Today, the University of Wisconsin System announced that we are joining a national effort to prevent sexual harassment in higher education. We are honored that the System chose to make this announcement from our campus because of our leadership with efforts to prevent sexual harassment and misconduct as detailed in my Sept. 7 campus message. Among our many efforts are some unique within the UW System, including ourMale Allies workshops. We also have ongoing sexual violence prevention training for our faculty, staff and students, including targeted efforts in UWM Athletics and Greek life.

More broadly, these efforts reflect the importance of upholding our campus Guiding Values. We are a large and complex community made up of 32,000+ people across three campuses who are outstanding students, employees and mentors. And, like most large organizations, we will have individuals whose behaviors do not personify or uphold our guiding values. When we are made aware of possible misconduct, we investigate and take appropriate action.  While we often receive questions about the outcome of specific investigations, particularly those that may have appeared in the news, by policy and sometimes by law, we cannot report on the disposition of specific student conduct or personnel matters. Nonetheless, please be assured that we take all reports of sexual misconduct seriously and move as quickly as we can to address such situations.

We rely on our community, including faculty, staff, students, and others to report such misconduct, and we have resources available for those who have experienced sexual violence.

Title IX Coordinator	Confidential Victim Advocate	UWM Police
Contact for:	Reporting to UWM & UWM investigation	Confidential reporting & advocacy	Crime reporting & safety concerns
Phone:	414-229-7012	414-229-4582	Emergency: 911 Emergency campus phone: 9-911 Non-emergency: 414-229-4627
Services for:	Students, Employees, Visitors	Students	Students, Employees, Visitors
Email:	titleix@uwm.edu	victimadvocacy@uwm.edu
Online report:	uwm.edu/reportit