Title IX Training: Title IX Coordinators (2024 Regulations)
Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 11/16/2024 at 1:00 PM (EST)
- Registration Closed
Peter Lake
Professor of Law; Director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy
Stetson University
Peter Lake is a professor of law, Charles A. Dana Chair, and the Director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law. He has spent 30 years in the classroom teaching law students and served as Stetson’s interim director of Title IX compliance in 2015. He is an internationally-recognized expert on higher education law and policy. He has been quoted or referred to in hundreds of newspapers and court opinions throughout the United States, including the Supreme Courts of California and Massachusetts in 2018. Professor Lake, an award-winning academic, has authored numerous law review articles, books, and other publications. Professor Lake is a highly sought-after speaker, and he has served as a presenter or keynote speaker at several hundred international, national, regional, and local meetings. He has trained thousands of campus personnel on student safety and other issues, including student mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, Title IX and sex discrimination, and First Amendment issues. Professor Lake is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and serves as a Senior Higher Education Consulting Attorney at the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC.
Jennifer Hammat
Associate Vice President for Student Engagement, Student Success & Enrollment Management
Florida Gulf Coast University
Dr. Jennifer R. Hammat joined Florida Gulf Coast University in 2023 as the Associate Vice President for Student Engagement, Student Success & Enrollment Management. Prior to FGCU, she served as the Dean of Students at the University of Southern Indiana and at George Mason University as the University Title IX Coordinator. She served in a variety of roles at The University of Texas at Austin, as the Associate Vice President for University Compliance Services, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Title IX Coordinator, and Clery Act Coordinator. Dr. Hammat has facilitated the implementation of Title IX requirements and best practices for the past 9 years. Before her Title IX work, she worked for sixteen years in Student Affairs with Student Conduct, Student Media, Greek Life, Residence Life, Contract Management, Policy Implementation, Strategic Planning, Enterprise Risk Management, Minors on Campus, and Student Government practices.
Dr. Hammat earned her B.A. in Organizational Communication from Murray State University, and her M. Ed. and Ed. D. in Higher Education Administration, both from Texas Tech University.
Jake G. Sapp
Assistant State Attorney
Florida 4th Circuit
Jacob Sapp is an attorney who focuses on civil rights compliance within higher education settings. As a former institutional compliance officer and Title IX administrator, he helps his clients navigate complex situations while ensuring all processes and procedures meet legal and regulatory standards.
Specifically, Jacob has experience managing Title IX processes, including report intake, the implementation of supportive measures, and formal complaint gatekeeping, as well as preparing notices of allegations and managing informal resolutions, sanctioning, and recordkeeping. He’s also served in the role of decision-maker for various clients and is able to provide interim Title IX coordination. Jacob has drafted and updated non-discrimination policies for Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/504 on behalf of colleges and universities and serves as a civil rights investigator, conducting interviews and authoring investigative reports.
Serving as counsel to a variety of clients within higher education, Jacob leads training events for students and employees on topics such as VAWA, hazing, and bystander intervention, as well as advises college leadership personnel on institutional compliance, risk management, and other evolving legal topics.
Jacob is an experienced presenter, creating and delivering civil rights training presentations for various national associations and institutions of higher education.
Jill Dunlap
Senior Director of Research, Policy, and Civic Engagement
NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Dr. Jill Dunlap is the director for research and practice at NASPA, based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining NASPA, Jill worked closely with college student survivors of sexual violence for more than 14 years at three different campuses. In 2014, Jill served as a non-federal negotiator representing four years of public institutions on the VAWA negotiated rulemaking committee. Jill has her Ph.D. in political science and public administration from Northern Illinois University, where her dissertation work focused on the experiences of students impacted by sexual violence on campus.
October 28- November 27, 2024
This track is designed for Title IX Coordinators (and their Deputies or Designees) and is the most comprehensive of the certificate program. This track is appropriate for the senior Title IX officer, Deputy Title IX Coordinator or other designee at an institution or system, or any other senior-level administrators who provide oversight for the Title IX function at an institution or system.
1) Apply 2024 Title IX regulations to your institution and role as a Title IX Coordinator
2) Develop policies, Procedures, and practices that support your institution's Title IX office
3) Understand Interview techniques to use during Title IX investigations
4) Implement decision-making essentials for live hearings
Duration: Approx. 33.5 hours total
Audience: Title IX Coordinators and Deputies/Designees
Format: Video Modules and 3 Live Virtual Sessions
See below for details on pre-recorded training modules and live virtual session dates and times.
Outline
- Introduction: Critical Issues in Title IX and Sexual Misconduct (30 mins)
- Important §106.2 Definitions, Including Sex-Based Harassment (90 mins)
- Consent and Unwelcomeness (30 mins)
- The Critical Role of the Title IX Coordinator (75 mins)
- The Various Roles of Investigators and Decision-Makers (30 mins)
- Detailed Overview of Title IX Mandates, Including Grievance Processes (120 mins)
- Title IX Intersections with Other Laws (60 mins)
- Trends in Title IX Caselaw and Related State Legal Mandates (120 mins)
- Developing Policies, Procedures and Practices (90 mins)
- Title IX Evidence Issues (60 mins)
- Interview Techniques for Title IX Investigations (120 mins)
- Constructing an Investigative Report (60 mins)
- Title IX Live Hearing Proceedings (45 mins)
- Questioning in Decision-Making Processes /Live Hearings (45 mins)
- Essentials for Decision-Making (45 mins)
- Bias, Conflict of Interest, Retaliation (45 mins)
- The Roles of Advisors in the Title IX Process (45 mins)
- Informal Resolution, Restorative Justice, and Mediation (60 mins)
- Records Management, FERPA, Confidentiality and Privacy (75 mins)
- Supportive Measures and Remedies Under Title IX (60 mins)
- Pregnant and Parenting Issues (75 mins)
DISCLAIMER: The pre-recorded video training modules are currently being developed by the NAPSA Title IX Certificate Program training team. The exact topics and duration listed for the training tracks and individual modules below are subject to change. Video training modules will be available to the cohort on a rolling basis, with the first batch of modules released on Monday, June 3, 2024.
Live Virtual Sessions:
All three live sessions are mandatory for this track. Live sessions will be recorded and available on demand.
Title IX Coordinators: Saturday, November 16, 2024, from 1:00 – 4:30 pm Eastern
Decision-making in Grievance Procedures/Sexual Misconduct Procedures: Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 1:00 – 4:30 pm Eastern
Investigations: Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 1:00 – 4:30 pm Eastern
Questions?
Course Content: Jill Dunlap, Senior Director of Research, Policy, and Civic Engagement Technical Issues: virtuallearning@naspa.org