Colleagues:
As faculty and staff, we are called upon to be resources to our students in many ways. Sometimes, students may share with us some very difficult moments, and even the most well-meaning guide can feel out of their element.
We aim to give you the tools you need to help your students feel safe, share their experiences and receive help if they wish it.
One of the federally required annual duties of all college presidents is to remind our campus community of Title IX requirements. To recap: SUNY handed down a uniform sexual violence policy, The Victim/Survivor Bill of Rights, four years ago. In response, key members of our faculty participated in various levels of response training. Sexual violence between or among any individuals falls under both SUNY’s policy and our own.
Of course, we have a zero-tolerance policy for violence of any sort. A Student Code of Conduct is in place if such actions are not gender-related. Issues of violence and/or harassment related to faculty and staff are addressed through guidelines from our Human Resources department.
Attached, you will find 2 documents: the SUNY Broome Students’ Bill of Rights, which we created in response to the SUNY policy, and our Campus Civility Statement created through our Shared Governance process.
While sharing our policy is required by law, it is important nevertheless that we all take the time to read these documents and share them with our colleagues and students as necessary. We must continue to support the survivors of sexual violence or any violence while working to prevent it however we can as a civil, academic community where everyone should feel valued.
If you have any questions, please contact our Title IX coordinator, Dean Scott Schuhert, at schuhertsm@sunybroome.edu, (607) 778-5681 or in Science Building Room 227.
-Kevin
Kevin E Drumm, PhD
President
SUNY Broome Community College
