How to report sexual harassment
Call 911
If this is an emergency, call 911.
File online report
Submit an online report regarding sexual harassment incident(s).
Contact us
Contact the Title IX Coordinator, Zeva R. Edmondson, by phone at (775) 784-1547 or by email at eotix@unr.edu.
“Sexual harassment” means conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following:
For the purposes of this definition, “education program or activity” includes locations, events, or circumstances over which an institution exercised substantial control over both the respondent and the context in which the sexual harassment occurs, and also includes any building owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by an institution, which may include but is not limited to recognized fraternity, sorority, or student organizations. This definition does not apply to persons outside the United States.
“Dating violence” means violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, and where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors: the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.
“Domestic violence” means felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction.
“Fondling” means the touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
“Incest” means sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
“Rape” means penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
For the purposes of this definition, “sexual assault” means an offense that meets the definition of rape, fondling, incest, or statutory rape as used in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
“Stalking” means engaging in a course of conduct on the basis of sex directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others, or suffer substantial emotional distress.
“Statutory rape” means sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent (16 years old).
When the University has actual knowledge of sexual harassment allegations in an UNR education program or activity of the institution, we will respond promptly in a manner that is not deliberately indifferent. Our response will treat complainants and respondents equitably by offering supportive measures to all parties, and by following a complaint process that complies with NSHE policies before the imposition of any disciplinary sanctions or other actions that are not supportive measures.
The Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX office will promptly contact the complainant to discuss the availability of supportive measures, consider the complainant’s wishes with respect to supportive measures, inform the complainant of the availability of supportive measures with or without the filing of a formal complaint, and explain to the complainant the process for filing a formal complaint.
Depending on the specific nature of the problem, supportive measures may include, but are not limited to:
Supportive measures will be confidential to the extent that such confidentiality will not impair the effectiveness of such measures or remedies.
[1] For example, if one party was disciplined for skipping a class in which the other party was enrolled, the institution should review the incident to determine if class was skipped to avoid contact with the other party.