To encourage the reporting of incidents involving sexual misconduct, UMGC has designated the ombudsperson to serve as its Confidential Employee. The Confidential Employee does not have an obligation to report to the Title IX Coordinator information pertaining to sexual misconduct that has been disclosed to him or her except under certain situations.
Victims may seek assistance and support from UMGC's Confidential Employee without triggering an investigation or disclosure of the victim's identity, with the exception of instances when the alleged perpetrator(s) poses a serious and immediate threat to the victim or larger UMGC community. The Confidential Employee will assist the victim, if requested, in receiving available and appropriate protective measures, and in doing so, will only disclose information identifying the victim to the extent necessary to obtain such measures.
Limitations on Confidentiality
While maintaining a victim's confidentiality, the Confidential Employee, or his or her office, may provide a limited report—which would not include information that could directly or indirectly identify the victim—to the Title IX Coordinator to help keep the Title IX Coordinator informed of the general extent and nature of sexual misconduct within the UMGC community.
The Confidential Employee may maintain a victim's confidentiality with respect to the university, but he or she may have reporting or other obligations under state law, including, but not limited to, response to a lawfully ordered subpoena.
Contact Confidential Employee
Blair Hayes
E-mail: ombudsman@umgc.edu
Phone: 800-888-8682, ext. 17910
Please note UMGC's Confidential Employee is designated to discuss incidents of sexual misconduct in confidence, unless there appears to be an imminent risk of serious harm or if maintaining that confidentiality would result in the violation of a legal requirement.
Contact Title IX Coordinator
Steven Alfred
E-mail: titleixcoordinator@umgc.edu
Office: 800-888-8682, ext. 17930
Cell: 301-887-7295
Address
UMGC Headquarters
3501 University Blvd, East
Office of Diversity and Equity , 2316
Adelphi, MD 20783
Contact Overseas Title IX Investigator
Patricia Jameson
Director, Overseas Diversity and Equity Programs
E-mail (UMGC Europe): titleixinvestigator-europe@umgc.edu
E-mail (UMGC Asia): titleixinvestigator-asia@umgc.edu
CIV: +49 (0)631-53480368, ext. 42032
Contact Security
E-mail: security@umgc.edu
Phone: 240-684-2911
Address
UMGC Headquarters
3501 University Boulevard East
Administration Building
Adelphi, MD 20783