As part of the UO Title IX Coordinator’s commitment to transparency and stakeholder involvement, a UO advisory group meets as part of the annual review of how the university adjudicates cases of sexual misconduct and prohibited discrimination and harassment. The role of the advisory group is to make recommendations for how to change the university’s sexual misconduct standard operation procedures in light of both evolving national best practices and possible federal rule changes.
2019 Review
The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is in the process of making changes to the regulatory guidance it uses to enforce Title IX, the law related to gender equity in education. The proposed rules could have significant impact on the way in which universities respond to allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault. In February, UO President Michael H. Schill joined other Oregon public university presidents to comment on the proposal. Former Associate Vice President for Civil Rights Darci Heroy, who was also the UO’s Title IX coordinator, joined other university Title IX officials from Oregon in submitting separate comments.
An advisory group will review the adjudication procedures in depth, with the goal of providing concrete recommendations for any changes to the process. The recommendations would be presented to the Dean of Students and the Title IX Coordinator by the end of summer and would then be considered and any resulting changes drafted with an effective date of fall term 2019. The advisory group will seek campus and community input prior to the university making any final procedural changes. Anyone who would like to provide input can get connected with the advisory group by emailing their contact info and request to icrcinfo@uoregon.edu.
Advisory Group
Anna Schmidt-MacKenzie, (Co-Facilitator)
Director of Residence Life & Educational Initiatives
John Inglish, (Co-Facilitator)
Program Director for Conflict & Dispute Resolution
OAs and OA/Faculty
Nicole Commissiong,
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Jimmy Howard,
Assistant Dean of Students for Prevention and Response
Jeslyn Everitt,
Assistant General Counsel
Carol Stabile,
Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives
Marcus Langford,
Associate Dean of Students
Katy Larkin,
Director, Student Conduct and Community Standards
Vanessa Crakes,
Manager of Investigations, OICRC
Jessica Price,
Associate General Counsel
Melanie Muenzer,
Associate VP Vice Provost of Academic Initiatives
Faculty
Merle Weiner,
Philip H. Knight Professor and Faculty Director, Domestic Violence Clinic
Sonja Boos,
Associate Professor of German
Students
Samantha Takacs,
Law student
Daniella Lituanio,
Undergraduate student
Blake McKay,
Undergraduate student
Allie Ivey,
Graduate student
Clifford Gleaves,
Law student
Community Members
Andrew Coit,
Defense Attorney
Kasia Mlynski,
Staff Attorney SSLS