LEAD TITLE IX COORDINATOR
The Lead Title IX Coordinator is responsible for:
- Coordinating the university’s efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX and its implementing regulations;
- Coordinating the investigation of all complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex;
- Providing yearly training to the other Title IX administrators on WSU specific practices;
- Providing consultations and making recommendations to university departments regarding Title IX compliance, including, but not limited to, providing review and recommendations on:
- Employment practices
- Single-sex courses/extracurricular activities
- Admissions, recruitment, and/or advising practices
- Reviewing Title IX materials, pamphlets, trainings, communications, and other documents to ensure compliance with Title IX;
- Ensuring WSU grievance procedures comply with Title IX;
- Coordinating employee climate surveys, related to Title IX;
- Developing and coordinating employee trainings on sexual harassment and sexual misconduct;
- Providing Title IX training to Deputy Title IX Coordinators and/or liaisons on a yearly basis;
- Record-keeping of Title IX complaints and monitoring for patterns; and
- Analyzing data and developing reports.
Holly Ashkannejhad
Director
Compliance and Civil Rights
509-335-8288
TitleIX.Coordinator@wsu.edu
Washington State University
French Admin 225
Pullman, WA 99164-1022
Fax: (509) 335-5483
Deputy Title IX Coordinator – Compliance and Civil Rights
Will assist Lead Title IX Coordinator with:
- Coordinating the university’s efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX and its implementing regulations;
- Coordinating the investigation of all complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex;
- Providing yearly training to the other Title IX administrators on WSU specific practices;
- Providing consultations and making recommendations to university departments regarding Title IX compliance, including, but not limited to, providing review and recommendations on:
- Employment practices
- Single-sex courses/extracurricular activities
- Admissions, recruitment, and/or advising practices
- Reviewing Title IX materials, pamphlets, trainings, communications, and other documents to ensure compliance with Title IX;
- Ensuring WSU grievance procedures comply with Title IX;
- Coordinating employee climate surveys, related to Title IX;
- Developing and coordinating employee trainings on sexual harassment and sexual misconduct;
- Record-keeping of Title IX complaints and monitoring for patterns; and
- Analyzing data and developing reports.
Jenna Van Klaveren
Lead Civil Rights Investigator/Coordinator
Compliance and Civil Rights
509-335-8288
TitleIX.Coordinator@wsu.edu
DEPUTY TITLE IX COORDINATORS – STUDENT AFFAIRS
Student Affairs helps ensure WSU’s compliance with Title IX by:
- Referring complaints to CCR as appropriate;
- Coordinating academic and support services for students, including for students experiencing Title IX concerns and who are pregnant and parenting;
- Coordinating interim measures for reporting and responding parties, which may include, but is not limited to, coordinating housing, support resources, and/or academic/work schedules;
- Coordinating primary prevention and awareness training for new students;
- Receiving training on Title IX from CCR or external resources on a yearly basis;
- Administering the student campus climate survey; and
- Delegating the above tasks as appropriate within Student Affairs – if delegated, the Deputy Title IX Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the delegate is trained and knowledgeable about their specific responsibilities. Delegates may be identified as a Title IX Liaison, in order to appropriately identify them to students.
Jill Creighton
Associate Vice President, Dean of Students
Office of the Dean of Students
509-335-5757
jill.creighton@wsu.edu
Domanic Thomas
WSU Vancouver
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
360-546-9788
domanic.thomas@wsu.edu
Chris Meiers
WSU Tri Cities
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
509-372-7381
chris.meiers@wsu.edu
James Mohr
WSU Spokane
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
509-358-7526
james.mohr@wsu.edu
Debbie O’Donnell
WSU Global Campus
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
509-335-4680
debrao@wsu.edu
TITLE IX – HRS
HRS helps ensure WSU’s compliance with Title IX by:
- Providing information on WSU processes for reporting, as well as resource information, on request;
- Providing advice and recommendations regarding Title IX Compliance for employees to CCR, HRS, the Office of the Provost, and/or the Faculty Senate, as needed;
- Referring complaints to CCR as appropriate;
- Serving as a knowledge expert regarding interim measures and sanctioning processes in employee investigations;
- Providing support, recommendations, and review for equity in employment compensation, search processes, and job descriptions.
Human Resource Services
509-335-4521
hrs@wsu.edu
TITLE IX – ATHLETICS
Athletics helps ensure WSU’s compliance with Title IX by:
- Coordinating Title IX training and education for student athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators and staff;
- Coordinating, delegating, and/or participating in Title IX compliance reviews relating to equity in Athletics, including but not limited to:
- Student interests and abilities
- Athletic benefits and opportunities
- Athletic financial assistance
- Compensation equity
- Facilities equity
- Policy equity
- Coordinating athletics related interim measures;
- Referring complaints to CCR as appropriate; and
- Delegating the above tasks as appropriate within Athletics.
Anne McCoy
Deputy Director of Athletics
Athletics
509-335-7149
amccoy@wsu.edu