Ithaca College

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will visit Ithaca College on April 19 and April 20 to conduct focus groups and hold private office hours regarding the atmosphere on campus related to sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual violence. All IC community members are encouraged to take this opportunity to provide OCR with direct feedback.

View the invitation from OCR here.

The United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), will be conducting campus meetings to discuss how Ithaca College responds to incidents of sexual harassment and violence. During these meetings, OCR staff will also provide attendees with general information about OCR and offer attendees the opportunity to share information relevant to OCR’s investigation.  

OCR invites the College community to the following meetings:

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Ithaca Falls Room

Campus Center     

Thursday, April 20, 2017

9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

VIP Room

Athletics and Events Center

OCR staff will also be available for individual appointments to discuss sexual harassment and sexual assault issues at the following times:

April 19, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ithaca Falls Room, Campus Center

April 20, 2017 from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. VIP Room, Athletics and Events Center

Any questions? Please contact:

Joy Purcell, Compliance Team Attorney, or Jessica Daye, Compliance Team   Investigator, at: (646) 428-3800 or OCR.NewYork@ed.gov.

Students who require accommodations to participate fully in these meetings can contact Leslie Reid in Student Accessibility Services at 607-274-1005 or lreid1@ithaca.edu.

Focus groups may discuss sensitive issues, and we urge all students to respect the privacy of others. Our primary concern is the health and safety of every member of our community, and we encourage you to seek support and care for yourself and for others, as needed.

Ithaca is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning, living, and working environment for its students, faculty and staff, and will not tolerate gender-based harassment, sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, stalking, sexual exploitation or other forms of sexual misconduct.

Ithaca’s Title IX Coordinators are available to receive reports from any student who has a concern about sexual or related misconduct. We want you to know about your rights, your reporting options, and available resources.  The Title IX Coordinator will take all reports seriously, treat all individuals with respect, and strongly support a student’s request for confidentiality and their decision whether to file a formal complaint. For information about filing a report or formal complaint about sexual or related misconduct, please contact my office or visit www.ithaca.edu/share

Tiffani Ziemann
Title IX Coordinator