Sexual Misconduct at Higher Education Institutions

RSA 188-H:4 and H:5 requires biennial Sexual Misconduct Climate Surveys and the creation of the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at institutions of higher education.

State Statute:  RSA 188-H:4 and H:5

Newsletters and Communications

Resources for IHE's

Developing an MOU between Law Enforcement and IHE's - Training to accompany this guidance is currently being developed. This goals of this training will be to provide information about the roles and responsibilities of both law enforcement and institutions, and to help facilitate the process of creating an effective MOU.

RSA 188H Data Reporting Form Overview

RSA 188H Data Reporting Form

Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey

2023-2024 RSA 188-H Base Climate Survey

2023-2024 RSA 188-H Climate Survey Implementation Guide

2021-2022 Recommendations from the Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey Task Force (including Base Survey)

Survey Results

Coming Soon!

    Task Force Members

    Statutory (non-appointed)

    • Jeff Maher, Chancellor of University System (or designee)

    • Holley Dupre, Chancellor of Community College System (or designee)

    • Nick Marks, NH DOE Director of Higher Education (or designee)

    • Frank Weeks, President of NH Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (or designee)

    • Vacant, President of NH Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (or designee)

    • Myles Matteson, Attorney general (or designee)

    Appointed by the governor and council on recommendation from NHCUC

    • Robin Burroughs Davis, representative of a private 4-year college in New Hampshire

    • Marcie Vaughan, representative of a private 4-year college in New Hampshire

    Appointed by the governor

    • Heather Howell (UNH Law), student attending a public institution of higher education in New Hampshire

    • Sabik Jawad (Dartmouth), student attending a private institution of higher education in New Hampshire

    • Vacant, a student attending an institution in the community college system of New Hampshire

    • Kate Gladstone, representative of the University of New Hampshire recommended by the president of the university

    • Kristen Barnett, representative recommended by the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

    • Bailey Ray, representative recommended by the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

    • Emily Provencher, representative recommended by the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

    • Kathryn Kiefer, representative recommended by the New Hampshire Campus Consortium Against Sexual and Interpersonal Violence

    • Sharyn Potter, researcher with experience in the development and design of sexual misconduct climate surveys

    • Joyce Larson, researcher of statistics, data analytics, or econometrics with experience in higher education survey analysis

    • Jane Stapleton, representative of the Prevention Innovations Research Center at the University of New Hampshire

    • Vacant, representative of Every Voice New Hampshire

    ​​​​​​​Contact

    RSA188TaskForce@doe.nh.gov