Wilmington College is committed to taking steps to prevent discrimination based on sex, including all forms of sex discrimination and sexual harassment, and to address its impact upon any victims. Efforts to address these issues are made by a variety of programs, departments and services available on campus. For example, the College provides new student orientation and employee training programs addressing topics such as (1) the provisions of this Policy; safe and positive options for bystander intervention that may be carried out by an individual to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of sexual harassment; and (3) information on risk reduction to recognize warning signs of abusive behavior and how to avoid potential attacks. The College also provides education on these topics on an ongoing basis for students and faculty.
Title IX Coordinators, investigators, any person who facilitates an informal resolution process, Adjudicators, and Appeal Board members will receive training on this Policy and the proper handling of cases of sexual harassment, including, but not limited to the following:
- the definition of sexual harassment,
- the scope of the College’s education programs and activities,
- how to conduct an investigation and grievance process, including hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes, and
- how to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias.
Adjudicators will also receive training on any technology to be used at a live hearing and on issues of relevance of questions and evidence, including when questions and evidence about the complainant’s sexual predisposition or prior sexual behavior are not relevant, as set forth in Section 7.5.8.1 above.
Investigators and Adjudicators will also receive training on issues of relevance to create an investigative report that fairly summarizes relevant evidence, as set forth Section 7.5.7.6 above, and make relevancy determinations during live hearings, as set forth in Section 7.5.8.3 above.
Training materials will not rely on sex stereotypes and will promote impartial investigations and adjudications of formal complaints of sexual harassment.