Title IX Sexual Misconduct

Roanoke College remains committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming educational and working environment, free from sex discrimination and sexual misconduct. Sexual harassment of any kind, including sexual violence, interferes with students’ right to receive an education free from discrimination.  Further, sexual violence is also a crime.

Roanoke College Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Policy

Emergency

• Call 911
• Call Campus Safety internally by dialing 2310 or externally by dialing 540-375-2310. Our Campus Safety department is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 

Confidential Support

• Student Health and Counseling, 540-375-2286, Email
• Office of the Chaplain,  540-375-2300,  Email
• Roanoke Valley Sexual Assault Resources

Official On-Campus Reporting or Support (Title IX Coordinators)

Anonymous Reports

Anonymous reports can be made to the College by utilizing Campus Safety’s Silent Witness form online. Please be aware that anonymous reports of alleged violations of Title IX may limit the College’s ability to effectively investigate or respond to reports.

Submit report

Consent is informed, freely and actively given and mutually understandable words or actions that indicate a willingness to participate in mutually agreed-upon sexual activity. Consent is mutually understandable when a reasonable person would consider the words or actions of the parties to have manifested a mutually understandable agreement between them to engage in certain conduct with each other. Consent cannot be gained by ignoring or acting regardless of the objections of another.

Title IX strictly prohibits retaliation against an individual for raising an allegation of sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct, for cooperating in an investigation or hearing of such a complaint, or for opposing discriminatory practices prohibited by either interim policy.

Help is available for anyone who thinks they may have been the subject of sexual misconduct by others. Confidential support and resources are available from Student Health and Counseling and the Office of the Chaplain.

Whether or not someone eventually chooses to file a formal complaint, supportive measures are available to help sort through any adjustments to schedules, housing changes or no contact orders. Any of the Title IX Coordinators can help in understanding options for informed choices. 

Anyone can make a complaint and any of the Title IX Coordinators can discuss reporting options and guide through the process. 

Should a matter move toward a hearing, in preparation, there will be an investigation.  After completion of the investigation, the matter proceeds to a hearing.  All hearings are in real time with a trained professional or trained committee. The hearing officer(s) will decide the final outcome or the determination of responsibility. Sanctions, conditions, and/or restrictions are determined by the School/ unit of the respondent (the person identified as engaging in the misconduct).

Roanoke College uses the preponderance of evidence standard in determining responsibility. Preponderance of evidence means, based on the circumstances and information gathered during an investigation, it is more likely than not that a violation of the policy occurred.

Title IX requires mandatory reporters to share information with the School/unit Title IX Resource Coordinator or the Title IX Office when they learn about concerns of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct.

Any staff (to include RAs), faculty, or other non-student member of the College community who becomes aware of possible sexual misconduct must report the possible misconduct to one of the College's Title IX Coordinators as soon as possible and are considered Mandatory Reporters. (Excluded from this requirement are employees who work in or for either the Office of Student Health & Counseling, the Office of the Chaplain or Athletic Trainers.)

Additional Resources

Campus Community Guide