Kalamazoo College is committed to providing an environment that is free from gender discrimination and sexual misconduct in all its forms. The College engages in comprehensive, intentional, and integrated programming, initiatives, strategies, and campaigns intended to promote the awareness of and to prevent sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sexual exploitation. Effective prevention and meaningful, supportive response require that each of us commit to fostering a culture that values respect, safety, support, and fairness. To that end, all students are expected to participate in prevention training or educational programs related to issues of sexual misconduct, bystander intervention, healthy relationships, and more. 

New Students

First year and transfer students are required to complete their first year orientation awareness and prevention programs and the U Got This! online program.

U Got This! program consists of three (3), 20 minute engaging modules about bystander intervention, consent, healthy relationships, sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. Students who do not complete the training may have a registration hold placed on their student account until all three modules are completed.

For more information, contact Title IX Coordinator, Tanya Jachimiak at Tanya.Jachimiak@kzoo.edu.

Returning Students

Returning students are expected to complete online Moodle modules provided through the Division of Student Development. Stay turned for information on this academic year’s Moodle modules! Students will find these assignments on their College Moodle Dashboard. We also recognize that each one of us likely prefers to engage in this work in different ways. Student Development offers in-person programs that may be attended in lieu of completing the corresponding online Moodle module. For more information, visit Sexual Violence Prevention and Advocacy.

Kalamazoo College engages in intentional programming and training intended to raise awareness of what constitutes unlawful sex discrimination and sex-based harassment as well as employees’ rights and responsibilities.

Employee Training

Upon hire and then, annually thereafter, employees are required to complete training that includes the College’s obligation to address sex discrimination and sex-based harassment in its education program or activity (including in admission and employment); the scope of the conduct that constitutes sex discrimination and sex-based harassment under the Policy Against Harassment and Sex Discrimination and applicable laws; reporting and support options; the employee’s obligation to promptly notify the Title IX Coordinator about conduct that may reasonably be believed to be prohibited by the Policy Against Harassment and Sex Discrimination; and the employee’s obligation to provide the Title IX Coordinator’s contact information to any student who informs the employee of the student’s pregnancy or related conditions as well as to inform that person that the Title IX Coordinator can coordinate specific actions to prevent sex discrimination and ensure the student’s equal access to the College’s education program or activity. Additional topics include reasonable accommodations and disciplinary sanctions, risk reduction, bystander intervention, and confidential resources and supportive measures.

All materials used to train employees are consistent with the requirements in the Title IX regulations effective August 1, 2024 and other applicable laws. 

Training for Title IX Team Members

All investigators, decision-makers, and other persons who are responsible for implementing the Policy Against Harassment and Sex Discrimination receive training related to their duties under Title IX promptly upon hiring or change of position that alters their duties under Title IX, and annually thereafter. Materials do not not rely on sex stereotypes. Training topics include the definitions of sex discrimination and sex-based harassment and how to apply the definitions consistently, impartially, and in accordance with the Policy Against Harassment and Sex Discrimination; the scope of the institution’s education program or activity; how to conduct grievance processes (investigations, hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes, as applicable) under the Policy Against Harassment and Sex Discirmination; how to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias; the meaning and application of the term “relevant” in relation to questions and evidence and the types of evidence that are impermissible regardless of relevance under the Title IX regulations; the role of the Title IX Coordinator; supportive measures; record keeping; and any other training necessary to coordinate compliance with Title IX. Decision-makers and investigators are trained on issues of relevance, including how to apply the “rape shield” protections provided to complainants. Additionally, decision-makers and investigators receive training on any technology that will be used at a live hearing.

At Kalamazoo College, the Title IX Team includes the Title IX coordinator, investigators, decision-makers (including for hearings and appeals), alternative resolution facilitators, and Deputy Title IX coordinators.

Trainings occurring prior to August 1, 2024, are posted online and trainings occurring after August 1, 2024, are available for review upon request to the Title IX Coordinator.