Description

This is the third of five webinars by the ASCA Title IX Task Force to occur by July 31, 2024.

Webinar Description:

This webinar will explore the direct role institutions can have in Title IX processes under the 2024 Title IX regulations. The presentation specifically focuses on the instances in which institutions must act as complainants versus when institutions may decide if they want to act as a complainants in Title IX processes. The presenters will discuss the implications, challenges, and potential strategies for effective case management under this unique posture. The session will end with a Q&A segment.

This webinar expands further on the information discussed during the free Title IX webinar that occurred on April 29, 2024.  If you would like to receive access to the webinar from April 29, 2024, please contact Josh Cutchens, Director of Member Experience & Operations, at asca@theasca.org.

This session is approved to offer CE credits for Student Affairs Educator Certification. This session will offer 1.5 CE for Student Conduct Specialty or Core.  The code is CSAEd-SC-70.

Learning Outcomes:

At the conclusion of the webinar the attendees will be able to: 

• Attendees will gain an understanding of the regulatory requirements surrounding direct institutional participation in a Title IX process.
  
  
• Attendees will be able to identify the challenges faced when institutions serve as complainants and explore potential strategies to address these challenges.

Pricing & Registration:

The pricing for this individual webinar is:

• Professional Member: $29.00
• Non-Member: $49.00
• Student Member: $19.00

**If you would like to register for all five webinars in the series from the ASCA Title IX Task Force, please click here.**

The pricing for all five webinars in the series from the ASCA Title IX Task Force is:

• Professional Member: $99.00
• Non-Member: $245.00
• Student Member: $69.00

Each registration payment applies to one attendee only. For group registration and rates, contact ASCA Director of Member Experience and Operations, Josh Cutchens, at asca@theasca.org.

Presenter Info:

Jessica Ledbetter, Ed.D., J.D. (she/her/hers): Assistant Dean of Students, Texas Christian University

Jessica Ledbetter is an Assistant Dean of Students at Texas Christian University (TCU). She earned a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2004 and joined the Kansas and Nebraska bars. Jessica practiced law before teaching Business Law to undergraduates for several years. During this time, she also volunteered as an international officer for an NPC organization. 

Jessica graduated with her Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership from TCU in 2021. Her dissertation research focused on the impact of students' moral mindset and moral identity on student conduct. During her graduate studies, she worked as a Graduate Assistant in both the Dean of Students and Title IX offices where she helped rewrite the Code of Student Conduct, assisted in developing TCU's new enhanced Title IX hearing process, and provided individualized student support and advocacy. As an Assistant Dean, Jessica continues to respond to student needs and crises, as well as focusing on policy and process development, administrating the enhanced student hearing process, and creating related student conduct resources and education. Jessica serves on the TCU University Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, as a Fraternity and Sorority Life chapter coach, as adjunct faculty in the College of Education, and teaches Introduction to University Life to first year students annually. 

Jessica is on the ASCA Region 5 Leadership Team as the Law and Policy Liaison and is an active member of several Communities of Practice, including the Conduct Professionals with JDs and Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Communities.

Samuel Halligan (he/him): Equity & Title IX Investigator, Cornell University

Samuel Halligan is an Equity and Title IX investigator at Cornell University. In this role, he investigates Title IX policy violations that fall under the purview of students, faculty and staff. In this role Sam also investigates protected class discrimination and harassment. Prior to this role Sam served as the Deputy Title IX Coordinator at SUNY Cortland. Sam currently serves as the NY legislative representative for ASCA Region Ten. Sam received his Masters of Student College Personnel from Bowling Green State University.

Michael Fazi (he/him/his): Assistant Director, Title IX, Vanderbilt University

Michael Fazi is the Assistant Director of Vanderbilt's Title IX Office. In this role, he investigates reports of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and other alleged violations of Vanderbilt policy. Additionally, he helps manage the office's training initiative. Michael currently serves as the ASCA co-chair for the Members with/interested in JDs. Michael also serves on the ASCA Title IX Working Group, drafting and recommending best practices for student affairs professionals. Michael received his B.A. in Politics cum laude from the University of Dallas, his Master of Education in Higher Education from Merrimack College, and his Juris Doctorate cum laude from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, Michael worked in student conduct at Merrimack College and as a law clerk for the University System of New Hampshire.

Kristi Patrickus, J.D.: Student Advocacy Program Attorney, University of Oregon 

Kristi Patrickus is the Student Advocacy Program Attorney at the University of Oregon (UO). She graduated with Juris Doctorate from UO in 2021 and became a member of the Oregon State Bar and Missouri Bar Association shortly thereafter. During her time as a law student, Kristi worked in the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards where she performed numerous functions, including adjudicating conduct cases and administering sanctions. Kristi currently serves on various committees including the Student Conduct Advisory Committee at UO and the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Education Committee.

Kristi is the current co-chair of the Public Policy and Legislative Issues Committee and Conduct Professionals with JDs Committee within the ASCA. Kristi’s research on due process protections for students in university conduct systems is published in Volume 47 of the National Association of College and University Attorneys Journal of College and University Law.

Please note registration will close at 11:45 PM EST the day prior to the event.  

A Zoom link will be provided the morning of the meeting.  If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the ASCA Central Office at asca@theasca.org or 979-589-4604 as soon as possible.