  {"id":207672,"date":"2024-12-12T10:35:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=207672"},"modified":"2024-12-12T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:36:09","slug":"systemwide-title-ix-training-initiative-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/12\/systemwide-title-ix-training-initiative-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Systemwide Title <abbr>IX<\/abbr> Training initiative a success"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/title-ix-training.jpg\" alt=\"people at training session\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-207713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/title-ix-training.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/title-ix-training-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/title-ix-training-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> successfully conducted a week-long series of Title <abbr title=\"nine\">IX<\/abbr> training sessions in October, underscoring its commitment to fostering safe, equitable and inclusive environments for students and employees across its 10-campus system. The four-day training at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa drew over 110 participants, including leadership, campus executives, and Title <abbr title=\"nine\">IX<\/abbr> personnel, from across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The training follows the implementation of <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/policy\/docs\/temp\/ep1.204.pdf\">interim Title <abbr title=\"nine\">IX<\/abbr> policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/policy\/docs\/temp\/ap1.204.pdf\">administrative procedures<\/a>, effective on August 1, 2024, as required by the 2024 Title <abbr title=\"nine\">IX<\/abbr> regulations under the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/04\/29\/2024-07915\/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR355zKjEvRb1MD2dSuFk3TJvIoXqjMcekP93pLnvcGSRCkqk71xYv3dnNw_aem_AaIX3ibOG1wJgg45u4wScaMZ3dQHvqJw9Ar_wPBo7aydXGBQj9sYGyqAglc3XlasuY7LdNJ4fcms3YMd154YYEd4\">Final Rule<\/a>. The policy and training was developed with assistance from higher education attorneys at Thompson Coburn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/title-ix-training-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people at training session\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-207714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/title-ix-training-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/title-ix-training-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/title-ix-training-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feedback from post-training surveys was overwhelmingly positive, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/titleix\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Office of Equity Assurance<\/a> who organized the training. The participants praised the practical, real-world approach of the sessions and the expertise of the facilitators. The training initiative was a  collaborative effort involving Thompson Coburn, Vice President for Administration Jan Gouveia, the Office of Equity Assurance, and the Office of Legal Affairs and University General Counsel.<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director of the Office of Equity Assurance Jenn Rose explained that the training initiative is a critical component of the broader effort to comply with new federal regulations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We sincerely thank our Title <abbr title=\"nine\">IX<\/abbr> Coordinators and their teams for collaborating to make this training a success,&rdquo; said Rose. &ldquo;Their hard work and adaptability in navigating all the recent changes have been truly invaluable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> plans to build on this success by offering additional training opportunities regarding the new interim policy and procedures, and strengthening resources and support to increase safety across its campuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The training underscores <abbr>UH<\/abbr>&#8216;s commitment to fostering safe, equitable and inclusive environments for students and employees across its 10-campus system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[61,62,63,64,65,1062,865,71,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-207672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-office-of-institutional-equity","tag-title-ix","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207716,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207672\/revisions\/207716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}