Retriever Courage

It takes a courageous community to make a lasting impact on sexual assault here at UMBC and beyond. Change requires the courage to SPEAK OUT, to LISTEN, to LEARN, and to TAKE ACTION. We are grateful for the courage of the community members who have shared their experiences of sexual assault and harassment. We must fully live our campus values – INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE, COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, and IMPACT – to make UMBC a safer, more caring living, learning, and working environment for all. We commit to reach together and do better because this is urgent work that impacts us all.

The UMBC community is having important conversations about the prevention of and response to sexual violence/misconduct, and its impact on campus safety and well-being. We are proud of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni for sharing their experiences and working to help UMBC live out our values.

We are taking action on what we learn together, developing a productive dialogue, and creating a coordinated campus response to incidents of sexual and gender-based harassment and violence — a response that is proactive, caring, and inclusive.

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USM Comments on Proposed Changes to Title IX

On November 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education issued its long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking regarding additional regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of...

Posted: February 8, 2019, 9:14 AM

Reminder: Feb. 7 information gathering session

with Retriever Courage consultant team

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, As we announced earlier this month, a procurement committee of faculty, staff, and students has selected consultants Jody Shipper, J.D., and Cherie Scricca,...

Posted: February 6, 2019, 3:39 PM

Feb. 7 session with Retriever Courage consultant team

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, As we announced earlier this month, a procurement committee of faculty, staff, and students has selected consultants Jody Shipper, J.D., and Cherie Scricca,...

Posted: January 31, 2019, 2:48 PM

Comment Period on Proposed Title IX Changes Extended

Comments must be received on or before January 30, 2019

From the U.S. Department of Education: The Federal eRulemaking Portal was temporarily unavailable from the afternoon of January 16, 2019 until the evening of January 17, 2019 due to technical...

Posted: January 21, 2019, 11:52 AM

External Firm Selected to Work with Retriever Courage

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, We are pleased to announce that Jody Shipper, J.D., and Cherie Scricca, Ed.D. of Grand River Solutions, Inc. have been chosen to help UMBC address how it can...

Posted: January 15, 2019, 10:26 AM

Updates on our Retriever Courage Initiative

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, We are writing to share the latest information about Retriever Courage, UMBC’s initiative to strengthen campus prevention and response efforts related to...

Posted: December 13, 2018, 11:26 AM

For Faculty and Staff: Accessing Online Title IX Training

and background information on in-person training

Based on recommendations from the UMBC community, and consistent with recent changes in Maryland State law, all employees will now undergo in-person training on sexual misconduct prevention and...

Posted: December 5, 2018, 9:11 AM

Inclusion Council