Equity Grievance Team Training

All members of the Equity Grievance team participate in yearly training and policy review led by the Director of Equity Grievance/Title IX Coordinator. In addition members of the Equity

Team have participated in the following trainings:

• ATIXA – Members of the Equity Grievance Team including Title IX Coordinator have participated in the following trainings found at this link.
• 20 Minutes to Trained – Advising the Respondent, Documentation Module, Informal Resolutions, Intersections of Title VII and Title IX, Intimate Partner Violence, Advising the Complainant, Conflicts of Interest, and Advisors Certification Course.
• FAQS About the Impending Title IX Regulations
• FAQs About the Impending Title IX Regulations – April, 2020
• ATIXA’s Draft Regulations to Final Regulations: A Comparison Guide
• 2020_Compliance with the 2020 Title IX Regulations Will Require a Formalized and Expanded Title IX Team
• November 2019, A customized training for SOU
• Training for Equity Grievance Panel Members: Provided yearly by the Director of Equity Grievance/Title IX Coordinator.

Subject Matters include:
Stop Violations of SOU Equity Policy and Prevent its Recurrence, Evaluate Information, Interpret Policies, Interact with Complainants and Respondents to Clarify Facts, Articulate Policies and Policy Rationales, Arrive at a finding for Staff/Faculty Cases, Overview of SOU Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policy, History of Title IX legislation and guidance from Federal Government, SOU Process for handling complaints, Federal Law that covers issues of discrimination, (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)•The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), The Age Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972), Free Speech, options of informal resolution, hostile work environment, barriers to reporting, Role of EGP member, Bias, Objectivity, Conflict of Interest, Recusal, Elements of a hearing, Arriving at a Determination, How the Hear an Appeal, Practice with Scenarios, How to ask Questions, and Impacts Serving on Panels can have on Professionals.

Training for Equity Grievance Panel Members (Powerpoint Slides)