A Campus Response

Hope & Healing

Support a friend, coworker

Resources

Who to contact, where to go

Prohibited Behaviors & Reporting Options

Behaviors, your rights

Information & Tools

Employees, syllabus, reports

Prevention Education

Bystander Intervention, FYE, training

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Saint Joseph's College is committed to providing a community in which the learning, working, and living environments reflect the Core Values of the College and, in doing so, prohibits all forms of gender-based harassment, discrimination, violence & sexual misconduct.

Saint Joseph’s College has developed a new Gender-based Harassment, Discrimination, Violence, and Sexual Misconduct Policy to best serve our students. As a member of our community, make sure you understand your resources, the College’s prohibited conduct, reporting options, and the prevention education opportunities offered.

Everyone plays a role in creating a community in which gender-based harassment, discrimination, violence, and sexual misconduct are not tolerated.

Hope and Healing

Supporting a friend, roommate, or family member experiencing harassment, discrimination, and/or violence comes down to being present and listening. It is not your responsibility (and not typically helpful) to go into the situation with a mindset of saving or rescuing a friend. Helping to point your friend in the direction of professional assistance may be the most caring thing you can do.

1. Listen and believe your friend/roommate/family member. Concentrate on trying to understand how they are feeling.

2. Ask how you can be helpful. Do not assume you know what is best for them. Give them control over how they would like to proceed and who they would like to tell.

3. Offer your friend/roommate/family member resources and help them explore options.

4. Be aware of how supporting your friend/roommate/family member is impacting you and seek support resources for yourself as you see fit (e.g., Counseling Center, friends and/or family, etc.)

Supporting a coworker experiencing harassment, discrimination, and/or violence comes down to being present and listening. It is not your responsibility (and not typically helpful) to go into the situation with a mindset of saving or rescuing a coworker. Helping to point your coworker in the direction of professional assistance may be the most caring thing you can do.

1. Listen and believe your coworker. Concentrate on trying to understand how they are feeling.

2. Ask how you can be helpful. Do not assume you know what is best for them. Give them control over how they would like to proceed and who they would like to tell.

3. Offer your coworker resources and help them explore options.

4. If you are a Responsible Employee, make sure you explain your role and who you will need to report to.

5. Be aware of how supporting your coworker is impacting you and seek support resources for yourself as you see fit (e.g., Supervisor, CIGNA Employee Assistance Program, etc.)

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Resources

FOR ON-CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATIONS & SUPPORT

Counseling Center
(207) 893-6631
counselingcenter@sjcme.edu
1st Floor- St. Joseph’s Hall

Health and Wellness Center
(207) 893-6634
healthcenter@sjcme.edu
1st Floor O'Connor Hall

Athletic Trainers Employed by the Athletic Department
(does not apply to coaches and other staff)
Harold Alfond Center
(207)-893-6677

Contact:
Tiffany Miller-Gagnon
tgagnon@sjcme.edu

Employee Assistance Program
1-888-293-6948
www.healthadvocate.com/standard3
Mental health consultation and counseling for SJC employees

Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine
Helpline:1-800-871-7741
24/7 Free and confidential sexual violence support

Through These Doors
Helpline: 1-800-871-7741
24/7 Free and confidential relationship violence and stalking support

IN AN EMERGENCY: Emergency Dispatch:  911

SJC Campus Safety
(207) 893-6687
Anonymous Tip Form
1st Floor- Standish Hall

PRIVATE REPORTING & RESOLUTION

Joy Pulsifer

Joy Pulsifer
Title IX Coordinator
(207) 893-6606
jpulsifer@sjcme.edu
115A Heffernan Center

 Bob Chaddock

Bob Chaddock
Director of Campus Safety & Deputy Title IX Coordinator
(207) 893-6686
bchaddock@sjcme.edu
Feeney Hall 201A

  

FOR CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION & SUPPORT

Counseling Center
(207) 893-6631
counselingcenter@sjcme.edu
1st Floor- St. Joseph’s Hall

Health and Wellness Center
(207) 893-6634
healthcenter@sjcme.edu
1st Floor O'Connor Hall

Athletic Trainers Employed by the Athletic Department
(does not apply to coaches and other staff)
Harold Alfond Center
(207)-893-6677

Contact:
Tiffany Miller-Gagnon
tgagnon@sjcme.edu

In an Emergency: Emergency Dispatch: Call 911.

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
(207) 693-3369
36 County Way, Portland, ME 04102

Victim Support Services:

Lincoln Financial - ComPsych - EmployeeConnect
Employee Assistance Program
888-628-4824
ComPsych Guidance Resources  | Username: LFGsupport | Password: LFGsupport1
Mental health consultation and counseling for SJC Employees

Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine
Helpline: 1-800-871-7741
24/7 Free and confidential sexual violence support

Through These Doors
Helpline: 1-800-871-7741
24/7 Free and confidential relationship violence and stalking support

Medical Support Services:

Maine Medical Center
Emergency phone: 207-871-2381
General phone: 207-871-0111
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, ME 04101

Northern Light Mercy Hospital
General/Emergency phone: 207-879-3000
175 Fore River Parkway
Portland, ME 04102

Mercy Express Quick Care
207-893-0290
409 Roosevelt Trail
Windham, ME 04101

What is an Advisor?

An Advisor is a required position for the Formal Resolution process. The function of an Advisor is to guide the Complainant or Respondent through the process and accompany their advisee to any meeting for Formal Resolution under the Policy. In addition, the Advisor’s role is to pose cross examination questions on behalf of their advisees during the Live Hearing. Apart from the Live Hearing, where the advisors will have the opportunity to pose questions as part of the live hearing process, the Advisor may not speak for the Complainant or Respondent, or otherwise direct questions or address others present in all meetings.

While Advisors are frequently members of the Saint Joseph’s College Community, any consenting individual may assume this role. If a Complainant or Respondent does not identify an Advisor, the College will appoint someone to serve in that function. An Advisor cannot serve in a different role during the proceedings (e.g., witness).

I have been asked to be an Advisor, now what?

Support the Complainant or Respondent step by step. Give them opportunity to speak and ask questions. Prior to the Live Hearing, an orientation to protocols and expectations will be available to Advisors for both parties.

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Prohibited Behavior & Reporting Options

To learn more about prohibited conduct at Saint Joseph’s College, you can read the Gender-based Harassment, Discrimination, Violence, and Sexual Misconduct Policy.

a. Gender-based Harassment
b. Hostile Environment
c. Indecent Exposure
d. Intimate Partner Violence
e. Nonconsensual sexual contact
f. Prohibited Relationships by Persons in Authority
g. Retaliation
h. Sexual Assault
i. Sexual Exploitation
j. Sexual Harassment
k. Sexual Intimidation
l. Stalking

For individuals reporting prohibited conduct

Responsible Employees:

The College has designated all employees, including faculty, adjunct and visiting faculty, administrators, staff, and Resident Advisors as Responsible Employee except for the Confidential Employees.

Please refer to the policy.

→ Access the full Gender-based Harassment, Discrimination, Violence, and Sexual Misconduct Policy

Joy Pulsifer

Joy Pulsifer
Title IX Coordinator
(207) 893-6606
jpulsifer@sjcme.edu
115A Heffernan Center

 Bob Chaddock

Bob Chaddock
Director of Campus Safety & Deputy Title IX Coordinator
(207) 893-6686
bchaddock@sjcme.edu
Feeney Hall 201A

The College is committed to providing all parties accessible, prompt, thorough, and fair methods of investigation and resolution of incidents reported under this Policy. Throughout the process the Complainant and Respondent are entitled to the following rights:

(a)  to be treated with dignity by all persons involved in the investigation and disciplinary process;

(b)  to written notice of all meetings, including the time and place;

(c)  to be notified of the alleged policy violation being addressed;

(d)  to a prompt and thorough investigation of the allegations;

(e)  to equal access to information, evidence, and College resources;

(f)   to have an advisor of their choosing present at all meetings;

(g)  to present information and/or suggest witnesses on their behalf during the investigation[1];

(h)  to choose not to present information against themselves[2];

(i)   to hear and respond to all information presented against them;

(j)   to freedom from having irrelevant sexual history inquired into or discussed during the investigation or disciplinary process;

(k)  to adequate time to review the investigation report and any evidence used in the report;

(l)   to freedom from intimidation, harassment, bullying, or other types of retaliation throughout the investigation and disciplinary process;

(m) to written notification of the results of the investigation or other case resolution, including any sanctions imposed;

(n)  to be informed of their right to appeal the outcome, finding, or sanction and will be told the process for doing so;

(o)  to report the incident to law enforcement at any time; and

(p)  to understand that information collected in the process may be subpoenaed in criminal or civil court proceedings.

Anyone who believes there has been an act of discrimination based on sex against any person or group in a program or activity at the College can file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) under Title IX. A complaint should be sent to the OCR enforcement office that serves the state in which the alleged discrimination occurred.

[1] The relevancy of witnesses shall be determined by the Title IX Coordinator and/or their designee.

[2] No negative inference will be made should a student choose not to speak.

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Information & Tools

Responsible Employees:

The College has designated all employees, including faculty, adjunct and visiting faculty, administrators, staff, and Resident Advisors as Responsible Employees, with exception of those considered Confidential Employees (see Resources section, Confidential Resources).

All Responsible Employees are required to report any disclosure of gender-based misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator (see Resources section, On-Campus Resources) or the Deputy Title IX Coordinator (see Resources section, On-Campus Resources) as soon as they are made aware of the incident.

Sample Title IX Syllabus Statement:

Below is a recommended statement that faculty may include in their course syllabus that shares their Title IX employee reporting requirements and provides contact information for the Title IX Office in advance of a student disclosing sensitive information.

Reporting Obligations

As your instructor, I want you to feel comfortable coming to me when personal issues are impacting your academics and/or your overall experience at SJC.  I will seek to keep the information you share with me as private as possible; however, I have some reporting requirements as part of my job responsibilities.  

If you disclose a situation involving gender-based or sexual misconduct (including sexual harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and/or stalking) and/or that you are pregnant to me, I must share that information with the College Deputy Title IX Coordinator.  The Title IX Office will work to ensure that you are aware of your rights, options for reporting the incident, and all support resources. Please contact the Title IX Office directly by email at TitleIX@sjcme.edu or contact the Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Bob Chaddock, at bchaddock@sjcme.edu.or 207-893-6686..  Helpful information is also available online at https://www.sjcme.edu/gender-based-violence/.  

If you appear to be under a significant amount of stress, struggling with your emotional health, and/or exhibiting behaviors of concern, I may inform our Student Intervention Team, the Counseling Center, or our Office of Residential Living and Student Conduct for consultation and assistance.   Staff in these offices may reach out to you.

In short, I will not share your personal concerns with everyone, but I will talk to those I believe can help.  Our Counselors in the Counseling Center are available for confidential support and can be reached at 207-893-6631 or counselingcenter@sjcme.edu. 

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. It reads:

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

–Legal Citation: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (Title IX)

To learn more about Title IX, visit www.knowyourix.org.

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Prevention Education

Bystander intervention focuses on equipping those who witness potential violence with the awareness and skills to prevent harm from happening.  This can include situations of sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, physical violence, inappropriate language.

If you would be interested in joining a bystander intervention training or having such a training brought to your group, email the Counseling Center at counselingcenter@sjcme.edu.

The FYE seminar is required for all first-year students. FY101 is designed to introduce the entering college student to the academic side of college life, to help prepare students to negotiate the academic environment, and to look beyond college life to wider communities, societal issues, and toward a considered discernment of one’s potential roles in our complex global society.

The Prevention Advocacy Corner and the Title IX Coordinator work together to bring sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking prevention education to the new students of Saint Joseph’s College! The goal of this education is to share our community norms, expectations, and resources. Here at Saint Joseph’s College, violence is not tolerated, and we believe everyone has to do their part in creating a safer community.

Annual training is provided through in person training and electronic delivery of the Title IX policy.

1. New employees will receive Title IX training during the onboarding experience.

2. Staff participate in onboarding activities, on their first day or week of employment.

3. Faculty receive training on the designated Faculty Day prior to the start of the academic year in the month of August.

4. Civil Rights Investigator Training (2018)

5. Title IX Hearing Officer and Decision Maker Training (2020), Title IX Hearing Officer and Decision Maker Training (2021)

6. NASPA Title IX Coordinator Training

7. Title IX Coordinator Three: Compliance and Case Management

8. Resident Assistant & Community Coordinator Training (2023)

9. Orientation Leader Title IX Reporting Obligations

10. 2023-2024 Athletics Employee Sexual Violence Prevention, Intervention, and Response Training

11. Responsible Employee Training

12. Hearing Officer Trainings

13. Demystifying Sanctions: Understanding, Implementing, and Communicating Campus Disciplinary Sanctions

For more information about employee training on Title IX, reach out to Joy Pulsifer, Title IX Coordinator at jpulsifer@sjcme.edu.

Bystander intervention focuses on equipping those who witness potential violence with the awareness and skills to prevent harm from happening. This can include situations of sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, physical violence, inappropriate language.

If you would be interested in joining a bystander intervention training or having such a training brought to your group, email the Counseling Center at counselingcenter@sjcme.edu.

To request a Title IX related presentation, please contact Joy Pulsifer at jpulsifer@sjcme.edu.

To request a bystander intervention presentation, please contact the Counseling Center at counselingenter@sjcme.edu.