Title IX Office

Individuals, who have experienced an incident of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, stalking, or a Title IX offense on campus or at an official Tech activity, should report the incident as soon as possible to get appropriate help and support.  Tech is committed to supporting the rights of a person reporting an incident regardless of how much time has elapsed since the incident occurred.  Delayed reporting may limit some of the action by the university.

By reporting incidents of the prohibited behaviors, Tech can help to prevent any form of retaliation. New Mexico Tech and Title IX prohibits all form of retaliation towards victims, reporters, witness or respondents.

Click here to File a Report. Tech’s Title IX Coordinator (titleixcoordinator@nmt.edu or 575-835-5953 or 575-835-5880) or other appropriate staff will contact reporters.  Call 911 if you are in danger or if you need immediate help.

Under Title IX, many employees at Tech, faculty members (including Teaching Assistants), administrators, supervisors, professional staff, and employee who have responsibility for student welfare (e.g. Resident Assistants) are considered “Responsible Employees”. These employees are obligated to report actual or suspected prohibited conduct or sexual misconduct issues reported to them to appropriate officials immediately, though there are some limited exceptions. In order for a reporter/complainant to make informed choices, it is important to be aware of confidentiality and mandatory reporting requirements when consulting campus resources.

On campus, some resources may maintain confidentiality, meaning they are not required to report actual or suspected discrimination or harassment to appropriate university officials, thereby offering options and advice without any obligation to inform an outside agency or campus official unless a reporting party has requested information to be shared. Other resources exist for reporting parties to report crimes and policy violations and these resources will take action when an incident is reported to them. Here are the various Reporting Options & Procedures at Tech.

If a reporting party wishes to obtain confidential assistance without making a report to Tech, they may do so by speaking confidentially and at no charge with professionals who are obligated by law to maintain confidentiality, subject to the stated terms of confidentiality by that office (dial bolded extension numbers from on-campus telephones):

Confidential Reporting Options/Resources for NMT Students:

• NMT Counseling Services Office:  575-835-6619; 148 Joseph E. Fidel Center, and
• NMT Student Health Center: 575-835-5094; 148 Joseph E. Fidel Center.

Information shared with the Counseling Center and Health Center staff will not be shared without consent, unless the disclosure is specifically permitted or required by law, such as when the circumstances pose an imminent risk of harm to self or others or where the report involves the suspected abuse of a minor under the age of 18. These offices will submit anonymous statistical information to Tech for Clery Act purposes unless they believe it would be harmful to the reporter.

Confidential Reporting Options/Resources for NMT Employees:

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Corporate Health Resources:  (confidential professional consultation and referral services to address employees’ personal or work concerns, 800-348-3232 or 505-816-6790, http://corporatehealthresources.com/)

Off-campus Confidential Resources:

Both the community and region offer a number of other free and confidential support resources that might be useful to victims/complainants/reporters.

• Socorro Mental Health Clinic: 1200 US Route 60,  575-835-2444
• Socorro General Hospital: 575- 835-1140,  Emergency Room: 575-835-8370
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE), 625 Silver, SW - 2nd Floor, ABQ, NM 87102, 505-883-8720, Emergency SANE Contact: 505-884-7263, http://abqsane.org/ (Tech can help to provide transportation, if needed)
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673
• Albuquerque Rape Crisis: 1025 Hermosa Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 , 505-266-7711, Website: http://www.rape-crisis.org 
• New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. 505-883-8020, email: nmcsaas@swcp.com 
• Learn to Live (confidential online service to help students with issues related to stress, depression and anxiety) https://www.learntolive.com/ 

Victims, witnesses or concern citizens who are seeking information or who wish to file a complaint and have action taken to stop the incident/s, prevent further occurrences, and remedy the situation should contact one of the following (dial bolded extension numbers from on-campus telephones):

• Notify New Mexico Tech Campus Police at: 575-835-5434 (non-emergencies) or 575-835-5555 or 911 (campus emergency); CamPo is located in the Student Activities Center (SAC),
• Notify Tech’s Title IX Coordinator Peter Phaiah at: 575-835-5187; 21A Brown Hall (lower level),
• Notify Tech’s Vice President for Student Life at: 575-835-5953/5880; 122 West Hall,
• Notify Tech’s Dean of Graduate Studies at 575-835-5513; 208 Joseph E. Fidel Center,
• Notify Tech’s Human Resources Director (work-related incidents) at: 575-835-5955; 111 West Hall, or
• Notify Residential Life Coordinator at: 575-835-5900, 253 Joseph E. Fidel Center or contact a Resident Assistant (RA).

Also, the Socorro Police Department (for non-emergencies 575-835-4222 or for emergencies 911 from off-campus phone or 9-911 from a campus phone) can be contacted to report crimes in the community or at off-campus residences.

Regardless if NMT Police or Socorro Police are notified and take action, Tech is required to investigate all reported Title IX and these prohibited behavior.

Under Title IX, sexual violence is a severe form of sexual harassment. Sexual violence is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated at Tech. Sexual violence may be committed by a stranger, an acquaintance or someone with whom the victim is involved in an intimate or sexual relationship. Victims of sexual violence are encouraged to report what happened to law enforcement and seek assistance from any of the resources, on and off campus. 

Reporting parties may want to consider carefully whether they share personally identifiable details with non-confidential employees, as those details must be shared with the Title IX Coordinator. Responsible Employees must promptly share all details of the reports they receive. Generally, climate surveys, classroom writing assignments or discussions, human subjects research, or events such as Take Back the Night marches or speak-outs do not provide notice that must be reported to the Title IX Coordinator by employees, unless the reporting party clearly indicates that they wish a report to be made. Remedial actions may result from such disclosures without formal university action.

If a reporting party does not wish for their name to be shared, does not wish for an investigation to take place, or does not want a formal resolution to be pursued, the reporting party may make such a request to the Title IX Coordinator, who will evaluate that request in light of the duty to ensure the safety of the campus and comply with federal law.

Note that the university’s ability to remedy and respond to a reported incident may be limited if the reporting party does not want the Tech to proceed with an investigation and/or some other Equity Resolution Process. In cases indicating pattern, predation, threat, weapons and/or violence, the university will likely be unable to honor a request for confidentiality.

In cases where the reporting party requests confidentiality and the circumstances allow the university to honor that request, Tech will offer interim supports and remedies to the reporting party and the community, but will not otherwise pursue formal action. A reporting party has the right, and can expect, to have allegations taken seriously by Tech when formally reported, and to have those incidents investigated and properly resolved through their established procedures.

Formal reporting still affords privacy to the reporter, and only a small group of officials who need to know will be told, including but not limited to: Human Resources Office, Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (AA/EEOC), Division of Student and University Relations, NMT Campus Police, and the Behavior Intervention Team.

Information will be shared as necessary with investigators, witnesses, and the responding party. The circle of people with this knowledge will be kept as tight as possible to preserve a reporting party’s rights and privacy

Failure of a non-confidential employee, as described in this section, to report an incident or incidents of sex/gender harassment or discrimination of which they become aware is a violation of university policy and can be subject to disciplinary action for failure to comply.

The university appreciates all forms of information and reports that bring incidents of prohibited behavior to our attention. Comprehensive and detailed information from complainants, witnesses or concerned citizens, help the university to effectively stop prohibitive behavior, prevent its reoccurrence, and remedy the situation. Anonymous reports sometimes limit our ability to follow-up and obtain additional information if needed. The university provides an online mechanism where reporters can identify themselves or remain anonymous.

Additionally, anonymous reports can be made by victims and/or third parties using the online reporting form posted at File a Report, or the reporting hotline at 575-835-5005. Note that these anonymous reports may prompt a need for the institution to investigate.

New Mexico Tech faculty (including teaching assistants), administrators, professional staff, and supervisors are considered “responsible employees.” A responsible employee is anyone who has the authority to take action to redress sexual violence; anyone who has been given the duty of reporting incidents of sexual violence or any other prohibited behavior by students, faculty or staff to the Title IX coordinator or other appropriate school designee; or anyone whom a student could reasonably believe has this authority or duty.  All of Tech’s responsible employees have a duty to report to our Title IX Coordinator within 24 hours, unless they fall under the “Confidential Reporting” section above.

New Mexico Tech strongly encourages all members of the university community to report information about any incident of sexual misconduct or prohibited behavior as soon as they are aware of the incident/s, whether the incident occurred on or off campus. All employees hearing of an incident should encourage victims of prohibited conduct to report the incident/s to the Title IX Coordinator  or NMT Police Department.  Complainants/Reporters will be informed of their rights, empowered to make informed decisions, and obtain needed resources including interim protective measures, as needed.

In addition, employees who have been informed by the Clery Coordinator that they are “Campus Security Authorities” (CSA) under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”) are legally required to report such incidents to the NMT Campus Police.

For more information regarding employee reporting obligations, please see Employees’ Obligation to Report Sexual Misconduct to the Campus Title IX Office, NMT Responsible Employees Talking Points & FAQ and How to Fulfill Your Responsible Employee Obligations. This website and information below also includes related Frequently asked Questions.  You can also contact Tech’s Title IX Coordinator for more information.

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