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2024-2025 Student Handbook 62 Title IX and Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedures The following information regarding Title IX is summative in nature for the purposes of this Handbook. Denver Seminary's policies and procedures regarding sexual misconduct can be found in their entirety in the Denver Seminary Title IX—Harassment Free Workplace and Campus policy. Individuals should consult this document for full reference. Sexual misconduct encompasses a broad range of actions commonly represented by unwanted sexual activity, touching, or behavior. More specifically, sexual misconduct refers to physical sexual acts perpetrated against a person's will or where a person is incapable of giving consent due to incapacitation. Intimate partner violence refers to any act of violence or threatened act of violence, sexual or otherwise, against a person who is or has been involved in a sexual, dating, domestic or other intimate relationship with that person. Attempting any of the above described behaviors is also sexual misconduct. Detailed definitions and descriptions of sexual misconduct and sexual violence are provided in the Denver Seminary Title IX—Harassment Free Workplace and Campus policy. Instructions for Victims of Sexual Violence 1. Go to a safe place and call someone. Call 911. 2. Do not shower, wash your hands or fingernails, change or remove clothing, or apply or take medication. Any of these actions could alter or destroy physical evidence. 3. Go to a hospital for medical attention. 4. Get help, like counseling or victim assistance. On Campus: The Department of Student Life, specifically the Dean of Students, or Campus Security can connect you with these services and can also help you report the incident if you choose to do so. Off Campus: If you cannot get to or contact anyone on campus, or if it is after-hours, the following resources are available: • The Blue Bench – Denver's rape crisis center; call their 24-hour hotline at 303-322-7273. • Littleton Police Department Victim Services Unit – 303-660-7535, or visit their website. • Women's Crisis Center of Douglas County – 303-688-8484 • Denver Health Medical Center SANE – 303-602-3007 If you would like to speak to someone but not report the alleged violations, the Department of Student Life or the Dean of Students can provide you with counseling options. Instructions for Victims of Sexual Misconduct Denver Seminary encourages all individuals to seek assistance from a medical provider and/or law enforcement immediately after an incident of sexual violence. This is the best option to ensure preservation of evidence and to begin a timely investigative and remedial response. The Seminary encourages individuals to also make a report to appropriate Seminary officials. Reporting to law enforcement and to the Seminary are not mutually exclusive options, as both criminal and internal reports may be pursued simultaneously. Reporting Title IX Violations Making a report means telling someone in authority what happened – in person, by telephone, in writing or by email. At the time a report is made, a Complainant does not have to decide whether or not to request any particular course of action, nor does a Complainant need to know how to label what happened. Choosing to make a report, and deciding how to proceed after making the report, can be a process that unfolds over time. The Seminary provides support that can assist each individual in making these important decisions, and to the extent legally possible will respect an individual's autonomy in deciding how to proceed. In this process, the Seminary will balance the individual's interest with its obligation to provide a safe and non-discriminatory environment for all members of the Seminary community.