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2022年3月, the CSU Board of Trustees, 作为对性骚扰和其他不当行为令人不安的报道的回应, 委托Cozen O 'Connor律师事务所的机构回应小组进行全面的, 对科罗拉多州立大学执行教育法第九条和其他反歧视项目的独立评估.

The assessment, the largest and most comprehensive review of its kind, 包括访问所有23个CSU校区和校长办公室,以及来自18个以上的反馈,000名学生, 工作人员, 和老师. 其目标是加强工作场所和课堂的文化,使其更好地符合科罗拉多州立大学的核心价值观. The assessment considered current practices and provided insights, 建议和资源,以推进CSU的第九条和DHR培训, 意识, 预防, 干预, compliance and support systems, as well as campus culture and climate.

7月17日, 2023, the Cozen group made public its report, which includes individual reports for each of the 23 campuses, including 萨克拉门托 State.

第九条是一项联邦法律,要求接受资助的教育机构解决基于性别的歧视和骚扰问题. 这项法律纳入了萨克拉门托州立大学关于调查和为任何遭受过性剥削的人提供资源的政策, sexual misconduct (including sexual battery and rape), dating or domestic violence, 和被人跟踪.

DHR stands for discrimination, 骚扰 and retaliation.

Cozen O’Connor visited campus from Oct. 11-13, 2022, and held follow-up meetings on Zoom. Cozen小组与37名管理人员和其他主要大学合作伙伴举行了21次会议, some of whom they spoke with multiple times. They also sought feedback from students, 工作人员, 和老师 in-person, through a systemwide online survey, 通过电子邮件, and during individual meetings on Zoom.

The Cozen group’s core findings and recommendations include:

  • 平等机会办公室的资源不足,无法满足大学的需要. Because of this, OEO has not been able to plan and engage in as much community outreach, 或在COVID-19大流行之前根据需要开展尽可能多的预防和教育计划.
  • Some segments of the campus community, especially students, have a lack of fundamental understanding of what OEO is, 它是做什么的, services and resources it offers, and where it is on campus. Cozen小组建议大学采取措施,提高社区对OEO的认识和知名度.
  • 一些校园合作伙伴对OEO如何评估一个案件是否构成潜在的违反非歧视政策的行为表示困惑或担忧. Cozen小组还指出,OEO并不总是正式地将其接收/外联职能与调查职能分开, which may contribute to an underdeveloped process for initial assessment. They recommend, among other steps, 大学建立了一个正式的多学科团队,定期开会讨论与第九条和DHR有关的所有报告.
  • 给n 工作人员ing and resource challenges, the University’s approach to 预防 and education is ad hoc, rather than strategic, and 预防 and education programming is minimal. Cozen小组建议该大学建立一个正式的预防和教育项目, 包括专门的预防协调员和校园预防和教育监督委员会.
  • 大学有不一致的文件和记录保存做法. Because of these inconsistencies, 信息并非总是集中保存,也不总是容易被eoo或其他部门查阅. Cozen小组建议大学制定协议,以一致地收集和保留易于共享的数据, 跟踪, 和查询.
  • The Cozen group learned about significant issues, including recent bias incidents, 现有的流程没有充分解决的问题, 以及OEO与负责应对此类行为的其他校园合作伙伴之间的混乱和不明确. 虽然注意到萨克州立大学已经采取了积极措施来解决这种“其他令人关切的行为”,“该小组建议大学与校长办公室和CSU总法律顾问办公室合作,制定一个正式的程序,以解决未报告的行为报告,这些行为报告不是基于受保护的地位,或者没有上升到歧视或骚扰的政策门槛.

萨克拉门托州立大学尊重科罗拉多州立大学的透明度和建议,以改善每个校园对违反第九条指控的回应. 萨克拉门托州立大学校园社区的安全仍然是我们的首要任务. The University works to prevent harm, to respond promptly and effectively to reports of violations, and to take appropriate actions.

作为一个校园, we will study the entire Cozen report and, through the established Campus 第九条 Implementation team, systematically and comprehensively implement the recommendations, following the charge given by the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

作为一所锚定大学,与校园社区建立信任始终是我们的首要任务. 萨克拉门托 State is a safe campus, where everyone belongs. 我们会继续认真对待和诚信工作,以增加社会对我们预防和处理性暴力和性骚扰的信心.

萨克州立大学已采取若干重要步骤,加强对违反第九条(性骚扰)的报告的反应, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating and domestic violence, 和被人跟踪) and DHR (discrimination, 骚扰, and retaliation) since the Cozen group visit:

  • 开发了一个 Sexual Violence Prevention, Safety and Support Action Plan that is publicly displayed and updated on our website.
  • Hired a second campus confidential advocate, additional Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) investigator, an OEO administrative support coordinator, 及两名学生外展实习生,推广大学的性暴力及性骚扰教育活动.
  • 根据7月17日发布的报告,成立了一个校园第九条评估实施小组,以支持建议的实施.
  • 各个校园部门/办公室都加强了他们的教育和预防规划工作, including but not limited to new/updated 预防 campaigns (C.L.E.A.R. 同意, 红色区域), educational videos, in-person and virtual sexual violence 意识 trainings, campuswide sexual violence 预防 symposiums, 和其他人.
  • 增加对整个校园社区的一般和有针对性的培训,包括关于如何报告和为什么报告促进大学致力于为所有校园社区成员创造一个安全和健康的环境的信息.

Sac州立大学围绕性骚扰/性行为不端提供广泛的预防和教育方案. 我们认识到,提交报告需要情绪劳动,我们将继续以同情和关怀的态度处理报告.

这包括:

  • Offering targeted training for Associated Student 公司., University 住房, 体育运动, executive leadership and managers, and mandatory online 工作人员/supervisor training, 预防 seminars, 研讨会, 和嵌合.
  • 在每年四月的性意识行动月(SAAM)期间,举办多项节目.
  • 与各种校园项目和服务合作,并在2023-24学年的每个月提供预防项目.

Implementation of the Cozen recommendations is an ongoing process, and implementing some recommendations will take two to three years.