Sexual Assault Is an Affront to the Well-Being and Inherent Dignity of Our Community

Sexual assault harms individual victims and represents the possibility of ongoing harm to others. Ramapo College does not tolerate sex or gender discrimination, including sexual misconduct such as sexual harassment and sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence. These behaviors are harmful to the well-being of our community members, the learning/working environment, and collegial relationships among our students, faculty, and staff.

Sexual Assault Prevention Is an Essential Component of Our Mission for Campus Safety

Ramapo College regularly schedules presentations and workshops concerning sexual assault under the auspices of the Center for Student Involvement (including the Women’s Center), the Center for Health and Counseling Services, and the Public Safety Department. Sexual assault is a topic also addressed during mandatory Welcome Week programs and the mandatory First Year College Seminar. Workshop topics include the necessity of clear communication for obtaining consent, the negative role played by alcohol and drug use and misuse, and tools for bystander intervention.

It's On Us
Ramapo College is proud to join the “It’s On Us” White House campaign aimed at fundamentally shifting
the way we think about sexual assault. Watch Video Title IX Summit
Ramapo College student Grace Maute and Brooke Jamison, Graduate Assistant in the College’s
Women’s Center co-presented at the 2015 Title IX Summit at Rowan University on Monday, June 15.
Read More A Day to End Rape Culture
On April 30, 2015 students were invited to learn more about elements which influence of rape cultures,
including gender role cat-calling, media consumption. Public Safety Annual Training
Mahwah Police Department meets with Ramapo Public Safety Officers
as part of annual training agenda in July. One Billion Rising
Students dance at the Arch as part of the One Billion Rising global movement, founded by Eve Ensler,
to end rape and sexual violence against women. Ramapo administrators and Gina Giordano, the Outreach Coordinator at healingSPACE, providing
Title IX training at the Faculty conference in May 2015

Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act

Ramapo College Provides an Annual Security Report with All Reported Campus Crimes Including Sexual Assault in Compliance with the Clery Act. The most recent annual security report can be viewed here.The Clery Act does not permit a college to release identifying information about a victim or perpetrator. Clery Act crime reports include only the date of the report, the date of the crime, and the general location.

All Clery reportable crimes are subject to “timely warning” requirements in which campus officials may notify the campus of a crime if officials believe the crime poses an ongoing imminent threat. In rare circumstances information that might personally identify students or other individuals may be disclosed only if the disclosure of this information is necessary to protect the health and safety of other students or individuals.

Director of Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, or more specifically, discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity.  The Director of Title IX, also known as the Title IX Coordinator, is responsible for overseeing all Title IX reports of sexual discrimination, sexual assault and/or sexual misconduct.  The Director of Title IX is also responsible for identifying and addressing any patterns of sexual discrimination and/or systemic problems that arise or is uncovered during the review of such reports.  The Director of Title IX will supervise and coordinate all such reports to ensure a prompt, thorough and fair investigation and resolution process at the College.

Kat McGee, J.D.
Director of Title IX, ADA and Compliance Training
E-mail: kmcgee@ramapo.edu
Office: D 104
Phone: (201) 684-7220

Related Links & Information

• 2018 Senate Higher Education Committee Legislative Hearing on Campus Sexual Assaults – Ramapo College Testimony by President Peter P. Mercer
• 2018 Senate Higher Education Committee Legislative Hearing on Campus Sexual Assaults – Ramapo College Testimony by Director Kat McGee 
• 2016 Senate Higher Education Committee Legislative Hearing on Campus Sexual Assaults – Ramapo College Testimony by President Peter P. Mercer
• 2016 Senate Higher Education Committee Legislative Hearing on Campus Sexual Assaults – Ramapo College Testimony by Dean Melissa Van Der Wall
• President Mercer Message to community 9-1-2015 (PDF)
• Press Release; Ramapo: Advance
• TItle IX Fast Facts
• US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights – Title IX (PDF)
• healingSPACE: A Sexual Violence Resource Center
• Center for Health and Counseling Services (CHCS)
• Student Handbook