Standing Committee on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence

The Standing Committee on Sexual Violence is a permanent committee of students, staff and faculty, convened to coordinate the University's efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence. 

The committee formed following recommendations in the sexual misconduct and sexual violence task force report, published June 2018. 

The committee’s work is guided by the University’s policy on sexual violence, which they continue to modify based on the community feedback.

Read more about the evolution of the policy.

Committee members

Students, staff (representing management, administrative, professional and support functions), faculty and the Chair make up the standing committee on sexual misconduct and sexual violence, which meets regularly throughout the academic year.

In addition, alternate members are designated to attend meetings in cases where regular members are unavailable.

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About the policy on sexual violence

Concordia University is a unique environment and an intellectual community with a responsibility for the discovery, creation and sharing of knowledge. Community members can only fulfill these aspirations if there is a broadly shared commitment to ensure a positive learning, working and living environment in which sexual violence will not be tolerated.

The university recognizes that some members of the community are more exposed to sexual violence than others based on intersecting experiences of oppression, and accordingly, the sexual violence policy provides measures that take into account the different perspectives, voices or circumstances of each survivor of sexual violence.

This policy articulates Concordia’s commitment to fostering a safe and healthy campus, and to confirm its commitment to supporting our community members who are directly affected by sexual violence. At its essence, the policy is a framework for accountability for the entire community.

History of the policy and processes

The evolution of Concordia’s approach to sexual violence response and prevention is informed by feedback from students, faculty and staff, including campus conversations and consultations, university information sessions, visits to various sectors, units and departments, individual feedback, recommendations from the Students for Consent Culture and Our Turn report and debate and discussion amongst members of the standing committee on sexual violence. 

As a result of invaluable feedback from, and priorities articulated by, the Concordia community, the committee recommended numerous modifications to the policy on sexual violence. Given the university’s commitment to addressing sexual misconduct and sexual violence, it is important for the university to be self-reflective, and open to feedback and suggestions on the implementation of the policy. The ongoing review of and adjustment to our processes ensures responsiveness to the pressing and pervasive issue of campus sexual violence.