Institutional Equity Office
The office works to advance the University of Southern Indiana's mission of providing a dynamic, intellectual, and inclusive community, and strives to maintain an environment that respects differences and provides a sense of belonging and inclusion for everyone.
The Institutional Equity Office works with the USI community in implementing and upholding policies and practices that are consistent with federal and state mandates as well as existing University policies regarding equal access, equal employment and educational opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
The Institutional Equity Office is also the Title IX Office for the USI campus. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities. It applies to sex-based discrimination and harassment of individuals of any gender.
Staff
Chelsea Keaton
Title IX Coordinator and Affirmative Action Officer
812-464-1703
Byron C. Wright Administration Building 171
Email | Title.IX@usi.edu
Elizabeth Bowers
Education Coordinator
812-464-1835
Byron C. Wright Administration Building 171
Email | Title.IX@usi.edu
Training
Title IX Training: An Integrated and Coordinated Approach Presentation by Cozen O'Connor
NASPA Track 2: Title IX Decision-Makers and Student Conduct Administrators
Grand River Solutions, Kevin Lineberger
Grand River Solutions, Tera Johnson
Grand River Solutions, Karen Nutter
Barnes & Thornburg, Christopher Bayh
Additional Training
Title IX Coordinator and Investigator Training Class
Sexual Misconduct Decision Maker Class
Combined Sexual Misconduct and DVDVS Investigator Training Class
Adult/Adolescent/Pediatric SANE Training
Equity Investigator and Advisor Training
Institutional Equity Office