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The Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment that is free from discrimination based on sex in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded educational programs or activities. 

Title IX protects students, employees, and third parties within the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’s control, including visitors and applicants for admission or employment, from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and acts of sexual violence. Title IX prohibits institutions from excluding, separating, denying benefits, or otherwise treating individuals differently on the basis of sex.  Sex-based discrimination is prohibited at UTEP both by law and by Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é and UT System policies.  

In accordance with Texas Education Code § 51 et seq. (“SB 212”), all UTEP employees who, in the course and scope of their employment, witness or receive information regarding an incident reasonably believed to constitute sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking, and which is alleged to have been committed by or against a person who was a UTEP student or employee at the time of the incident, must promptly report all relevant information of the incident to UTEP’s Title IX Coordinator or a Deputy Title IX Coordinator.  An employee who fails to report will be subject to termination, and possible criminal liability. 

In addition, Section VI, Chapter 3 of the UTEP Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP) requires Responsible Employees to “promptly report” “all known information” of any “sexual misconduct” incident to the Title IX Coordinator or a Deputy Title IX Coordinator.

UTEP’s designated Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators:

Gabriel Ramirez, J.D. 

Title IX Coordinator
Title IX Program
Kelly Hall, Room 312
915.747.8358
gramirez2@utep.edu

Beatriz Tapia

Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Equal Opportunity Director
Kelly Hall, Room 302
915.747.5839
betapia@utep.edu

Imelda Soto

Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Title IX Program
Kely Hall, Room 312
915.747.8797
isoto25@utep.edu

Dr. Charlie Gibbens

Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Assistant Vice President for Student Support
Student Affairs
Union East, Room 301
915.747.7482
cegibbens@utep.edu

Julie Levesque

Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Senior Associate Athletic Director
Senior Woman Administrator
Brumbelow Building, Room 104
915.747.7698
jmlevesque@utep.edu

To report a concern to the Title IX Coordinator and/or Deputy Title IX Coordinator, please submit a report or formal complaint via the . You may also email your concern to the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator. The filing of a formal complaint will begin a grievance process that will include support services and, possibly, an investigation. Also, the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é will take reasonable steps to ensure there is no retaliation against the parties or any other participants in the investigation, or in any other part of the grievance process. To obtain more information about Title IX and Senate Bill 212, please visit www.utep.edu/titleix. The website also includes information about on/off campus resources and available Title IX trainings. 

The full text of UTEP’s policies realting to sexual misconduct concerns--including an employee’s responsibility to report, UTEP’s retaliation policy, the grievance process (complaint resolution and investigation procedures), and other related guidance--can be found in the HOP policies below. It is important to note that the "Student Pregnancy and Parenting Nondiscrimination Policy" has recently been added:

Lastly, you have a right to report any crime or sexual misconduct concern to the UTEP Police Department, and the option to report Title IX-related concerns or inquiries to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights:

• UTEP Police Department, 3118 Sun Bowl Drive, 911 Emergency, or 915.747.5611
• U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620, Dallas, Texas 75201,
  Tel:  214.661.9600