Retriever Courage Documents
- Retriever Courage background and timeline
- Reports: Recommendations on sexual violence/misconduct prevention and response
- Before and after photos of lighting improvements on campus (Updated as of 4/9/2019)
- UMBC main campus resources brochure
- Resources for Care guide posted in residence halls and on digital signs across campus
- Scope of Work procurement process for external consultant/firm search (10/16/2018)
- New Safety resources page in process on myUMBC. In 2019, the page will include a form to alert Facilities Management about campus lighting or building security problems.
- Image of new Campus ID with emergency contact information
Reports
- UMBC Clery Report (Please note that based on federal guidelines the Clery Report specifically refers to incidents that have occurred on campus.)
- 2018 Maryland Higher Education Commission Report on Campus Climate and Sexual Violence at Maryland Colleges and Universities Volume 1 (aggregated incident data) and Volume 2 (campus climate survey data, by college).
- Coming: Information on civil lawsuit
Sexual Violence Statistics
- Association of American Universities Campus Safety page
- Centers for Disease Control Violence Prevention Summary and Special Reports
- Findings from the latest National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Understanding Title IX and Related Federal Guidance
- University System of Maryland Comments on Proposed Changes to Title IX (1/30/2019)
- Comment Period for Proposed Changes to Title IX Extended to January 30, 2019
- Title IX federal law
- Background on “Dear Colleague” letter (This guidance was rescinded, but helped shape policies and practices.)
- 2014 “Dear Colleague” letter
- U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Title IX and Sex Discrimination page
- Chronicle of Higher Education article on proposed changes to Title IX (11/16/2018)
- Inside Higher Ed article on proposed changes to Title IX (11/19/2018)