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All reporting individuals (victims, survivors) have the right to:
All reporting individuals have a right to emergency access to a Title IX Coordinator or other appropriate official. See list below.
Reporting individuals also have these external resources available to them:
A victim can get a FACT (formally known as a SAFE) exam that is done by a member of the FACT medical team at Westchester Medical Center. These are administered free of charge, no insurance is needed. More information can be found here: https://women.westchestergov.com/rapesexual-assault .
Sexual misconduct of any form is a violation of a person's rights, dignity and integrity. An act of sexual misconduct represents a fundamental failure by a community member to recognize and respect the intrinsic worth and dignity of another. Acts of sexual misconduct are harmful, illegal and prohibited at Concordia College. Such acts corrupt the integrity of the educational process, are contrary to the mission and values of the Concordia College community and are against College policy.
All members of the Concordia College community should be free from sexual misconduct in the classroom; the social, recreational and residential environment; and the workplace. The College seeks to foster a climate free from sexual misconduct through a coordinated education and prevention program, the promulgation of clear and effective policies, as well as investigative and grievance procedures that are prompt, equitable, and accessible to all. In response to any reported sexual misconduct, the College will take all appropriate steps to address the misconduct, prevent its recurrence and mitigate its effects.
Concordia College seeks to foster healthy, mutually respectful relationships and provide for the safety and security of our community, the College expects all community members to take action to prevent acts of sexual misconduct. Creating a safe campus environment is the responsibility of all members of the College community, both individually and collectively.
In order to encourage reporting of sexual misconduct, the College will actively educate the community, respond to all allegations promptly, provide interim measures to address safety and emotional well-being, and act in a manner that recognizes the inherent dignity of the individuals involved.
In order to achieve equitable results, the College will carefully review and/or investigate all reports with an earnest intent to understand the perspective and experiences of each individual involved, and provide for fair and impartial evaluation and resolution.
Concordia College does not discriminate and prohibits illegal discrimination, including harassment, against any individual on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, age, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, military status, marital status, or any other characteristic or classification protected by federal, state or local law in the administration of any of the College’s educational programs or activities, admissions policies, athletic or other school administered programs, scholarship or loan programs.
Concordia College also does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, disability, age, gender, national or ethnic origin, military status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, alienage or citizenship status, or any other characteristic or classification protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its employment practices. Concordia College, however, is a Christian educational institution affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, reserves the right to give preference in employment based on religion.
Pursuant to, and consistent with its obligations under, Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972, Concordia College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, and prohibits sexual harassment, sexual misconduct and sexual violence, in connection with any of its educational programs, activities or employment practices.
Concordia College has designated a Title IX Coordinator, who is primarily responsible for overseeing the College’s compliance with Title IX and other federal, state and local laws relating to sex/gender-based discrimination, harassment, and misconduct. Questions about the Sexual Misconduct/Title IX Policy should be directed to Concordia College’s Title IX Coordinator:
Dr. Nereida Quiles-Wasserman, Title IX Coordinator; Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Compliance
Office: Feth Garden Level (across from the Registrar’s Office)
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
(914) 337-9300, ext. 2134
Nereida.Quiles@concordia-ny.edu
Questions or inquiries regarding the application of Title IX may also be directed to:
The Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
The health and safety of every student at Concordia College is of utmost importance. Concordia recognizes that students who have been drinking and/or using drugs (whether such use is voluntary or involuntary) at the time that violence, including but not limited to domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault occurs may be hesitant to report such incidents due to fear of potential consequences for their own conduct. Concordia strongly encourages students to report domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault to College officials. A bystander acting in good faith or a reporting individual acting in good faith that discloses any incident of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault to Concordia’s officials or law enforcement will not be subject to Concordia’s Student Code of Conduct action for violations of alcohol and/or drug use policies occurring at or near the time of the commission of the domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault.
Affirmative Consent is a knowing, voluntary, and mutual decision among all participants to engage in sexual activity. Consent can be given by words or actions, as long as those words or actions create clear permission regarding willingness to engage in the sexual activity. Silence or lack of resistance, in and of itself, does not demonstrate consent. The definition of consent does not vary based upon a participant's sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Consent cannot be given when it is the result of any coercion, intimidation, force, or threat of harm.
Bystander is a person who observes a crime, impending crime, conflict, potentially violent or violent behavior, or conduct that is in violation of rules or policies of the College.
Bystander Intervention means safe and positive options that may be carried out by a person or persons to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. Bystander intervention includes recognizing situations of potential harm, understanding institutional structures and cultural conditions that facilitate violence, overcoming barriers to intervening, identifying safe and effective intervention options, and taking action to intervene.
Confidentiality means information shared by an individual with designated campus or community professionals cannot be revealed to any other entity without the express permission of the individual, unless required by law. These campus and community professionals include licensed mental health counselors, medical providers and pastoral counselors. Students seeking confidential assistance may do so by speaking with the Director of Health Services and/or Rev. Dr. Joshua Hollmann.
These individuals are prohibited from breaking confidentiality unless there is an imminent threat of harm to self or others, or if a report involves suspected abuse of a minor under the age of eighteen (18). Confidential entities, like many other professions, including employees in higher education, are required by state law to notify Child Protective Services or local law enforcement in cases of suspected child abuse.
Consent is defined as Affirmative Consent, included above and the principles of consent are explained below:
Dating Violence is violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim.
Domestic Violence is a felony or misdemeanor crime of violence committed
Hate Crime is a crime reported to local police agencies or to a campus security authority that manifests evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator’s bias against the victim. For the purposes of this section, the categories of bias include the victim’s actual or perceived race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, and disability.
Privacy generally means the information related to a report of alleged sexual misconduct brought to the College’s attention will only be shared with a limited number of trained college professionals who “need to know” in order to provide support for the individual and to ensure safety for individuals and the community as well as legal compliance. The circle of people with knowledge of the situation will be limited as much as possible to preserve privacy and ensure safety. College employees serve as required reporters who are responsible to maintain the privacy of students’ information. Required reporters include all employees of the College (Faculty, full-time and part-time Staff, and Adjuncts) and volunteers working under the auspices (authority) of the College. Privacy may be offered by an individual when such individual is unable to offer confidentiality under the law but shall still not disclose information learned from a reporting individual or bystander to a crime or incident more than necessary to comply with applicable laws, including informing appropriate College officials.
Sexual Assault is any sexual act directed against another person, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent. Sexual assault includes, but is not limited to, the offenses defined below.
Sexual Assault with an Object is the use of an
Note: Sexual penetration includes vaginal or anal penetration by a penis, tongue, finger or object, or oral copulation by mouth to genital contact or genital to mouth contact.
Sexual Exploitation refers to a situation in which a person takes non-consensual or abusive sexual advantage of another, and situations in which the conduct does not fall within the definitions of Sexual Assault or Sexual Harassment. Examples of sexual exploitation include, but are not limited to:
Sexual Harassment is defined as
Campus Crime Statistics
The Public Safety & Security Office will provide, upon request, all campus crime statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education. This information can also be found on the College website and online at http://ope.ed.gov/Security/GetOneInstitutionData.aspx.
Any member of the College community who believes they are a victim of discrimination or harassment has the right to make a report to university police or campus security, local law enforcement, and/or state police or choose not to report; to report the incident to your institution; to be protected by the institution from retaliation for reporting an incident; and to receive assistance and resources from your institution.
More details about the reporting and grievance process are provided below.
All college employees are mandatory reporters, except for the Campus Pastor, Mental Health Counselors in the Wellness Center and Medical Providers in the Health Center.
Any student, faculty or staff member (the “complainant”) of Concordia College who believes that he or she has been a victim of discrimination or harassment is strongly encouraged to bring a complaint to the appropriate Title IX Coordinator listed below. The Student Code of Conduct provides guidance regarding the appropriate steps to be taken in filing, addressing and resolving complaints related to illegal sexual discrimination, harassment or misconduct, as well as retaliation and malicious reporting related to any of these violations. Every complaint of sexual discrimination, harassment or misconduct or retaliation will be thoroughly and promptly investigated. The investigation of any complaint of sexual discrimination, harassment or misconduct or retaliation will be kept confidential to the fullest extent possible under the circumstances, with due regard to the rights and wishes of the parties involved and consistent with Concordia’s legal obligations. In order to conduct a thorough and effective investigation, however, limited disclosure may be required, so complete confidentiality cannot be guaranteed in all instances.
Important Information with regards to Reporting Procedures as per noted sub-divisions in section 6444 of NY State Enough is Enough legislation:
Complaints or reports relating to discrimination, general or discriminatory harassment or retaliation, should be reported to the appropriate Deputy Title IX Coordinator as follows:
For reports or complaints against a student (non-athletic student), the Deputy Title IX Coordinator is:
Dr. Nereida Quiles-Wasserman
Title IX Coordinator; Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Compliance
Office: Feth Garden Level (across from the Registrar’s Office)
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
(914) 337-9300, ext. 2134
Nereida.Quiles@concordia-ny.edu
For reports or complaints against an athletic student, the Deputy Title IX Coordinator is:
Ms. Kathy Laoutaris, or a designee
Associate Director of Athletics
Meyer Athletic Center
914-337-9300 x 2442
Kathy.Laoutaris@concordia-ny.edu
For reports or complaints against others, the Deputy Title IX Coordinator is:
Dr. Nereida Quiles-Wasserman
Title IX Coordinator; Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Compliance
Office: Feth Garden Level (across from the Registrar’s Office)
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
(914) 337-9300, ext. 2134
Nereida.Quiles@concordia-ny.edu
If the complaint involves the President, the Director of Human Resources and Title IX Coordinator shall take steps to inform the Chair of the Board of Regents. If the complaint is against the relevant Deputy Title IX Coordinator, the complainant may seek assistance from one of the other Deputy Title IX Coordinators, or from the College’s Title IX Coordinator:
Dr. Nereida Quiles-Wasserman
Title IX Coordinator; Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Compliance
Office: Feth Garden Level (across from the Registrar’s Office)
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
(914) 337-9300, ext. 2134
Nereida.Quiles@concordia-ny.edu
After notification of a report or complaint of alleged discrimination, harassment or assault, a Deputy Title IX Coordinator or the Title IX Coordinator may take any interim steps, such as reassignment or suspension, to protect the safety and well-being of the individuals involved in the complaint during the pendency of the investigation and resolution. Further, students who report a possible case relating to Title IX and/or sexual misconduct will be afforded interim measures and accommodations to ensure safety, prevent retaliation and avoid any hostile situations including but not limited to changes in academic and extra-curricular schedule, housing and employment.
A “no contact order” will be issued by the College when the accused or respondent is a student. The order will be issued consistent with College policies and procedures. Continued deliberate contact with the reporting individual is considered a violation of institutional policy and may be grounds for additional conduct charges.
Concordia College-NY shall make a notation on the transcript of students found responsible after a conduct process that they were “suspended after a finding of responsibility for a code of conduct violation” or “expelled after a finding of responsibility for a code of conduct violation.” For the respondent who withdraws from the institution while such conduct charges are pending, and declines to complete the disciplinary process, institutions shall make a notation on the transcript of such students that they “withdrew with conduct charges pending.”
In spring of 2017, Concordia College- NY conducted a climate survey that measures student experience with and knowledge of Title IX and sexual misconduct related matters. The Campus Climate survey has been approved by the College’s IRB.
The survey addressed the following knowledge about:
The College takes every reasonable and expected measure to ensure that answers remain anonymous and that no individual is identified. Aggregate results are published on the campus Sexual Misconduct/Title IX website.
Concordia College-NY will offer education to the college community about domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault to remain in compliance with applicable federal laws. All students, faculty, staff and parents will be offered training on an on-going basis. In addition, the students listed below are required to be trained:
Training protocols will be assessed regularly to ensure their effectiveness.
By July 1, 2016 and each year thereafter, higher education institutions must file a certificate of compliance with the New York State Education Department.
In addition, by July 1, 2016 and once every ten years thereafter, except for one mandatory reporting due in 2024, higher education institutions must file a copy of all written rules and policies they have adopted to satisfy compliance with Article 129-B.
The NYS Education Department will create a reporting mechanism for campuses to annually submit information about the number of Title IX related incidents reported and the outcomes of said reports.
Senior Director of College Services and Security
Director of Student Health Services
Director of Athletics and Campus Life
Title IX Coordinator; Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Compliance; Assistant Professor
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dean of Accelerated Professional Studies; Professor of Business
Human Resources Manager
Director of International Student Operations; Principal Designated School Official
Director of Human Resources
Concordia College New York strives to provide a safe and secure environment for its campus community members. Each year, the College publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which discusses topics such as crime prevention, to whom crime reports should be filed, resources for victims of crimes, emergency procedures, and other matters of importance related to security and safety at the College.
The report also contains statistics for specific crimes reported to have occurred on certain property owned or controlled by the College over the past three calendar years.
This report is available on this website at: https://campussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/11171/ce306d10-1ca3-11e6-b537-22000bd8490f/2201057/263f6256-43c0-11eb-a87b-1253aebb41ff/file/ASR%202019.pdf
If you would like to receive a hard copy of the report at no charge, you may do so by making a request to Title IX Coordinator; Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Compliance, Dr. Nereida Quiles-Wasserman, nereida.quiles@concordia-ny.edu.