Luther College is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment where all members of its community—students, faculty, staff, and visitors—are treated with respect and dignity. Therefore, the College will not tolerate sexual misconduct in any form. Sexual Misconduct is not only an act against an individual; it is also an act that affects the entire Luther College community. Acts of sexual misconduct are inconsistent with our educational mission.
To establish a procedures for preventing and remediating reports and complaints of sexual miconduct, which includes sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking as defined herein, as well as retaliation against an individual for exercising rights under this policy. It is intended to ensure that the College’s policies and procedures related to sexual misconduct/sexual misconduct are interpreted and applied consistently with Title IX, the Clery Act, and other applicable law.
The College’s scope under Title IX is limited to its educational programs or activities, as well as any building owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the College. The College’s scope under Title IX is also limited to conduct against a person that occurs in the United States.
Any person may file a complaint alleging sexual misconduct against a student or employee of the College. If a report or complaint falls under the College’s scope under Title IX, the College will utilize this policy and the related procedures to respond to claims of sexual misconduct and will not proceed under any other College policy or procedure if doing so would interfere with any right or privilege provided to a party under Title IX. If the College determines that a report or complaint does not fall under the College’s scope under Title IX, the College may still take action for such alleged conduct based on the nature of the alleged conduct, including under the College’s Bias Incident, Hate Act, Hate Crime, Discrimination, and Harassment Policy and Procedures. Additionally, if the Respondent is unknown or is not a member of the College’s community, the Title IX Coordinator will assist the Complainant in identifying appropriate campus and local resources and support options and/or, when criminal conduct is alleged, in contacting local law enforcement if the individual would like to file a police report. Further, even when the Respondent is not a member of the College’s community, supportive measures, remedies, and resources may be accessible to the parties by contacting the Title IX Coordinator. In addition, the College may take other actions as appropriate to protect the parties against third parties, such as barring individuals from College property and/or events by issuing a No Trespass Order. When the Respondent is enrolled in or employed by another institution, the Title IX Coordinator can assist the Complainant in liaising with the appropriate individual at that institution, as it may be possible to allege violations through that institution’s policies. Similarly, the Title IX Coordinator may be able to coordinate for a student or employee Complainant who experiences discrimination in an internship, study awayprogram, or other environment external to the College where sexual misconduct or nondiscrimination policies and procedures of the facilitating or host organization may give recourse to the Complainant.
All vendors serving the College through third-party contracts are subject to the policies and procedures of their employers. This includes Sodexo employees who work in Dining Services and Ricoh employees who work in the Mail Center and Document Center.