Title IX Teams

To ensure compliance with Federal, State, Board of Regent and University policies, the Office of Equal Opportunity, Equity & Affirmative Action 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 or a Deputy 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 or Deputy 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 or a Deputy 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 or Deputy 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.

All the UWO employees listed below may be part of a Title IX reporting or grievance process. These employees are listed below in their respective teams; Title IX Compliance Team, the Title IX Deputies Team, and the Title IX Committee. UWO may also consult with UW System personnel, and they may assist in roles such as, investigators, informal resolution facilitators, or hearing examiners.

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.

Title IX Deputies

Title IX Deputies serve an integral function in supporting the work of the EOEAA Office among various constituencies and across campuses. Reports of sex discrimination, Title IX sexual harassment or non-Title IX sexual misconduct can be made directly to Title IX Deputies, who will connect students and employees with appropriate resources and the Title IX Coordinator.

STUDENTS: Title IX Deputies in the Dean of Students office will assist students with reports and formal complaints, facilitate supportive measures, serve as a resource for questions and concerns, and co-facilitate formal Title IX complaint and grievance processes. They will also help connect students with appropriate campus and community resources and support.

Title IX Committee

The Title IX committee at UWO meets two times per year to discuss policy implementation and revision, assess the effectiveness of campus wide training and educational programming, identify and address campus climate issues, and provide guidance to the Title IX Coordinator.

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/)