“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
-Title IX Educational Amendments of 1972
Spring Hill College is committed to providing a living, learning, and working environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex in all forms. Sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are not consistent with the values of Spring Hill College. At Spring Hill College, we go beyond compliance with federal laws pertaining to sex-based violence, and we aspire to cultivate a community that is rooted in our Jesuit traditions of justice and respect for others. All members of the campus community should work to promote an environment that fosters respect, integrity, and a commitment to human dignity in an effort to strengthen our resolve against sex discrimination.
Federal guidelines require that Spring Hill College designate a Title IX Coordinator to ensure compliance with Title IX regulations, serve as a campus resource on Title IX, and receive any sex-baseddiscrimination and harassment complaints. Spring Hill College has designated the following staff person as the Title IX Coordinator:
Vannee Cao-Nguyen, EdD.
Vice President for Community and Culture,
Title IX Coordinator
Spring Hill College
4000 Dauphin St.
Mobile, AL 36608
251-380-3026
vcaonguyen@shc.edu
Titleix@shc.edu
In compliance with 34 CFR §106.45(b)(10)(i)(D) issued by the U.S. Department of Education to amend the regulations implementing Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972,Spring Hill College has made publicly available the minimum training materials used to train the university’s Title IX Coordinator, investigators, decision-makers and other personnel involved in the Title IX process.
The following minimum Training Certifications and the materials used to train, were obtained by the Title IX Staff involved in the Title IX process:
ATIXA Level One Title IX Coordinator Training- January – June 2020
ATIXA Level One Investigator Training- July – December 2019
ATIXA Hearing Officer and Decision-Makers- July – December 2020
Comprehensive ATIXA webinars, trainings, and resources that Title IX staff members may have participated in can be found on the ATIXA website.
These materials are proprietary of ATIXA and are licensed to the licensee only, for its use. This license permits the licensee to use the materials personally and/or internally to the licensee’s organization for training purposes, only. These materials may be used to train Title IX personnel, and thus are subject to 34 CFR Part 106.45(b)(10), requiring all training materials to be posted publicly on a website. No public display, sharing, or publication of these materials by a licensee/purchaser is permitted by ATIXA.
You are not authorized to copy or adapt these materials without explicit written permission from ATIXA. No one may remove this license language from any version of ATIXA materials. Licensees will receive a link to their materials from ATIXA. That link, or links to the materials on this page only, may be posted to the licensee’s website for purposes of permitting public access to the materials for review/inspection, only. Should any licensee post or permit someone to post these materials to a public website outside of the authorized materials link, ATIXA will send a letter instructing the licensee to immediately remove the content from the public website upon penalty of copyright violation. These materials may not be used for any commercial purpose except by ATIXA.
Spring Hill College has developed internal policies and procedures that provide a prompt, fair, and impartial process for those involved in an allegation sexual harassment or retaliation. Spring Hill College values and upholds the equal dignity of all members of its community and strives to balance the rights of the parties in the grievance process during what is often a difficult time for all those involved.
SHC Interim Sexual Misconduct Policy
Spring Hill College has developed a brochure to help faculty, staff, and students to better understand the Spring Hill College’s sexual misconduct policy, support services, reporting mechanisms, and the Title IX process. The SHC Title IX and VAWA brochure is updated annually and is available in print from the Office of Student Affairs, Provost Office, Department of Public Safety, and the Residence Life and Community Standards Office.
Spring Hill College is dedicated to fostering an environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and accessible for pregnant and parenting students and employees. Title IX protects against discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes discrimination based on current, potential, or past pregnancy or related conditions.
Spring Hill College provides reasonable accommodations that do not fundamentally alter the program, course or service provided.
Contact any of the following for immediate assistance or questions about sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. If you have an immediate emergency, please call 9-1-1.