President Wippman’s Writings & Remarks

Sexual Misconduct Working Group

December 5, 2016

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Dear Members of the Hamilton Community,

During the past few months, there has been a lot of discussion about how Hamilton responds to and works to prevent sexual misconduct on campus. I am heartened to see how deeply our community—faculty, staff, students and alumni—cares about this important issue, and I am grateful for the active participation of Title IX Coordinator Lisa Magnarelli and the members of SAVES, SMART, Student Assembly and the HSMB. This topic was discussed at length at the board meeting last Friday.

Many of the conversations have focused on the Sexual Misconduct Policy. That document underwent a major revision in 2014, so it is time to look at how well it is working. I have established a Sexual Misconduct Working Group, consisting of faculty, staff, students and trustees/alumni, and asked it to review best practices in this area and to host a number of open meetings next semester to gather feedback about our procedures and policies. The Working Group will use this information to develop recommendations for possible improvements. I encourage you to participate and share your thoughts.

I am grateful to the members of the community who have agreed to serve on the Working Group:

Tina Hall, Chair
Associate Professor of Literature and Creative Writing

Aleta Brown ’17

Andrew Dykstra
Associate Professor of Mathematics

Bennett Hambrook ’17

Nora Klaphake
Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Lea Kuck '87
Trustee, Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Olabisi "Bisi" Ladeji Okubadejo ’95
Of Counsel
Ballard Spahr LLP

Corinne Smith ’17

David Walden
Director of Counseling and Psychological Services and Lecturer in Psychology

All best regards,

David