PDF)
No contact agreement between parties (PDF)