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Volunteer Hearing Panelist and Support Persons Equity and Tile IX Training, August 2025
Presentation Materials
 1. 2025 Overview of discrimination and harassment policies 1. 2025 Overview of discrimination and harassment policies
 2. 2025 Investigation process 2. 2025 Investigation process
 3. 2025 Refreshers and recommendations 3. 2025 Refreshers and recommendations
 4. 2025 Legal considerations 4. 2025 Legal considerations
 5. 2025 Sorting through the facts 5. 2025 Sorting through the facts
 5a. Worksheet example 5a. Worksheet example
 2025 Sanctions 2025 Sanctions
Relevant Collected Rules and Regulations (CRRs)
- 200.010 Standard of Conduct
- 600.010 Equal Employment/Educational Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
- 600.020 Sexual Harassment under Title IX - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
- 600.030 Resolution Process for Resolving Complaints of Sexual Harassment under Title IX - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
- 600.040 Equity Resolution Process for Resolving Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment against a Faculty Member or Student or Student Organization - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
- 600.050 Equity Resolution Process for Resolving Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment against a Staff Member or the ¿´Æ¬ÉñÆ÷ - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
Equity and Title IX Hearing Documents
 Curative Instruction - Title IX Failure to Submit to Cross Curative Instruction - Title IX Failure to Submit to Cross
 Equity Hearing Rules of Decorum Equity Hearing Rules of Decorum
 Preparing for a Zoom Hearing - Title IX Template Preparing for a Zoom Hearing - Title IX Template
 Title IX Decision of Determination Template Title IX Decision of Determination Template
 Title IX Hearing Rules of Decorum Title IX Hearing Rules of Decorum
 Title IX Hearing Officer Outline of Proceedings - Zoom Template Title IX Hearing Officer Outline of Proceedings - Zoom Template
Sanction Guides
Volunteer Hearing Panelist and Support Persons Equity & Title IX Training, August 2024
 Agenda Agenda
- Presentation Materials
- Relevant Collected Rules and Regulations (CRRs)
- 200.010 Standard of Conduct
- 600.010 Equal Employment/Educational Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
- 600.020 Sexual Harassment under Title IX - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
- 600.030 Resolution Process for Resolving Complaints of Sexual Harassment under Title IX - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
- 600.040 Equity Resolution Process for Resolving Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment against a Faculty Member or Student or Student Organization - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
- 600.050 Equity Resolution Process for Resolving Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment against a Staff Member or the ¿´Æ¬ÉñÆ÷ - for matters involving conduct alleged to have occurred on or after August 14, 2020
 
- EQ & T9 Hearing Documents
- Sanction Guides
UM System Title IX and Equity Appellate Officer Training, December 2023
UM System Service Center Training, August 2023
Volunteer Hearing Panelist and Support Persons Equity & Title IX Training, August 2023
Equity Hearing Documents
Mock Hearing Materials
Presentation Materials
 Title IX Basics Title IX Basics
 Equity Basics and Resolution Processes Equity Basics and Resolution Processes
 Presumptions, Burdens & Evidentiary Issues Presumptions, Burdens & Evidentiary Issues
 Asking Questions Asking Questions
 Sanctions Sanctions
 Decision Writing Decision Writing
 Deliberations Deliberations
We Do Not See Things How They Are
Sanction Guides
 Equity - Sanction Guide for Faculty Equity - Sanction Guide for Faculty
 Equity - Sanction Guide for Staff Equity - Sanction Guide for Staff
 Equity - Sanction Guide for Students Equity - Sanction Guide for Students
 Title IX - Sanction Guide for Faculty Title IX - Sanction Guide for Faculty
 Title IX - Sanction Guide for Staff Title IX - Sanction Guide for Staff
 Title IX - Sanction Guide for Students Title IX - Sanction Guide for Students
Title IX Hearing Documents
UM System Appellate Officer Training, November 2022
UM System Title IX and Equity Hearing Panelist and Support Person Training, August 2022
 Equity & Title IX Policy/Process & Procedure (the basics) Equity & Title IX Policy/Process & Procedure (the basics)
 Equity & Title IX Policy/Process & Procedure (for experienced panelists) Equity & Title IX Policy/Process & Procedure (for experienced panelists)
 Presumptions, Evidence & Burdens Presumptions, Evidence & Burdens
 Consent & Incapacitation Consent & Incapacitation
 Role of a Panelist/Panel Chair Role of a Panelist/Panel Chair
 Role of a Support Person Role of a Support Person
 Mock Hearing Investigative Report Mock Hearing Investigative Report
 Mock Hearing Exhibits Mock Hearing Exhibits
 Implicit Bias & Gender Implicit Bias & Gender
 Decision-Writing & Sanctions Decision-Writing & Sanctions
UM System Title IX and Equity All-Staff Training, July 2022
UM System Title IX and Equity All-Staff Training, November 2021
Hearing Officer and Advisor Training, September 2021
Equity Hearing Panelist Training, August 2021
Appellate Officer Training – May 2021
Appellate Officer Training – October 2020
Hearing Panelist Training - September 2020
 Presentation Materials Presentation Materials- What is the Process? Equity vs. Title IX
- Presumption of Not Responsible & Preponderance of Evidence
- Implicit Bias
- Accessing Credibility
- I’m in the Hearing Panelist Pool: Now What
- Relevancy of Questions and Evidence
- Findings, Decision Writing, Sanctions and Remedial Actions
- Zoom Hearings
- Decision Making / Analysis Flow
 
 Effects of Alcohol Effects of Alcohol
 Mock Hearing Investigative Report & Exhibits Mock Hearing Investigative Report & Exhibits
Hearing Panelist Training - August 2020
 Decision Making/Analysis Flow Decision Making/Analysis Flow
 Investigation Report: Final Pre Hearing Investigation Report: Final Pre Hearing
 Assessing Credibility Assessing Credibility
 What is the Process? Equity vs. Title IX What is the Process? Equity vs. Title IX
 Implicit Bias Implicit Bias
 Effects of Alcohol: Differences Across Individuals and Situations Effects of Alcohol: Differences Across Individuals and Situations
 Relevancy of Questions and Evidence Relevancy of Questions and Evidence
 I'm in the Hearing Panelist Pool: Now What? I'm in the Hearing Panelist Pool: Now What?
 Provisions for a Virtual Hearing Provisions for a Virtual Hearing
Reviewed 2025-10-14