Welcome Students!
I am Sandra McCarthy, your Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Campus Judicial Coordinator at Hudson Valley Community College. My office is located in GUN 153. You can stop by most afternoons or make an appointment by calling (518) 629-7307.
My office handles disciplinary issues, academic ethics violations and grade disputes for the college. I also can connect students with services if they feel they are a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking or sexual assault.
You will receive an email from President Ramsammy regarding you rights and options on campus. The entire section outlining resources, responses and services can be found at: https://catalog.hvcc.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=93. For a state-wide list of resources in over 120 languages, please visit https://www.suny.edu/violence-response/.
Hudson Valley Community College policies are gender neutral and our services are available to any student who feels they have been victimized regardless of gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Every student at the college is expected to know and understand the definition of consent that has been adopted by every college campus in New York State. It is published in the Student Handbook and the College Catalog. In brief, consent to any sexual act must be active, not passive, and must be clear for each sexual act regardless of prior sexual interactions. Consent cannot be given if it is coerced or if the other individual is incapacitated due to consumption of alcohol or other drugs. If you need more clarification on the definition of consent, the entire definition can be found at: https://catalog.hvcc.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=91 in section 5.2 and within the link provided above.
The college does have jurisdiction over off-campus incidents when allegations of this type are made by or against one of our students, so understanding and following this definition is of the utmost importance, both on and off campus.
For a brief video explaining what you need to know about Hudson Valley’s policies on sexual violence, consent, and more, please visit: https://youtu.be/baBDgF7fXqM.
I will be sending periodic emails to all of you and inviting you to training sessions regarding these important issues. Domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual assault happen to or are committed by college students at a much higher rate than the general population. Our LGBTQI and disabled population are at an even higher risk.
If you would like to be eligible to sit on a Review Board to hear cases where allegations of this type have been brought against one of our students, please attend the training. It will be 12:30-3:30 pm in CTR 202.
Please take these issues seriously, protect yourselves, look out for others, and be part of the change.
Sandra J. McCarthy, JD
Campus Judicial Coordinator
Published: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:00:13 +0000 by s.mccarthy