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Mapping The Courts: Understanding The Due Process Application In Campus Investigations, Leslie Gomez, Gina Maisto Smith, Esq., Maureen Holland, Esq. Jun 2019

Mapping The Courts: Understanding The Due Process Application In Campus Investigations, Leslie Gomez, Gina Maisto Smith, Esq., Maureen Holland, Esq.

Title IX Summit

This session will address the emerging case law across the country that is shaping the future of college and university disciplinary proceedings. It will examine recent holdings on due process, the right to confrontation and cross-examination, and other investigative challenges. This session will provide an overview of investigative models and discuss the pros and cons of single investigator, hearing and hybrid models in the face of evolving expectations. The session will also consider the impact of OCR guidance and direction, provide examples of effective policies and procedures, and offer practical implementation advice.


Supporting Lgbtq+ Survivors On Campus, Molly Sapia, Ethan Levine, Phd Jun 2019

Supporting Lgbtq+ Survivors On Campus, Molly Sapia, Ethan Levine, Phd

Title IX Summit

Back by popular demand, last year's Supporting LGBTQ+ Survivors on Campus has been revamped for the new state of Title IX. Historically, Title IX protections have provided a much-needed resource for addressing sexual violence on campus. However, the benefits of Title IX may not apply equally to all students in practice. This workshop will discuss how the history of Title IX raises questions about its applicability for all sexual violence, and ultimately explore strategies for addressing sexual violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities. How effectively does Title IX address same-sex violence? What other policy and programmatic …


Don’T Be Afraid To Catch Feels: Facilitating A Healthy Relationship Series For Students, Laura Luciano, Julie Millisky Jun 2019

Don’T Be Afraid To Catch Feels: Facilitating A Healthy Relationship Series For Students, Laura Luciano, Julie Millisky

Title IX Summit

This is a two-part workshop providing participants with the tools to replicate a four-part healthy relationship series on their campus. Presenters will share their experience creating and facilitating this series for students. Participants will engage in an activity from each of the four workshops. Presenters will also share information about effectiveness based on evaluation and future plans to create additional sessions. Don’t be Afraid to Catch Feels was created to address intimate partner violence by using a primary prevention approach. This series was designed to provide students with a space to consider their own choices when engaging in emotional, sexual, …


Expanding Faculty Knowledge On Title Ix, Bill Spear, Amy Miele, Carianne Kurabinski, Jackie Moran, J.D. Jun 2019

Expanding Faculty Knowledge On Title Ix, Bill Spear, Amy Miele, Carianne Kurabinski, Jackie Moran, J.D.

Title IX Summit

Having trouble engaging faculty in Title IX-related work? This session will go over tactics to better collaborate with faculty and offer them resources on how to support students. This session focuses on innovative ways to collaborate with faculty and remind them of their Title IX requirements. Learn how to create engaging presentations for smaller audiences and trauma-informed Title IX materials that are easy to distribute on a larger scale. While this session is geared towards medium to large institutions, information for small schools will also be shared.


The Changing Landscape Of Title Ix: How Regulations And Case Law Have Impacted Policies And Procedures, Patricia Hammill Esq., Lorie Dakessian Esq. Jun 2019

The Changing Landscape Of Title Ix: How Regulations And Case Law Have Impacted Policies And Procedures, Patricia Hammill Esq., Lorie Dakessian Esq.

Title IX Summit

Experienced panelists in misconduct proceedings and in ensuing litigation against colleges and universities share their perspective on the changing landscape of Title IX policies and procedures. This session will provide an overview of the key components of the regulations proposed by the Department of Education in November 2018; discuss the implications of the proposed regulations at colleges and universities; the anticipated timeline for implementation; and what participants can do while the proposed regulations are pending. The panelists will share their experiences with the reactions of HE institutions to the September 2017 Interim Guidance and controversy surrounding the Department’s 2018 proposed …


First-Generation College Students And "Othering" In Undergraduate Engineering, Dr. Harriet Hartman, Dr. Stephanie Farrell, Dr. Ralph Dusseau, Dr. Kauser Jahan, Sarah Bauer, Dr. Tiago Forin, Dr. Beena Sukumaran, Stephanie Lezotte, Cra, Danilo Zeppilli, Eit, Theresa Bruckerhoff Feb 2019

First-Generation College Students And "Othering" In Undergraduate Engineering, Dr. Harriet Hartman, Dr. Stephanie Farrell, Dr. Ralph Dusseau, Dr. Kauser Jahan, Sarah Bauer, Dr. Tiago Forin, Dr. Beena Sukumaran, Stephanie Lezotte, Cra, Danilo Zeppilli, Eit, Theresa Bruckerhoff

First-Generation Symposium

We have baseline data collected from a sample of all Rowan engineering students in 2015-6, and have analyzed the differences between first-generation engineering students (FGES) and non-first-generation engineering students (Non-FGES) with respect to (a) their perceptions of “otherness” in a variety of situations in engineering at Rowan (FGES do not perceive themselves as “other” in most situations); (b) their background in engineering-related subjects and extra-curricular activities in high school (FGES background differs from Non-FGES); (c) their satisfaction with various aspects of the engineering program at Rowan (there are few differences); (d) their self-confidence as engineers (there are some differences); and …