1. Sex Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct
Mandy Hambleton, MS
Title IX Director
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Florida State University Office of the Provost

2. Responsible Employee Reporting
Ensures that all individuals receive the same information and access to resources and responses/remedies
Allows for a centralized entity to track trends and climate issues
Required of all FSU employees who are not designated as Confidential Resources

3. Notice
Institutional employee “knew or reasonably should have know” about the incident(s)
Disclosed by affected individual
Disclosed by responding individual
You see or hear behavior
Second-hand information
Social media, news, colleagues, law enforcement
Rumor mill, gossip, etc.

4. Reporting report.fsu.edu
Contact Title IX Office or EOC staff directly (phone, , or in person)
Contact law enforcement (if requested or required)

5. Privacy
Information related to a report of misconduct will only be shared with a limited number of individuals
Use of information is limited to those University employees who “need to know” in order to assist in the review, investigation, or resolution of the report

6. Confidentiality
Information shared with designated campus or community professionals who are acting within the scope of their professional credentialing is considered confidential
Licensed healthcare professionals (including mental health providers)
Ordained clergy/pastoral counselors
Victim advocates

7. Confidential Resources
Victim Advocate Program –
University Counseling Center – TALK (8255)
University Health Services –
Employee Assistance Program –

8. Restrooms
Every member of the FSU community is free to use whichever restroom aligns with their gender identity.
The mere presence of a person in a restroom is not dangerous or harassing activity and is not a cause for alarm or complaint.
If you observe dangerous behavior in a restroom, contact the FSU Police for assistance.

9. Boundaries Purpose Personal Boundaries: family, friends, partners
Communicate guidelines for what are acceptable/unacceptable behaviors
Separate you from anything you are unwilling to be, do, or put up with
May reduce liability
Personal Boundaries: family, friends, partners
Public Boundaries: strangers, acquaintances
Professional Boundaries: colleagues, students, administrators

10. Professional Boundaries
Physical space
Touching
Use of time
Discussing personal issues
Non-work related phone calls, texts, s
Non-work related activities, socializing
Gift giving
Language
Sexual bantering or flirting
Social media
Attire
Gossip
Respecting others’ privacy

11. Consensual Relationships
Romantic or sexual relationships in which one party maintains a supervisory or evaluative role over the other party are prohibited.
There is an inherent conflict of interest between making sexual overtures and exercising supervisory, educational, or other institutional authority.

12. Creating a Gender Inclusive Environment
Use your pronouns
Ask individuals how they would like to be addressed
Course content
Whose voices, perspectives, and scholarship are being represented?
How are the perspectives and experiences of various groups being represented?

13. Creating a Gender Inclusive Environment
Avoid making assumptions about students' learning behaviors and capacities based on gender presentation.
Be aware of gender dynamics in classroom discussions.
Be careful not to respond to comments in ways that students might interpret as dismissals.

14. For more information, visit knowmore.fsu.edu

15. Questions?
Mandy Hambleton Title IX Director 408 Westcott Building (850)