Title IX Personnel Training Materials
The following materials are used to train USU employees who have a role in the university’s sexual misconduct grievance process. They provide background information on Title IX, guidelines for the sexual misconduct grievance process, instructions for employees who investigate sexual misconduct cases, and more.
USU conducts live trainings annually for hearing and appeal panel members, process advisors, sanctioning authorities, and Office of Equity staff. Other optional trainings can be completed online.
Hearing and Appeal Panel/Officer Training
Materials to help prepare hearing and appeal panel members and officers to successfully fulfill their role and reach decisions in the sexual misconduct grievance process.
Trainings Provided by USU
- Part 1: Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedures
- Part 2A: Hearing and Appeal Procedures
- Part 2B: Relevance, Credibility, Weighing Evidence, and Bias and Conflicts of Interest
Trainings Provided by USHE
- Title IX Overview - USHE
- Title IX Hearings and Appeals for Decision-Makers - USHE
- Reporting Writing and Analysis - USHE
Process Advisor Training
Materials to help prepare process advisors to guide and advise claimants and respondents through the sexual misconduct grievance process.
Trainings Provided by USU
Sanctioning Authority Training
Materials to help prepare university sanctioning authorities to determine appropriate sanctions after a decision is reached in the sexual misconduct grievance process.
Trainings Provided by USU
Office of Equity Staff Training
Materials to help Office of Equity staff thoroughly understand and uphold federal Title IX requirements and guidelines for the university.
Trainings Provided by USU
Trainings Provided by SUNY SCI
- SUNY SCI Title IX Investigator Training
- SUNY SCI: Basic Compliance Training
- SUNY SCI: Advanced Investigations Workshop
- SUNY SCI: Title IX Human Resources Investigations
- SUNY SCI: 12 Step Guide to Investigating a Title IX Complaint Against an Employee
- SUNY SCI: Informal Resolutions in Title IX
- Clery Week
Trainings Provided by Bricker and Eckler
Trainings Provided by Grand River Solutions
- Grand River Solutions: Navigating Beyond Compliance in a Post Regulatory World
- Grand River Solutions Clery Training
- Grand River Solutions: Conducting Fair and Thorough Trauma-Informed Investigations
- Grand River Solutions: Navigating Credibility, Reliability, and Authenticity when Assessing Evidence
Trainings Provided by USHE
- Title IX Overview - USHE
- Title IX Hearings and Appeals for Decision-Makers - USHE
- Reporting Writing and Analysis - USHE
- Employee Reporting and Training Requirements - USHE
- Formal Complaints, Jurisdiction, and Associated Procedures - USHE
- Supportive Measures - USHE
- Title IX Investigations - USHE
Additional Trainings
SUNY SCI Materials
The Student Conduct Institute at SUNY is a national leader in conducting training and providing materials that help institutional members facilitate compliance with federal higher education requirements.
Additional Resources
- OCR Webinar on Due Process Protection Under the New Title IX Regulations
- The First Amendment and Title IX: An OCR Short Webinar
- How to Report Sexual Harassment Under Title IX
- Secretary DeVos Announces New Title IX Regulations
- New Title IX Protections Against Sexual Assault
- OCR Webinar: Title IX Regulations Addressing Sexual Harassment
- Conducting and Adjudicating Title IX Hearings: An OCR Training Webinar
- Using Zoom for Teaching
