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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is committed to preventing sexual misconduct, responding when it occurs, and supporting survivors. The University has organized several committees and task forces to do just that. See below for more info on each of them, as well as information on how to get involved.

The Title IX Advisory Committee

The Title IX Advisory Committee is chaired by the Title IX Coordinator and is comprised of representation from the Office for Access & Equity, the Office of the Dean of Students, the Office for Student Conflict Resolution, the Women's Resources Center, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, the University of Illinois Police Department, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, the University Ethics and Compliance Office, and Legal Counsel. The work of this committee includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Overseeing the University's efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX and its implementing regulations
• Assessing the campus climate around sex discrimination issues and identifying the needs, issues, and trends
• Reviewing sexual misconduct related policies, practices, and procedures to ensure compliance and consistency with applicable laws, regulations, and agency guidance
• Providing oversight and quality assurance for University reporting and response systems.

For more information, contact committee chair Danielle Fleenor, Title IX Coordinator.

Rape Awareness and Prevention Committee

The Rape Awareness and Prevention Committee is appointed jointly by the Associate Provost/Director of Academic Human Resources and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.

The work of the Committee focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Encouraging the development, implementation, and assessment of awareness, prevention, and intervention programs that address sexual misconduct in the campus community.
• Working with community leaders and service providers to prevent sexual misconduct and to ensure a coordinated response, both in terms of law enforcement and survivor services, in accordance with the Illinois Campus Security Enhancement Act and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
• Collecting and disseminating information regarding levels and patterns of sexual misconduct in the campus community and alerting the campus administration to any possible trends or need for changes in educational programs, interventions, or services.
• Promoting and providing appropriate training of units and staff responsible for addressing sexual misconduct.

The charge should be revisited every odd-numbered year, and/or when there are regulatory changes, to assess its objectives and current needs.

For more information, contact committee co-chairs Gabrielle Schwartz, Women's Resources Center, and Patricia Ricketts, Counseling Center.

Special Populations' Student Health Concerns Committee

Our mission is to promote balanced, healthy lifestyles among the diverse University of Illinois community and to provide health and wellness information for typically underserved populations. Goals and objectives include:

• Promote dialogue on cross-cultural health issues.
• Design and implement interactive programs that facilitate health awareness to the Urbana campus student community.
• Provide translated health education materials in several languages to our target populations (14 health topics currently available in 8 different languages).
• Provide illness prevention/health promotion programs through the offices of Student Affairs, ethnic group clubs and organizations, and some selected academic units.
• Provide valuable health information and related literatures by providing links to national, regional, local and Big 10 health centers.
• Maintain the Multicultural Health Clearinghouse web site detailing health information for special populations.
• Engage in activities that will encourage student involvement in health/outreach programs.
• Work with local health/social agencies and also provide desired services to the underserved, underinsured and underrepresented community members.

For more information, contact McKinley Health Center's Health Education Unit at (217) 333-2714.

Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Task Force

The Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Task Force was formed to work toward improving coordination between community leaders and service providers to prevent sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and to ensure a coordinated response both in terms of law enforcement and survivor services. The task force meets at least two times per year to discuss and improve on the following areas:

• Best practices as they relate to prevention, awareness, education, and response to sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking;
• The university’s comprehensive policy and procedures; and
• Collaboration and information-sharing among our university, community-based organizations, and law enforcement, including without limitation discussing memoranda of understanding, protocols, or other practices for cooperation.

For more information, contact Danielle Fleenor, Title IX Coordinator.