The Andrews Team
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." —Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972
The Title IX Steering Team works to create and maintain a safe and respectful campus community with equal opportunity for all persons. The membership is as follows:
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Title IX Coordinator Vice President for Campus & Student Life |
Frances Faehner |
| Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Faculty & Staff | Ethan Jones |
| Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Students | Alyssa Palmer |
| Title IX Investigator and Asst. VP for Campus Safety | Ben Panigot |
| Title IX Investigator | Patricia Fitting |
| Human Resources Director | Darcy de Leon |
| Office of General Counsel | Gwendolyn Powell Braswell |
| Associate Vice President of University Culture & Inclusion | Steve Yeagley |
| Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Ruth Murdoch Elementary School (RMES) | Evelyn Savory |
| Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Andrews Academy (AA) | Mario Ferguson |
Training Compliance and Training Materials
The Title IX Steering Team, as listed above, in addition to Hearing Panel members receive extensive training bi-annually. Training materials can be reviewed utiizing the links below:
| Training | Date Attended |
| ATIXA July-December 2020_Hearing Officer & Decision-Maker Materials | 06/18-19/20 |
| Barnes and Thornburg Title IX Training (Day I) | 08/04/20 |
| Barnes and Thornburg Title IX Training (Day II) | 08/12/20 |
| ATIXA SPOO or Not SPOO? That is the Question | 12/09/20 |
| Andrews University Spring 2021 Title IX Training | 01/13/21 |
| ATIXA Title IX Hearing Officer and Decision-Maker Training | 06/23/21 |
| ATIXA Title IX Hearing Advisors | 06/24/21 |
| ATIXA Civil Rights Investigator, Level 4 | 07/28-29/21 |
| ATIXA Civil Rights Investigator, Level 2 | 08/09-10/21 |
| Barnes and Thornburg Title IX Training (Day I) | 08/12/21 |
| Barnes and Thornburg Title IX Training (Day II) | 08/18/21 |
| ATIXA 2021 Annual Virtual Conference | 10/19-20/21 |
| ATIXA Civil Rights Investigator, Level 4 | 05/03,10,17/22 |
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ATIXA New Regulations are Coming, a PRiMer: What You Need to Know About the New Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
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06/28/22 |
| Title IX Solutions, LLC: Annual Conference - Title IX in Motion | 08/02-04/22 |
| Andrews Univeristy Fall 2022 Title IX Training | 08/10/22 |
| ATIXA Civil Rights Investigator, Level 1 | 09/21-22/22 |
| ATIXA 2022 Annual Conference | 10/17-20/22 |
| ATIXA Title IX Coordinator, Level 3 | 10/20-21/22 |
| ATIXA Investigation Report Writing | 10/21/22 |
| ATIXA Time with IX: Reluctant Complainants | 10/28/22 |
| Andrews University Spring 2023 Title IX Training | 01/11/23 |
| Institution Compliance Solutions: Pregnancy Discrimination & Accomodations Under Title IX | 05/10/23 |
