ROWAN UNIVERSITY POLICY
Title: Student Sexual Misconduct and Harassment Policy
Subject: Equity and Diversity
Policy No: SL: 2016:14
Applies: University-Wide
Issuing Authority: President
Responsible Officer: Assistant Vice President of Equity and Diversity/ Chief Equity Compliance Officer & Title IX Coordinator
Adopted: 08/18/2016
Last Revision:
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- Students and those who have knowledge of sexual misconduct or harassment are strongly encouraged to report this information as soon as possible. Prompt reporting of incidents greatly improves the ability of the University and law enforcement to provide support resources to victims and to address the violations effectively. Although there is no time limit for reporting sexual harassment or misconduct offences, delays in reporting may reduce the ability of the University and law enforcement to investigate and respond to incidents. As time passes, evidence may dissipate or become lost or unavailable, thereby making investigation, possible prosecution, disciplinary proceedings, or obtaining protection from abuse orders related to the incident more difficult. Students can use the Title IX Complaint Form to report an incident.
- The complaint should contain a concise statement of the alleged violations of the Student Sexual Misconduct and Harassment Policy and a detailed statement of the facts supporting the alleged violations.
- After an incident of sexual assault and domestic violence, the victim should consider seeking medical attention as soon as possible at Kennedy University Hospital, Washington Township, for Glassboro campus, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, for CMSRU and Kennedy University Hospital, Stratford for RowanSOM campus in Stratford. In New Jersey, evidence may be collected even if you chose not to make a report to law enforcement. It is important that a victim of sexual assault not bathe, douche, smoke, change clothing or clean the bed/linen/area where they were assaulted if the offense occurred within the past 96 hours so that evidence may be preserved that may assist in proving that the alleged criminal offense occurred/or is occurring or may be helpful in obtaining a protection order. In circumstances of sexual assault, if victims do not opt for forensic evidence collection, health care providers can still treat injuries and take steps to address concerns of pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted disease. Victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and dating violence are encouraged to also preserve evidence by saving text messages, instant messages, social networking pages, other communications, and keeping pictures, logs or other copies of documents, if they have any, that would be useful to University hearing boards/investigators or police.
- Where criminal behavior is involved, the University encourages, and will assist victims with, reporting to law enforcement. However, victims have the right to decline notifying law enforcement. A victim may choose to report to the University before they have made a decision about whether or not to report to law enforcement. A victim has the right to file a criminal complaint and a Title IX complaint simultaneously. For criminal offenses that occur on the University campus, victims should immediately contact Rowan Public Safety, 856-256-4911. Rowan Public Safety can assist victims in contacting and filing a complaint with any other agency when the incident did not occur on campus:
- Glassboro campus - Glassboro Police Department, 1 South Main Street, Glassboro, NJ 856-881-1500 http://www.glassboroonline.com/public/police-department
- Camden campuses - Camden County Metro Police, 800 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 856-757-7440 http://camdencountypd.org
- RowanSOM campus – Stratford Police Department, 315 Union Ave., Stratford , NJ 856-783- 8616, http://www.stratfordnj.org/emergency_services/pd/pd_home.html
- Rowan University complies with New Jersey law in recognizing orders of protection, Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO) and Final Restraining Orders (FRO). The University cannot apply for a legal order of protection, no contact order or restraining order for a victim from the applicable jurisdiction(s). The victim is required to apply directly for these services in conjunction with campus law enforcement, local law enforcement and the appropriate county services which lay in each county. Family court will provide a copy of the order to Campus Police and the Office of the Title IX Coordinator.
- While compliance with the law is everyone's responsibility at Rowan, listed below are the staff members who have primary responsibility for Title IX compliance. Rowan University has designated the Assistant Vice President of Equity and Diversity as the Title IX Coordinator for all matters related to sexual discrimination at the University and to coordinate the efforts of the University to comply with the Title IX law. Complaints of sexual misconduct or harassment and Title IX Complaint Forms can be filed with any of the following University administrators:
- Title IX Coordinator
- Bindu Jayne
- Assistant Vice President of Equity and Diversity/ Chief Chief Equity Compliance Officer
- Office of Equity and Diversity, 124 Linden 256 Bunce Hall
- 856-256-5440
- Responsibilities: Monitoring and oversight of overall implementation of Title IX compliance at the University, including coordination of training, education, communications, and administration of grievance procedures for faculty, staff, students and other members of the University community. The Assistant Vice President should be contacted for all complaints against faculty, staff and visitors, including those complaints filed by students. Develop and participate in activities to raise awareness regarding sex/gender issues and related institutional policies.
- Title IX Manager
- Nyssa Taylor
- Title IX Manager
- Office of Equity and Diversity, 121 Linden 256 Bunce Hall
- 856-256-5831
- Responsibilities: Providing key assistance in the implementation of Title IX compliance at the University, including coordination of training, education, communications, and administration of grievance procedures for faculty, staff, students and other members of the University community.
- Title IX Deputy Coordinators for Students:
- Dr. Penny McPherson-Myers
- Assistant Vice President for Academic Enrichment/Director of EOF/MAP EOF/MAP
- Office, 345 Savitz Hall 856-256-4086
- mcphersonp@rowan.edu
- Mr. Joseph Mulligan
- Assistant Vice President for Civic Involvement
- Student Center 2nd floor
- 856-256-4242
- mulligan@rowan.edu
- Mr. Travis Douglas
- Assistant Vice President for Residential Learning and Inclusion Programs
- Savitz Ground Floor
- 856-256-4266
- douglast@rowan.edu
- Title IX Coordinator
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- Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Athletics:
- Ms. Penny Kempf
- Associate Athletic Director
- Athletics Office, Esby Gym
- 856-256-4679
- kempf@rowan.edu
- Responsibilities: Compliance for matters involving complaints about gender equity and sexual misconduct in Rowan athletic programs.
- Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University:
- Ms. Marion Lombardi
- Chief Student Affairs Officer
- Room 366, CMSRU Medical Education Building, Camden, NJ
- 856-361-2850
- lombardim@rowan.edu
- Responsibilities: Compliance for matters involving students of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, including training, education, communication, and administration of grievance procedure for all complaints against students.
- Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine:
- Ms. Paula Watkins
- Director of Enrollment Services
- Admissions Office, Suite 210 Academic Center, One Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ
- 856-566-7050 Email:
- fennerpa@rowan.edu
- Responsibilities: Compliance for matters involving students of Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, including training, education, communication, and administration of grievance procedure for all complaints against students.
- Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Athletics:
- Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences:
- Dr. Diane Worrad
- Director
- 42 East Laurel Road, UDP, Suite 2200, Stratford, NJ
- 856-566-6282
- Email: worrad@rowan.edu
- Responsibilities: Compliance for matters involving students of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, including training, education, communication, and administration of grievance procedure for all complaints against students.
- Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Graduate Medical Education:
- Terrence D. Brown
- Director
- Suite , Academic Center Stratford, NJ
- 856-566-2742 Email:
- brownte@rowan.edu
- Responsibilities: Compliance for matters involving students of Graduate Medical Education, including training, education, communication, and administration of grievance procedure for all complaints against students
- Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences:
7. For complaints in which an employee is involved, in addition to filing a complaint with the University's Office of Equity and Diversity, victims have the right to file a complaint with the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights or the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. A copy of the New Jersey Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace and the corresponding Model Procedures is available in the Office of Equity and Diversity or at the website: www.rowan.edu/equity.
8. Anonymous Reporting
Although the University strongly encourages students to report incidents of sexual harassment or sexual violence to University officials, students can call the 24 hour Alertline to anonymously report incidents of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment or sexual violence by calling 855-431-9667 or logging on to rowan.edu/integrityline. Students should be aware that if if they provide personally identifying information (i.e., names, telephone numbers, dorm room numbers, etc.) in the anonymous report, the University may have an obligation to investigate the the report.
9. Other Services for Victims at Rowan and in the Surrounding Community
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Title IX prohibits retaliation. Any harassment or adverse employment or educational action taken against a person because of that person's participation in a complaint or investigation of discrimination discrimination or sexual misconduct is a violation of this policy, and will result in immediate action by the University to stop the retaliatory behavior, prevent further violations by the perpetrator perpetrator(s), and remedy any adverse impact of the violation.
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