II. Purpose of Policy

The Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Policy has been developed to educate students, employees, volunteers, contractors, and guests of the University of Jamestown on appropriate conduct and to provide recourse for those individuals whose rights have been violated.

On May 6, 2020, the Department of Education released new Title IX Regulations that were required to be implemented by August 14, 2020. These new regulations resulted in changes that were required to be made to the University’s Title IX Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy. The University of Jamestown remains committed to addressing all forms of sexual misconduct and relationship violence, including those that do not rise to the level of sexual harassment that is now defined by the Department of Education. This policy contains the Title IX Grievance Process, but the University of Jamestown reserves the right to investigate any report of sexual misconduct that address behaviors that do not reach the level of sexual harassment under Title IX.