
TITLE IX TRAINING WITH OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS
Education and training can be the best way to ensure that your policies and procedures are fully understood and properly executed. The facilitators at Grand River Solutions are highly skilled at providing practice-based Title IX training. We host Title IX training sessions that are open to professionals across the country on topics including investigations, hearings, and reporting writing. Explore and register for these sessions below.
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Title IX Coordinator
From One Title IX Coordinator to Another: A Practical Approach to Navigating Beyond Compliance in the Post-Regulatory World
The role of the Title IX Coordinator is increasingly complicated. Title IX compliance continues to shift at federal and local levels and the role of the Title IX Coordinator is constantly evolving. This comprehensive course will provide those serving in this critical role with an up-to-date overview of legal requirements and practical strategies for developing and implementing a Title IX program that is legally compliant and best serves campus communities.
Title IX Coordinator
From One Title IX Coordinator to Another: A Practical Approach to Navigating Beyond Compliance in the Post-Regulatory World
The role of the Title IX Coordinator is increasingly complicated. Title IX compliance continues to shift at federal and local levels and the role of the Title IX Coordinator is constantly evolving. This comprehensive course will provide those serving in this critical role with an up-to-date overview of legal requirements and practical strategies for developing and implementing a Title IX program that is legally compliant and best serves campus communities.
Title IX Advisor
Being an Effective Title IX Advisor: From Investigation to Hearing
Advisors play a critical role throughout the investigation and adjudication of Title IX matters. This training provides an overview of the role of a Title IX advisor as set forth in the May 2020 Final Title IX Regulations.Attendees will learn about the advisor’s role throughout each stage of the Title IX resolution process, from the filing of the formal complaint through the investigation, hearing, and appeal.
Title IX Investigations
Conducting Fair, Thorough, and Trauma-Informed Sexual Violence Investigations
This training provides a detailed overview of best practices for investigating and adjudicating reports of sexual harassment and sexual and interpersonal violence. The training will address the practical application of trauma-informed principles when conducting fair, neutral, and thorough investigations.
Title IX Investigative Report Writing Workshop
Title IX Investigative Report Writing Workshop
You’ve conducted the investigation, gathered all of the evidence, asked all of the questions. Now, how do you put it all together in a report that is clear, comprehensive, and accurate? This investigative report writing workshop is a hands-on comprehensive course that will enable participants to develop and refine skills related to writing investigation reports pursuant with federal law and in accordance with best practice.
Title IX Hearings
Decision Makers: Conducting Fair, Equitable, and Compliant Title IX Hearings
Join Grand River subject-matter experts for our two-part virtual training to ensure that you and your staff are well-trained on issues surrounding due process, sexual violence, and equitable hearing procedures. This training provides attendees with extensive knowledge and hands-on practice opportunities to feel confident in their ability to conduct hearings. Whether you are a Title IX Coordinator, hearing officer, hearing coordinator, or need to work through the intricacies of setting up and running a smooth hearing, this training is for you.
Facilitating Alternative Resolutions
Learn best practices and critical skills for conducting alternative resolutions.
Participants learn about the different types of resolution process and when to use which type, as well as useful techniques and strategies to conduct successful resolution processes. The training will also cover practical tips for conducting resolution processes impartially and how to avoid prejudgment, conflicts of interest, and bias as a facilitator of alternative resolutions. Facilitating Formal Resolutions includes the requirements under the May 2020 Title IX Regulations for facilitators of alternative resolution.
ABOUT OUR TRAINERS
Jody Shipper
Jody Shipper has conducted and overseen thousands of investigations, and lectures extensively at universities and conferences throughout the United States on Title IX and equity laws, institutional responsibilities, and the implementation of best practices. She has been working in the field of higher education, Title IX, Clery/VAWA, and employment law and has conducted workplace and academic investigations for more than twenty years.
Chantelle Cleary Botticelli
Chantelle Cleary Botticelli is a nationally recognized subject matter expert in Title IX and related fields with over 15 years of experience in the investigation and adjudication of sexual and interpersonal violence. She lectures extensively throughout the country on Title IX, the Violence Against Women Act, harassment, and the implementation of best and emerging strategies in the industry.
Martha Compton
Darci Heroy
Darci is an experienced hearing officer, investigator, and senior administrator who has performed and overseen hundreds of complex hearings and investigations. Darci has delivered hundreds of hours of live training, presentations and draws on her former experience as an Assistant Vice President, Title IX Coordinator, and Chief Civil Rights Officer. She has coordinated all aspects of campus-wide responses, including crisis management, threat assessment, media inquiries, high-profile incident response, and collaborative restructuring of programs and policies.
Pari Le Golchehreh
Kateeka J. Harris
Andrea Stagg
Adam Wolkoff
Jessica Brown
Ann James
Emma Hempel
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Our partnership has not only improved the experiences for students... but is has also enhanced our community’s confidence in our process.
"We have been beyond pleased with our partnership with Grand River Solutions. Having easy access to a talented pool of trainers, investigators, hearing officers, and conduct consultants through Grand River has been wonderful. I believe our partnership has not only improved the experiences for students who are involved in sexual misconduct, but it has also enhanced our staffs' capacities to respond effectively and our community’s confidence in our process."
Dr. Lisa Landreman, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Willamette University
Grand River team is a helpful mix of professional and approachable, delivering expertise, a breadth of services, and continually adding value.
"Our partnership with Grand River Solutions provides our member colleges and universities with expert Title IX, Clery Act, and diversity, equity, and inclusion support services at the touch of a button. We are thrilled to continue to work with the Grand River team, who is a helpful mix of professional and approachable, delivering expertise, and a breadth of services."
Brent Wilder, President, Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities
The training materials prepared were relevant; they incorporated feedback about our campus culture and climate, while offering practical skills for our decision makers, advisors and investigators.
Nicole L. Johnson, Title IX & Compliance Director| Title IX & Compliance Office, Spelman College
Their programs are engaging, thoughtful, and community-focused.
Michael Dunn, Assistant Vice President of Equity and Inclusions; Title IX Coordinator, St. Mary's College of Maryland
The training provided was thorough, thoughtful, and engaging, and it laid the groundwork for a successful year.
Michael Patterson, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
GRS transformed the way we plan for and respond to Title IX, harassment, discrimination, and other related incidents.
Rosalia Messina, EdD, MPA, Executive Vice President, University of Western States
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