The South Dakota Board of Regents (SD BOR) and SDSBVI have a particular concern with conduct that subjects staff and students to harassment, as herein defined, on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, transgender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status, on any other status that may be come protected under law against discrimination or on any other grounds. Such conduct cannot be tolerated. The SD BOR forbids harassing conduct, and those members of the institutional community who have indulged in it shall be subject to discipline pursuant to SD BOR Policy 1:18.
For information on the South Dakota Board of Regents and/or campus-specific policies and procedures, please refer to the Contact and Resources information.
For reporting harassment and/or sexual misconduct, use the Complaint of Discrimination / Harassment Form.
Resources
Contact Information
- Title IX Coordinator / Investigator
Susan Bostian, (605) 626-2520
susan.bostian@northern.edu
- Title IX Deputy Coordinator / Investigator
Dr. Jessica Vogel, (605) 626-2580 / (888) 275-3814
Jessica.Vogel@sdsbvi.northern.edu
- Title IX Training Coordinators
Susan Bostian, (605) 626-2520
susan.bostian@northern.edu
Nichole Nelson, (605) 626-3189 / (605) 626-2580
nichole.nelson@sdsbvi.northern.edu
- Kansas City Office / Office for Civil Rights / U.S. Department of Education
One Petticoat Lane
1010 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 320
Kansas City MO 64106
Telephone: (816) 268-0550
Fax: (816) 268-0599
TDD: (800) 877-8339
Email: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov
- Local Police Department
On Campus Dial 9-911
Off Campus Dial 911
- Aberdeen, SD Resource
Safe Harbor (off campus resource for confidential sexual assault assistance)
310 S Kline Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 226-1212 or (888) 290-2935 (available 24/7)
http://safeharborsd.org/