TAMIU Student Handbook 2021-2022

Page 18 of 91 Section 3.22 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act The Clery Act requires the public reporting of the following information: • Campus security policies and procedures • Security services available • Campus crime statistics • Reporting Campus Crime – How, Where and to Whom • Crime prevention • Alcohol and drug use policies, and • Fire safety among other valuable information. The Annual Security & Fire Report (ASFSR) is available on or before October 1 of each year to all current and prospective TAMIU students, faculty and staff. Notification of availability of the document is sent via University email and provides information on how to obtain a copy of the Crime Awareness and Campus Safety Report/ASFSR. The ASFSR is available in hardcopy from the Department of Campus S afety and Planning , located in the University Police Department building, online at the TAMIU Police Department’s web site at: http://www.tamiu.edu/clery.pdf, by mail/email: clerycompliance@tamiu.edu or callin g 956.326.3310. Section 3.23 Civil Rights Protections and Compliance (System Policy 08.01) TAMIU does not discriminate or permit harassment against any individual on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity in admissions, educational programs, or employment. Students who experience or observe alleged or suspected discrimination should report to the TAMIU Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity/Title IX Coordinator, Lorissa M. Cortez, 5201 University Boulevard, KLM 159B, Laredo, TX 78041, TitleIX@tamiu.edu , 956.326.2857, via the anonymous electronic reporting website, Report It , at www.tamiu.edu/reportit , and/or the Office of Civil Rights (Dallas Office), U.S. Department of Education, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620, Dallas, TX 75201-6810, 214.661.9600. Under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, sex discrimination includes unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex including sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence; definitions for these terms can be found in 6.04 of this Handbook. TAMIU also prohibits all forms of sex-based misconduct which includes, but is not limited to sexual assault, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking based on sex. Further information concerning TAMIU Civil Rights procedures can be found in Appendix E of this handbook and at http://www.tamiu.edu/compliance/Title%20IX.shtml .