Policies & Regulations
B. SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING ARE
PROHIBITED FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
Just as the University’s prohibition of discrimination based
on Protected Status (including Sexual Assault as a form
of Sexual Harassment) is grounded in federal law, so is
its prohibition against Domestic Violence, Dating Violence,
and Stalking. The University’s response to Sexual Assault,
Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and
Stalking is governed by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of
Campus Security and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20
U.S.C. § 1092(f) (the Clery Act) and Section 304 of the
2013 Amendments to the Violence Against Women Act.
Such acts violate the essential dignity of our community
member(s) and are contrary to our institutional values.
The University is committed to taking all appropriate
steps to eliminate Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence,
Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking; prevent
the recurrence of such acts; and address their effects,
both for the Reporting Party and the broader community.
The University recognizes that Sexual Assault, Sexual
Violence, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and
Stalking encompass a broad spectrum of conduct and
will respond according to both the severity of the offense
and the threat it poses to the campus community.
V. REPORTING OPTIONS
The University is committed to providing reporting options
through multiple contact points across campus that are
broadly accessible to all University community members.
Any individual can make a report under this Regulation
to the individuals or to the individuals/departments listed
below. The report may be made in person, by telephone,
in writing, by e-mail, electronically, or anonymously. All
reports will be shared with the Title IX Coordinator and
University’s Response Team. If the report involves a
Minor, the Florida Department of Children and Families
will be contacted as required by Florida Statutes Sections
39.201 and 39.205 and the University Mandatory
Reporting of Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect
policy (see
)
REPORTING OPTIONS
Below is a list of University employees to which someone could report.
Shirlyon McWhorter
Title IX Coordinator
Director, Equal Opportunity Programs and Diversity
PC215 Phone: (305) 348-2785
E-Mail:
Kristen Kawczynski
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Director, Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution
GC311A Phone: (305) 348-3939
E-Mail:
Julie Berg
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Senior Associate Athletic Director
USCBA 202A Phone: (305) 348-2352
E-Mail:
Larry Lunsford
Vice President for Student Affairs
GC219K Phone: (305) 348-2797
E-Mail:
Cathy Akens
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Dean of Students
GC219E Phone: (305) 348-2797
E-Mail:
Karyn Boston
University Compliance Officer
Office of University Compliance and Integrity
PC429 Phone: (305) 348-2216
E-Mail:
Below is a list of web-based reporting options.
Silent witness which provides confidential reporting to FIU Student Affairs: go.fiu.edu/report
FIU Ethical Panther line which provides confidential reporting to the University Compliance Office at
or by calling 1-844-312-5358.
In determining to whom to report, it is important that the Reporting Person understand the consequences of making
such a report.
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