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["Guttentag, Karen S." <>]

Here's Middlebury's language, which we adapted from several other schools' 
policies: 

"If prior to or during the investigation the College becomes aware that 
additional College policies may have been violated, students will be notified 
in writing, and these too will be investigated  and resolved through this 
process. While not condoning infractions of any kind, the College considers 
reporting incidents of sexual misconduct to be of paramount importance.  
Therefore, to encourage reporting, the College may, where appropriate, offer 
leniency with respect to other policy violations that may be revealed as a 
result of a report.  The nature and scope of the leniency will depend on the 
particular circumstances involved. The JAO will have sole discretion in 
determining the appropriate course of action."


Karen S. Guttentag
Associate Dean for Judicial Affairs and Student Life
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753

phone) 802-443-2024
fax) 802-443-2525



-----Original Message-----
From: Seguin, Angela DiNunzio 
[mailto:]
 
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 9:32 PM
To: Stephanie Jones; 

Subject: RE: Amnesty Language & Interpretation Services 

At University of Delaware, our Amnesty policy related to sexual assault is 
provided in our Sexual Assault policy in the Code of Conduct here:
http://www.udel.edu/stuguide/13-14/code.html#assault

We are also working on interpretation services.  In the past we have utilized 
interpreters from our English Language Institute, but we realize that they 
are not trained in the topics we address so this is not the best scenario.  
So we have explored options and we can utilize the same interpretation 
services that are utilized by local rape crisis centers and police 
departments in our area.  We continue to look at this issue and are 
considering how to best address it.

Angela

Angela DiNunzio Seguin
Project Director, UD-DSU Violence Against Women Act Grant Coordinator, Sexual 
Offense Support Student Wellness & Health Promotion University of Delaware
(302) 831-3457
www.udel.edu/studentwellness

________________________________________
From: Stephanie Jones 
[]
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 8:48 PM
To: 

Subject: Amnesty Language & Interpretation Services

Hi Colleagues,

I have two random questions that I am hoping for feedback on:

First, does anyone mind sharing the language that they have from their 
campuses regarding amnesty policies for students reporting interpersonal 
violence who have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, particularly 
for students under 21 years of age? Any information or language that you are 
willing to share would be very helpful.

Second, what interpretation services do you use when working with 
international students, or significant others of students, who may not speak 
English? We are currently in the process of looking into interpretation 
services since our campus has a high number of international students.

Thank you all for your time and I look forward to hearing your feedback. 
Happy Monday!

Stephanie Jones, MA
University of California, Santa Barbara
Assistant Director, Campus Advocacy,
Resources & Education/Women's Center Programming
805-893-2933