A Message From USU's Title IX Coordinator

Editor’s note: This message was sent to all students on Sept. 5 by Cody Carmichael, USU’s Title IX Coordinator.

Hello, Aggies!

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to a new academic year here at Utah State University. If you’re back with us for another semester, we are thrilled to see you again. If you’re new to USU, thank you for joining the Aggie family!

My name is Cody Carmichael, and I serve as the Title IX Coordinator at USU. It is my responsibility to address any sex discrimination, including sexual misconduct, that that might occur on any of our many campuses across the state. We strive for everyone to have a positive experience here at USU, and to help achieve that goal, I want to emphasize the university does not tolerate sexual misconduct in any form, including sexual harassment, relationship violence, sexual exploitation, sexual assault, or stalking.

USU is a place for personal growth, learning, and making lifelong friendships. The Office of Equity will do our part to ensure that sexual misconduct does not impact those ideals. To that end, USU promotes a strong reporting culture. We prioritize this to ensure that individuals who may have experienced sexual misconduct are connected with supportive measures to assist them as they pursue their academic goals.

If you experience sexual misconduct, there are numerous, free on-campus resources available to you, including advocacy and counseling. You can find these resources and learn about reporting options at sexualrespect.usu.edu.

If you report sexual misconduct to us in the Office of Equity, you can do so online at equity.usu.edu/report, by email at titleix@usu.edu, by visiting our main office on the 4th floor of the Distance Education Building on the Logan campus, or by calling 435-797-1266.

I cannot emphasize enough how dedicated our team here in the Office of Equity is. We all undergo regular training to ensure that we are prepared to provide you supportive measures, conduct investigations, and help each and every person understand what options are available to them through our processes.

Our supportive measures specialists can help address academic or safety concerns, help you access resources both on and off campus, and explain how to file a formal complaint to seek an informal resolution or a full investigation. Please know that you do not need to participate in a formal process to receive supportive measures.

USU strives to create a safe learning environment for each and every one of you — an environment free of sex discrimination and sexual misconduct. It takes all of us to achieve this goal, and we hope that each of you will participate in our university’s sexual misconduct prevention programs. I wish you all a successful school year.

Best regards,

Cody Carmichael

Title IX Coordinator