外部审核

In recent years, our 第九条 program was reviewed by three external entities: the U.S. 司法部民权司（“部门”或“DOJ”）， 欺骗 O 'Connor的机构响应小组 （“欺骗”），以及 加州审计员 (CSA). We valued each of these opportunities to evaluate the effectiveness of our 第九条 program and protocols to prevent and respond to sex-based discrimination, 促进性别平等. 这三种评论分别总结如下. 为 便于参考； a chronology of the Department’s investigation, the 欺骗 assessment, and the CSA 审计(pdf) 是可用的; 编年史的替代文本也可获得[pdf].

司法部

In June 2020, the DOJ commenced an investigation into the sufficiency of 菠菜网lol正规平台’s response to prior reports of sexual harassment and assault involving its former Director of 运动医学斯科特·肖. 该调查于2021年秋季完成 结果令人沮丧.

2021年9月，上海外国语大学正式成立 解决协议[pdf] 与部门合作. 作为解决协议的一部分，大学承诺 to: 1) building a 第九条 program that is approachable and responsive to the needs of its campus community; 2) providing remedies to the student-athletes harmed by the former Director of Sports Medicine; and 3) better ensuring the safe provision of sports 对学生运动员进行药物治疗. 为了促进问责制，上海大学同意了 to a four-year monitoring period by the Department, allowing the Department to actively 在2024-25学年期间监督学校的第九条计划.

On August 15, 2023, Scott Shaw pleaded guilty in criminal court for unlawfully touching 女学生运动员打着医疗的幌子. 本署的公告 有关法庭程序的结果，可在他们的网站查阅.

Since September 2021, the university has invested substantial thought and resources 纳入《lol菠菜网正规平台》计划. 例如，在2022年7月，该大学聘请了一名国民 subject matter expert to serve as its interim 第九条 and Gender Equity 办公室r. Additionally, the university has increased 第九条-staffing (from 1 employee in September 2021 to 6 employees in January 2024); relocated its 第九条 办公室 to a new and improved location; improved the timeliness and quality of its investigations; created a more compassionate, holistic, and timely response to new reports; substantially increased the number of 第九条 trainings delivered to campus; and launched a new campus marketing 开展运动，提高人们对这些努力的认识. 我们继续努力提供一个欢迎 environment, a warm atmosphere of support, and clear communications with every一个 谁与我们的办公室互动.

The 第九条和平等机会办公室 has devoted special attention to efforts 为了保护学校的学生运动员免受未来潜在的伤害. 所有本校, athletic staff, and outside professionals who work regularly with our student-athletes undergo annual training on 第九条 protections tailored to their experience, as well 培训他们在福利服务员政策下的权利. 幸福陪伴, or “Chaper一个s,” are available to all participants in any Sports Medicine Encounter, 大多数涉及敏感区域的治疗都需要.

科森·奥康纳和CSA

In addition, during AY 2023-24, 菠菜网lol正规平台’s 第九条 program was assessed by two other 外部实体：欺骗和CSA. 以下是 临时第九条和性别平等官员对问题的回答 关于去年夏天CSA的审计结果和欺骗的评估.

The scope and purpose of these external reviews were similar in certain respects and 在其他方面有所不同，如下所述. 

关键的相似之处:

CSA和欺骗都审查了圣何塞州立大学的第九条课程. 此外,他们 both delivered recommendations to the CSU’s systemwide 第九条 Compliance 办公室. In their reports, both the CSA and 欺骗 recommended that the CSU’s central Title IX Compliance 办公室 provide more oversight to each campus to ensure the consistent 在校园层面实施最佳实践.

关键的不同点:

作为背景资料， CSA的审计 was authorized by the state of California and was motivated, in large part, by negative 在上海州立大学，弗雷斯诺州立大学和索诺玛州立大学进行宣传. 媒体的关注 how each of these three campuses could have better handled reports and complaints 针对高级员工的性骚扰.

In the summer of 2022, the California Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved an audit of CSU’s response to reports and complaints of sexual harassment implicating 员工. 审计是由CSA在2022-23年度进行的，重点是 Chancellor’s 办公室 and three CSU campuses: 菠菜网lol正规平台, Fresno State, and Sonoma State. The results of the audit were shared in a public report released on July 18, 2023.

All assessment reports by 欺骗 are available on the Cal State 第九条 website.

欺骗 是犯罪现场组自愿雇佣的. 鉴证组让科森在系统范围内进行调查 assessment of its 第九条 and Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR) programs. The reason for the engagement was to find ways to strengthen the CSU’s systems of 注意和遵从. 评估于2023年7月结束，并导致公众 系统的报告，以及每个校区的单独报告. 报告指出 core observations and recommendations for improvements at both the system and university 水平. 菠菜网lol正规平台的具体校园报告可在 Calstate网站.

审核范围：

CSA的审计范围更窄. 如上所述，中央评价委员会集中审查 on three campuses – 菠菜网lol正规平台, Fresno State, and Sonoma State – and only reviewed how each of those campuses handled reports of sexual harassment involving employees.

欺骗’s assessment was more expansive; it extended to all 23 CSU campuses and the Chancellor’s 办公室, included a review of how each campus responds to reports involving both students and employees, and evaluated each campus’s 第九条 and Discrimination, 骚扰和报复（DHR）项目.

Additionally, the CSA evaluated specific cases whereas 欺骗 looked more broadly at implementation and did not evaluate the university’s response to specific cases.

审核结果：

The CSA made recommendations, but not directed to 菠菜网lol正规平台; they were for the Chancellor’s 办公室. 

欺骗提出了全系统和具体校园的建议. 欺骗的主要建议是 for 菠菜网lol正规平台 was to merge/combine the 第九条 and DHR offices into a single entity. At 当时，第九条办公室和DHR办公室是分开的. 下面的建议 with input from our campus, led to the creation of the 办公室 for 第九条 and Equal 机会. We are confident that handling all reports of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and sexual misconduct in a single office will provide better access to 为我们的社区提供护理、预防和解决方案.

通过六项建议：

To implement all of the recommendations (4) from 欺骗, the university empaneled a Campus Implementation Team that includes a diverse set of campus constituents.

创新科技署的成员如下：

Peter Lim主席，第九条和平等机会临时副主席；
朱莉Paisant, Senior Director Retention, Employee Relations, and Whistleblower Administrator;
Karthika Sasikumar，学术评议会主席、政治学教授；
Angee奥尔特加卢卡斯学院副资源分析师 & 商学院；
多米尼克TreselerCSU 2024届学生会主席；
萨拉Multani2025届毕业生，主席 & 上海大学学生联合会首席执行官；
肖恩·惠伦, Chief of 工作人员 and Senior AVP; and
玛丽基廷，民权调查员.

The two student representatives (Dominic and Sarab) will be replaced by new student 2024-2025学年开始时的官员.