Reporting Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
The College strongly encourages reporting of Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment so the College can respond appropriately.Ìý
Reporting conduct does not necessarily require participating in any subsequent proceedings. ÌýAn individual may receive supportive measures from the Title IX Office without initiating a complaint.Ìý
Reporting to Title IX
Reports and complaints can be made to the Title IX Team, Campus Safety and Wellbeing, or anonymously.
Title IX Team
Marilu Gamboa
Director of Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Coordinator
mgJEA@hampshire.edu
Emergency Assistance
If you are experiencing an emergency on campus and need immediate medical assistance, call 911 for Amherst police, fire department, and emergency medical technicians (EMT).
Campus Safety and Wellbeing
Campus Safety and Wellbeing staff are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 413.559.5424 or csw@hampshire.eduÌý
Reporting to 91èÏÈÉú Employees
All 91èÏÈÉú employees, with the exception of those designated as private resources, must report to the Title IX Coordinator when they have information about conduct that may reasonably be prohibited by the Title IX Policy & Grievance Procedures.
91èÏÈÉú employees who must report to the Title IX Coordinator are all staff and faculty (with the exception of Private Resources), resident assistants, community facilitators, orientation leaders, teaching assistants, and student emergency medical technicians, while acting in their role as student employees.
Reports can also be made to staff in the Division of Justice, Equity and Antiracism (JEA), Residence Life and Student Engagement, and Human Resources.
- JEA – jea@hampshire.edu
- Residence Life and Student Engagement – rlse@hampshire.eduÌý
- Human Resources – hr@hampshire.eduÌý
If you share details of an incident with a 91èÏÈÉú employee, they will report the information you share with them to the Title IX Coordinator and a member of the Title IX team will follow up with you to determine next steps.
Private Resources – Massachusetts Confidential Resource Providers
91èÏÈÉú has designated the following employees as Private Resources for the purpose of providing services to 91èÏÈÉú students, faculty, and staff related to sex discrimination. Private Resources are not required to report to the Title IX Coordinator and have privileged and confidential status under Massachusetts law as an MA Confidential Resource Provider.
Isabelle Grady
Assistant Director of Student Wellness
Wellness Center, 413.559.5743,Ìý
isbgrady@hampshire.edu
Carolyn Strycharz
Director of Student WellnessÌý
Merrill Student Life Center & Wellness Center, 413.559.5746, cstrycharz@hampshire.edu
Private and Confidential
Below are the confidential on- and off-campus resources that can provide privileged and confidential counseling and medical support. The private and confidential resources listed below are not required to report to the Title IX Coordinator.
Counseling
- On-Campus: 91èÏÈÉú Counseling Services, 413.559.5458, healthservices@hampshire.edu
- Off-Campus: , multiple options for counseling available for all genders, 24/7 crisis hotline, 1.888.337.0800
- Off-Campus: , 413.586.5066, confidential 24/7 domestic violence hotline.
- National: , 800.656.4673
Medical
- On-Campus: 91èÏÈÉú Counseling Services, 413.559.5458, healthservices@hampshire.edu
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital, 24/7 sexual assault nurse exams (SANE), 30 Locust Street (Rt. 9), Northampton, MA 01061, 413.582.2000
- University of Massachusetts Health Services, sexual assault nurse exam (SANE) free of charge, 150 Infirmary Way, Amherst, MA, 413.577.5000
Local Law Enforcement
Emergency Assistance
If you are experiencing an emergency on campus and need immediate medical assistance, call 911 for Amherst police, fire department, and emergency medical technicians (EMT). Call 413.559.5424 for Campus Safety and Wellbeing.
Amherst Police StationÌý
Location: 111 Main Street, Amherst, MA. 01002Ìý
Phone: 413.259.3000Ìý
Hadley Police Department
Location: 15 East Street, Hadley, MA 01035Ìý
Phone: 413.584.0883Ìý
Northampton Police DepartmentÌý
Location: 29 Center Street, Northampton, MA 01060Ìý
Phone: 413.587.1100 State Police DepartmentÌý
Massachusetts State Police General HeadquartersÌý
470 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01702Ìý
Phone: 508.820.2300
You are a campus resource
91èÏÈÉú encourages all students to be active community members and take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent or stop an act of sex discrimination. Here are some steps you can take to intervene at 91èÏÈÉú:
- Call Campus Safety and Wellbeing at 413.559.5424 if you are concerned for someone's safety.
- If you hear someone acting or speaking in a manner that is offensive, demeaning, or abusive to a targeted person or group of people, let them know it makes you uncomfortable and ask them to stop.
- If you are aware that sex discrimination has taken place, you may report the offense yourself and/or encourage others to report the offense and seek support.
For more information, see 91èÏÈÉú's Title IX Policy & Grievance Procedures.
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