Education and awareness

At Skidmore College, education is a key part of prevention. Our Office of Equity, Title IX, and Inclusion (EOTIX) provides resources that help students, faculty, and staff build a campus culture rooted in respect, safety, and accountability.

Below, you’ll find current education and awareness materials, including policies, training opportunities, reports, and surveys.

Quick links:

• Foundations of Sexual & Gender-Based Misconduct Policies for Students
• Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Climate Survey Report (download PDF)
• SGBM & Title IX: The Basics (download PDF)
• Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct in the Virtual Environment: Digital Abuse (download PDF)
• Staying Safe in Intimate Relationships during COVID-19 (download PDF)
• Consent & COVID-19: Exploring the Unexpected Intersections of Sexual Health and the Coronavirus (download PDF)

Training materials:

• SGBM Investigator Training (download PDF)
• SGBM Adjudication Training, Part 1 (download PDF)
• SGBM Adjudication Training, Parts 2 and 3 (download PDF)
• Informal Resolution and Restorative Practices Under Title IX Regulation Webinar (University of Vermont)

Advisory Council on Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct:

The mission of the Advisory Council on Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct (ACSGBM) is to address sexual and gender-based misconduct through creating and coordinating policies, procedures and programming for prevention and response, which reflect an expectation of effective consent, respect and safety for all members of the Skidmore community. The ACSGBM is a collaborative group of community members who are charged with advising the president and his cabinet on the college’s policies, procedures and services related to sexual and gender-based misconduct. Annual reports on the progress of the council will be delivered to the president at the close of each academic year. Specifically, the ACSGBM will work to:

• Create a positive community culture that promotes respectful interactions and safety for all.
• Promote awareness in the Skidmore College community about issues related to sexual violence.
• Review Skidmore’s sexual and gender-based misconduct policy, procedures and services to ensure compliance.
• Make updates and amendments to the sexual and gender-based misconduct policy as necessary.
• Identify and implement educational opportunities and resources to educate the Skidmore community about issues related to sexual violence and Skidmore’s related policies, procedures and services.
• Identify and implement training for the members of the Advisory Council, Sexual and Gender-Based
• Misconduct Hearing Board, sexual and gender-based misconduct advisors and sexual and gender-based misconduct investigators.

SGBM information for employees:

This section provides essential information for employees, including syllabus guidance, the official Title IX statement, and mandatory reporting duties, ensuring faculty and staff can support students, stay compliant, and uphold Skidmore’s values.

Title IX Statement: 
Skidmore College is committed to providing a learning, working and living environment that reflects and promotes personal integrity, civility and mutual respect. Members of the Skidmore community have the right to be free from all forms of abuse, assault, harassment and coercive conduct, including sexual and gender-based misconduct, as defined in this policy. Skidmore College considers sexual and gender-based misconduct to be one of the most serious violations of the values and standards of the college. Unwelcome sexual contact of any form is a violation of students’ personal integrity and their right to a safe environment and therefore violates Skidmore’s values. Skidmore College will not tolerate sexual or gender-based misconduct in any form. Sexual and gender-based misconduct is also prohibited by federal regulations. In accordance with Title IX, Skidmore College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any of its programs and activities.

Title IX Reporting Resposibilities:
Skidmore College faculty are committed to supporting our students and upholding gender equity laws as outlined by Title IX. Therefore if a student chooses to confide in a member of Skidmore’s faculty or staff regarding an issue of sexual or gender-based misconduct, that faculty or staff member is obligated to tell Skidmore’s Title IX coordinator. The Title IX coordinator will assist the student in connecting with all possible resources for support and reporting both on and off campus.