April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to end it. The University’s Title IX Office is hosting a number of SAAM events throughout the month to bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault and inform the community of the resources available to everyone, which include learning skills to prevent sexual misconduct and to engage our campus community to create consent culture.

Title IX’s 2026 Calendar of Events and Annual SAAM Displays

Get involved: Throughout April, students, faculty, and staff can engage in a calendar of events, educational programs, and interactive displays that encourage reflection, learning, and action.

April 1
Title IX SAAM Flag Planting
Outside Taylor Hall on the River Campus

Join Title IX Staff at 11am to help plant 1,000 teal flags to bring awareness to the start of SAAM.

April 1 – 15
SAAM Library Collection Highlight & Display
Rush Rhees Library, Evans Lamb Square & Online at the SAAM LibGuide

Stop by Rush Rhees Library to check out a book from a collection curated by River Campus Library and Title IX staff for SAAM, pick up a bookmark to color, or visit the to digitally borrow a book from the collection.

April 6 – 10
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Expression Wall
Wilson Commons, Outside of Starbucks

April 6 – 11
Mailboxes of Hope
Goergen Athletic Center

Stop by and write a letter of hope and support to survivors of sexual violence, which will then be displayed later in the month.

April 7
SAAM National Day of Action – Encouraging our University Community to Wear Teal

Support the by wearing teal—the official color of SAAM. Show support for survivors, spark conversations, and help bring visibility to this important issue. Tag @urtitleix on Instagram in your teal so we can show the support from our University community!

April 7, 11am – 1pm
Wilson Commons, Hirst Lounge

Don’t have anything teal? The University community is encouraged to stop by Wilson Commons, Hirst Lounge from 11am – 1pm to get a teal temporary tattoo, stickers, and other SAAM goodies from Title IX Staff to show your support on the SAAM National Day of Action.

April 7 – 19
The Clothesline Project Display
Wilson Commons, Hirst Lounge – Space Frame

is a visual display of shirts with messages and illustrations that have been designed by survivors of violence or by someone who cares about a survivor of violence. The purpose of the Project is to increase awareness of the impact that sex or gender-based violence and misconduct has on our campus and communities. University community members are encouraged to view and read the shirts at their own pace.

Content/Trigger Warning: this project shows paper shirts that contain language or images surrounding sexual assault, abuse, violence & harassment. Resources will be shared throughout the display for those who need them.

April 12 – 19
Mailboxes of Hope Letter Display
Goergen Athletic Center Atrium

Stop by to view the letters of hope and support written to survivors by members of our campus community.

April 16, 10:30am – 1:30pm
SAAM Tabling
Eastman Student Living Center

April 17, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Title IX Signature April Lunch & Learn
Rush Rhees, Welles-Brown Room

Join Title IX and Health Promotion for our April Lunch and Learn Series. The topic for April is: Me Before We, navigating identity and independence in relationships. Lunch is provided, and spots are limited. .

April 18 at 2:00pm
One Love Dedication Game
Fauver Stadium

Cheer on our °µÍřłÔąĎ as they dedicate their game to honor the tragic death of Yeardley Love from relationship violence. is the national leader in preventing relationship violence and abuse.

April 29
National Denim Day – Wear jeans

As the longest-running sexual violence prevention and education campaign in history, encourages everyone to make a social statement with their fashion statement by wearing jeans on Wednesday, April 29th as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that continue to surround sexual violence.

The Denim Day campaign began after a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court to overturn a rape conviction because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped the person who raped her remove them, thereby implying consent. Following the reversal, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim.

April 29, 12:00pm  – 1:00pm
Denim Day Tabling
Wilson Commons, Hirst Lounge

Show us your denim/jeans to grab some Denim Day SWAG!

You can see more Title IX programming and upcoming events by or joining our if you’re a student. We hope you join Title IX Staff and other campus partners in raising awareness and taking action against sexual assault throughout the month of April.

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Required new student training is now live on Blackboard

All new students who started at the University in the 2026 spring semester must complete on topics vital to the safety and well-being of the campus, which aligns with °µÍřłÔąĎ’s Meliora values and ensures compliance with state and federal law. New students will receive emails from Blackboard about their assigned training modules and must utilize their University Active Directory credentials to log in. To locate this training in Blackboard, navigate to “Organizations” found on the left side of the platform.

More information about the required annual training can be found on our Required Annual Training Webpage.

All new students, as assigned, are required to complete this course by March 20. Failure to complete these trainings by the due date results in registration holds applied to the student’s account.

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Join the Title IX Office at one of the several prevention and harm reduction programs happening throughout the month of October. Opportunities to get involved include planting flags outside of Taylor Hall on October 1 at 11:30 a.m.; wearing purple for National Purple Thursday on October 23; participating in the Expression Wall in Wilson Commons, October 13–18; reading one of the suggested texts in the Rush Rhees Library highlight collection; and making Survivor Self-Care Kits on October 17. We hope everyone in our community will take a stand to end relationship violence, be BADASS Bystanders, and respect boundaries. Find more details by or .

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Change in reporting for the Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX

Effective August 1, the Office for Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX has moved from reporting to the Office of University Engagement and Enrichment (OEE) to the Office of Human Resources.

The Office of Human Resources will now support Julia Green, Associate Vice President for Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Coordinator, and her team as they continue to provide important resources, support, and education related to the administration of the , which prohibits harassment and discrimination based on protected characteristics identified in state and federal law, and Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination, including our resources to prevent and address sexual misconduct.

The shift in reporting will build upon the strong foundation and values-driven approach built by OEE, and allows for greater coordination between formal processes and policies that are the foundation of the Civil Rights Compliance Team’s handling of PADH reports alleging prohibited conduct and the alternative dispute resolution processes that are currently facilitated by Human Resources.

The change also positions the work of OEE, under the continued leadership of Vice President Adrienne Morgan, to have greater focus on education and program development to continue to advance institutional efforts toward a culture of engagement and enrichment.

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Discrimination and Harassment Prevention and Response, Including Sexual Misconduct Report

The °µÍřłÔąĎ is committed to providing a safe environment for the University community to work, learn, live, and socialize together without fear of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sex discrimination, as well as harassment or discrimination on the basis of membership in any protected class. This report is intended to share with the University community the relevant policies, reporting options, and prevention and response protocols in place for our academic and work environments.

The information in this report focuses on the University’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, the Title IX Policy, and the Student Sexual Misconduct Policy, which prohibit discrimination and harassment based on membership in a protected class, and all types of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault.

To review the 2023-2024 academic year report, you can visit the Office of University Engagement and Enrichment Report page.

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The °µÍřłÔąĎ’s Title IX Office has launched a long-awaited redesign of its Sexual Misconduct and Title IX website. This comprehensive update was coordinated by University Marketing and Communications and led by T Street, Associate Director for Sexual Misconduct Prevention Education and Response in the Title IX Office. “We are excited to now have a robust website that also serves as a 24/7, 365-day resource for U of R community members, providing ample information about reporting, rights and resources, and the types of support the Title IX Office can offer,” shared Street.

More specifically, the new site features clear and simple topic-driven navigation, including improved site search and enhanced, mobile-friendly site accessibility. It also houses resources on topics such as:

• Frequently Asked Questions about Title IX;
• a guide for Title IX mandatory reporting obligations;
• supporting a friend or loved one who has been impacted by sexual misconduct;
• bystander intervention;
• syllabus language that instructors can incorporate into their syllabus/syllabi; and
• funding and co-sponsorship opportunities for student organizations to get further involved with the Title IX Office.

Finally, the website’s Training page explains in detail the Office’s many signature programs and streamlines the process for groups and departments to take advantage of one or more of these offerings. 

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People passing through Wilson Commons may have seen the laminated paper chain of little t-shirts strung along the walls of Hirst Lounge over the last two weeks. Those shirts represent the Title IX Office’s iteration of .

The Clothesline Project was started in 1990 when founder Carol Chichetto hung a clothesline with 31 shirts designed by survivors of domestic abuse, rape, and childhood sexual assault across the village green in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

UR “has participated in the Clothesline Project since the early 2000s,” organizer and Associate Director for Sexual Misconduct Prevention Education and Response, T Street, told the Campus Times. “Our University is just one of many that host this event annually in April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).”

Starting in March, the Title IX Office tabled every two weeks in Wilson Commons, providing paper t-shirts and markers for anyone who wanted to add to the collection.

UR’s Title IX Office gave out paper shirts instead of real ones as they , which enabled them to keep the exhibit up for longer. They also encouraged all UR community members to make shirts — . There were several shirts espousing non-female victims.

Like the national project, the office does not censor any of the shirts regardless of content — all were displayed  to “uphold our community members’ lived experiences and create solidarity and momentum to end sexual and relationship violence and abuse,” Street said.

In order to make the project happen every year, the Title IX Office collaborates with a variety of different groups whose goals are centered around sexual violence awareness. This year they collaborated with RESTORE Sexual Assault Services — a confidential resource available on campus through Planned Parenthood they’ve worked with  — to make the project happen.

The office “welcomes partnerships with any group that has like-minded goals on any event to raise awareness about and end sexual and relationship violence,” Street said.

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