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VIII Notice of Investigation and Allegations

The Senior Director of Student Experience and Title IX Coordinator will provide the Parties written Notice of the Investigation and Allegations (the “NOIA”) upon commencement of the Administrative Resolution Process. Amendments and updates to the NOIA may be made as the investigation progresses and more information becomes available. For climate/culture investigations that do not have an identifiable Respondent, the NOIA will be sent to the department/office/program head for the area/program being investigated.

 

The NOIA will include:

• A meaningful summary of all allegations
• The names of the involved Parties (if known)
• The precise misconduct being alleged
• The date and location of the alleged incident(s) (if known)
• The specific policies/offenses implicated
• A description of, link to, or copy of the applicable procedures
• A statement that the University presumes the Respondent is not responsible for the reported misconduct unless and until the evidence supports a Final Determination that the Policy has been violated
• The name(s) of the Investigator(s), along with a process to notify the Senior Director of Student Experience and Title IX Coordinator of any conflict of interest that the Investigator(s) may have in advance of the interview process
• A statement that determinations of responsibility are made at the conclusion of the process and that the Parties will be given an opportunity during the review and comment period to inspect and review all Relevant Evidence obtained
• A statement of the potential sanctions/responsive actions that could result
• A statement about the University’s policy on Retaliation
• Information about process confidentiality
• Information on the need for each party to have an Advisor of their choosing and suggestions for ways to identify an Advisor
• A statement informing the Parties that the University’s Policy prohibits knowingly making false statements, including knowingly submitting false information during the Administrative Resolution Process
• Information about how a party may request disability accommodations or other support assistance during the Administrative Resolution Process
• A link to the University’s VAWA Brochure, if applicable
• An instruction to preserve any evidence that is directly related to the allegations

Notification will be made in writing and may be delivered by one or more of the following methods: in person or emailed to the Parties’ University-issued email or other approved accounts. Once emailed and/or received in-person, notice is presumptively delivered.