Safety & Equity at UWO
Contact
Rachel Cromheecke
Title IX Coordinator
(920) 424-0835
titleix@uwosh.edu
Culver Center Suite 212G, Oshkosh Campus
Monday-Friday 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Title IX Teams
To ensure compliance with Federal, State, Board of Regent and University policies, UW Oshkosh has a Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX Coordinator is the employee designated by the University to coordinate and monitor the University’s compliance efforts. The Title IX Coordinator oversees monitoring of University policy and processes in relation to Title IX law developments, including investigation and disposition of Title IX formal complaints. The Title IX Coordinator ensures training is provided for all Title IX personnel who are conducting any part of the grievance process as well as the greater campus community (employees and students).
Training for Title IX personnel is provided by University and UW System membership in the State University of New York Student Conduct Institute and is posted at the bottom of this page, as required by law.
Anyone may contact the Title IX Coordinator to report sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, stalking, and/or sexual exploitation. After a report is received, the Title IX Coordinator will set up an interview with the individual named as the victim/survivor in the report to get more information, provide support and resources, and go over options; including the option to file a formal complaint.
Title IX Coordinator
The Title IX Coordinator is the employee designated by the University to coordinate and monitor the University’s compliance efforts. The Title IX Coordinator oversees monitoring of University policy and processes in relation to Title IX law developments, including investigation and disposition of Title IX complaints. The Title IX Coordinator also ensures training is provided for all Title IX personnel who are conducting any part of the grievance process, as required by law.
Contacting the Title IX Coordinator to make a report of Title IX sexual misconduct, or submitting a report on-line, will initiate a prompt, compassionate response with supportive and/or protective measures. Making a report is not the same as filing a formal Title IX complaint and does not trigger a formal grievance or conduct procedure. After a report is made, the Title IX Coordinator will set up an interview with the individual named in the report to get more information, provide support and resources, and go over options; including the option to file a formal complaint.
Rachel Cromheecke
Title IX Coordinator
Phone: (920) 424-0835
Email: cromheecker@uwosh.edu
Office of Compliance, Risk, & Integrity
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Culver Family Welcome Center 212
Title IX Compliance Team
While compliance with the law and campus safety is everyone’s shared responsibility at UWO, this team will have primary responsibility to ensure compliance with Title IX.
Shawna Kuether
Associate Vice Chancellor Human Resources, Equal Opportunity, Equity, & Affirmative Action
Phone: (920) 424-0283
Email: kuethers@uwosh.edu
Office of Human Resources, Equal Opportunity, Equity & Affirmative Action
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Dempsey Hall Room 328
Erin Grisham
Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
Email: grishame@uwosh.edu
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Dempsey Hall Room 148
Title IX Personnel
Title IX personnel serve an integral function in supporting the work of the Compliance Office among various constituencies and across campuses.
Sean Fay
Director of Equal Opportunity, Equity, Affirmative Action
Phone: (920) 424-0330
Email: fays@uwosh.edu
Office of Human Resources, Equal Opportunity, Equity & Affirmative Action
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Dempsey Hall Room 337
Holly Shea
Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: (920) 424-0750
Email: sheah@uwosh.edu
Office of Human Resources, Equal Opportunity, Equity & Affirmative Action
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Dempsey Hall Room 328
Buzz Bares
Interim Dean of Students
Phone: (920) 424-3100
Email: baresj@uwosh.edu
Dean of Students Office
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Dempsey Hall Room 125
John Palmer
Assistant Dean of Students
Phone: (920) 424-3100
Email: palmerj@uwosh.edu
Dean of Students Office
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Dempsey Hall Room 125
Kiersten Karlsen
Assistant Dean of Students
Phone: (920) 424-3100
Email: karlsenk@uwosh.edu
Dean of Students Office
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Dempsey Hall Room 125
Houa Xiong
Assistant Dean of Students
Phone: (920) 424-3100
Email: xiongh@uwosh.edu
Dean of Students Office
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus
Dempsey Hall Room 125
Title IX Committee
The Title IX committee at UWO meets once per month to discuss policy implementation and revision, assess the effectiveness of campus wide training and educational programming, and identify and address campus climate issues.
| NAME | TITLE | TELEPHONE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Cromheecke | Title IX Coordinator | cromheecker@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-0835 |
| Sean Fay | Director EOEAA | fays@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-0330 |
| Shawna Kuether | Associate Vice Chancellor HR/EOEAA | kuethers@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-1166 |
| Patricia Schrader | Human Resource Generalist | schraderp@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-1536 |
| Holly Shea | Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer | sheah@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-0750 |
| Erin Grisham | Vice Chancellor Student Affairs | grishame@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-4000 |
| John Palmer | Assistant Dean of Students | palmerj@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-3100 |
| Kiersten Karlsen | Assistant Dean of Students | karlsenk@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-3100 |
| Lori Develice Collins | Director of Residence Life | develice@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-3212 |
| Chris Tarmann | Acting Chief, University Police | tarmannc@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-1212 |
| Leah Folks | Director of Counseling Center | folksl@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-2061 |
| Nathan Scott | Director, Student Recreation & Wellness Center | scottn@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-2064 |
| Byron Adams | Interim AVC Center for Student Success and Belonging (CSSB) | adamsb@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-1873 |
| Abby Gildernick | Associate Director of Athletics | gildercika@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-1384 |
| Angela Hawley | Director, Student Health Center | hawleya@uwosh.edu | (920) 424-2424 |
Title IX Personnel Training Information
Office for Civil Rights 2020 New Regulations state the following:
- Title IX personnel need to be unbiased and free from conflicts of interest.
- Title IX personnel include the Title IX Coordinator, any investigator, any decision-maker, and any person who facilities an informal resolution.
All materials used to train Title IX personnel:
- Must not rely on sex stereotypes.
- Must promote impartial investigations and adjudications of formal complaints of sexual harassment.
- Must be maintained by the school for at least 7 years.
- Must be publicly available on the school’s website.
For the purpose of compliance with section 106.45 of the Title IX Final Rules, the UW System Title IX Coordinator, investigators, decision-makers and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process in Title IX compliance and practices are required to take the State University of New York (SUNY) training. You can view this training, here. (https://system.suny.edu/sci/postedtraining/)