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person, by mail, or by email, by using the contact information required to be listed for the Title IX Coordinator included in Article IV, Section J and other sections of this Student Handbook, which information is also available on the Title IX Office website at https://www.iit.edu/title-ix/title-ix-compliance. As used here, the phrase “document filed by a Title IX Complainant” means a document or electronic submission (such as by email or paper or electronic form provided for this purpose by Illinois Tech) that contains the Title IX Complainant’s physical or digital signature, or otherwise indicates that the Title IX Complainant is the person filing the Formal Title IX Complaint. Where the Title IX Coordinator signs a Formal Title IX Complaint, the Title IX Coordinator is not a complainant or otherwise a party under this Title IX Sexual Harassment Process.
“Officials With Authority” - Includes any official designated by Illinois Tech to have authority to institute corrective measures on behalf of the institution, specifically: President, Provost, Vice Presidents and Provosts and those designated to serve in the role of Associate and Assistant Vice Presidents/Provosts; the Title IX Coordinator and the office personnel, academic deans, department chairs; student affairs and residential life directors; athletic directors; and the Director and Assistant Directors of Public Safety.
“Supportive Measures” - Non-disciplinary, non-punitive individualized services offered as appropriate, as reasonably available, and without fee or charge to a Title IX Complainant or Respondent before or after the filing of a Formal Title IX Complaint or where no Formal Title IX Complaint has been filed. Such measures are designed to restore or preserve equal access to Illinois Tech’s Education Program or Activity without unreasonably burdening the other party, including measures designed to protect the safety of all parties or Illinois Tech’s educational environment and deter sexual harassment. Supportive Measures may include but are not limited to counseling, extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments, modifications of work or class schedules, campus escort services, mutual restrictions on contact between the parties, changes in work or resident hall locations, leaves of absence, increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus, and other similar measures.
“Title IX Appellate Decision-maker” - An individual designated by Illinois Tech to conduct an appeal required by Title IX and this Title IX Sexual Harassment Process. The Title IX Appellate Decision-maker cannot be the Title IX Coordinator, Title IX Investigator, Title IX Decision-maker or Title IX Informal Resolution Facilitator assigned to the same Formal Title IX Complaint, must be free from conflicts of interest or bias against complainants and respondents generally and against an individual Title IX Complainant or Respondent, and must be trained to properly implement this Title IX Sexual Harassment Process and to serve impartially.
“Title IX Complainant” - An individual who is alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute Title IX Sexual Harassment.
“Title IX Coordinator” - The individual designated and authorized by Illinois Tech to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under the regulations implementing Title IX at 85 Fed. Reg. 30026, 30026-30579. The identity of and contact information for the Title IX Coordinator is as contained in Article IV, Section J and other sections of this Student Handbook, which information is also available on the Title IX Office website at https://www.iit.edu/title-ix/title-ix-compliance. The Title IX Coordinator may delegate authority to perform any task under this Title IX Sexual Harassment Process to any duly trained individual.
“Title IX Decision-maker” - An individual designated by the Title IX Coordinator or designee to reach a determination regarding responsibility in a Formal Title IX Complaint by applying the preponderance of the evidence standard of proof in a proceeding conducted in accordance with this Title IX Sexual Harassment Process. The Title IX Decision-maker cannot be the Title IX Coordinator, Title IX Investigator, Title IX Informal Resolution Facilitator or Title IX Appellate Decision-maker assigned to the same Formal Title IX Complaint, must be free from conflicts of interest or bias against complainants and respondents generally and against an individual Title IX Complainant or Respondent, and must be trained to properly implement this Title IX Sexual Harassment Process and to serve impartially.
“Title IX Informal Resolution Facilitator” – An individual designated by the Title IX Coordinator to seek an
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