- Office of the President
- Current Initiatives
- WSCUC Accreditation Reaffirmation
- Financial Sustainability
- 2024-25 Colleges Reorganization
- Leadership Searches
- President's Equity Council
- Other Initiatives
- Faculty and Staff Housing
- Affinity-based Student Success and Resource Centers
- Post-COVID Opportunity Scan
- Partnership for University Latine/x Success & Opportunity (PULSO)
- Review of Low Degree Conferring (LDC) Programs
- Scaling Career Services Task Force
- SWEET
- Working Professional Recruitment and Service Task Force
- Future Directions strategic planning
- Messages from the President
- Update on Leadership Searches
- Announcing Leadership Change
- Findings on 2024 belong@csueastbay Campus Climate Survey
- Join us for Science in the Park October 5
- 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Participates in 2024 Ballot Bowl: Voter Registration for November Elections
- President’s Budget Reduction Update
- Invitation to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ HSI Summit on September 27th
- Joint message from President and Senate Officers regarding College Reorganization Consultation Plan
- The 2024 Fall Convocation recording is now available
- Campus update – MPP position eliminations
- Administrator/Staff Reduction FAQ
- Update on Budget and Deficit Reduction Initiatives
- Announcing Interim Leadership for AY24-25
- Announcing Our New Mascot
- Provost Search Update
- Update: 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Accreditation Reaffirmation Visit Spring 2025
- Ribbon-cutting for the Queer United Student Success Center
- Progress Update: Future Directions SMART Actions
- Announcing launch of Provost search
- Title IX and DHR Update
- Upcoming Communications: Stay Tuned for Important Updates
- Title IX Updates
- 2023 Messages
- Happy Holidays from President Sandeen
- Future Directions SMART Action Update-Year One
- Statement Condemning Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
- A Message of Gratitude and Reflection
- Update on the Concord Center
- Update on Faculty-Staff Housing Task Force
- Update on Childcare Task Force
- College of Health Decision
- Updates on Leadership Searches
- CSU Directive on Low Degree-Conferring Programs
- I Stand with Immigrants
- Next Steps on the Working Professionals Task Force
- Next Steps on the Scaling Career Services Task Force
- Reminder of Support Resources Available Following Escalation in Middle East
- Welcome/Welcome Back to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ
- State of California Title IX Audit Report
- Cozen O'Connor Assessment Report
- Mildred GarcÃa Appointed 11th CSU Chancellor
- Conclusion of Cozen O’Connor Assessment
- CSU Presidential Review Criteria
- A message from Interim Chancellor - President Sandeen Triennial Review
- Recreation and University Union - Proposed Fee Increases
- 2023 Budget Principles
- Financial Stability Process Memo
- Deep Dive into Future Directions
- CSU Budget Reallocation Update
- Letter to Our Campus Community: The Death of Tyre Nichols
- Announcing new Working Professional Task Force
- Announcing new College of Health Implementation Task Force
- Announcing new Scaling Career Services Task Force
- Support for Lunar New Year Tragedy
- Title IX/DHR Update
- 2022 Messages
- Kathleen Wong(Lau), Ph.D. Named University Diversity Officer
- Reimagining the Concord Campus Update
- Staff Wellness, Enrichment and Engagement Team (SWEET)
- Sharing the Reimagining the Concord Campus Task Force report
- Upcoming Title IX Organizational Assessment visit
- Recent DACA Decision and Our Response
- 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Accreditation Reaffirmation Visit Spring 2025
- Chancellor Koester Message Regarding Title IX Assessment
- With Renewed Commitment to Serve Our Black Community Members
- A Message from Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester
- Staff Salary Equity Study
- Diversity Office Update
- Near-Final Future Directions Draft for Feedback
- Evelyn Buchanan Appointed Vice President for University Advancement
- Applied Sciences Center Receives Full Donor Funding
- Myeshia Armstrong appointed Vice President for Administration & Finance
- Grand Opening of Student Success Centers on Thursday, March 17
- A message from President Sandeen regarding CSU Trustees' acceptance of Chancellor Castro's resignation
- Walt Jacobs, Ph.D., named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Professor Enrique Salmón appointed as 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Inaugural Tribal Liaison
- 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Title IX Responsibilities to Our Community
- 91¶ÌÊÓƵ to return to scheduled course delivery Monday, Jan. 31
- 91¶ÌÊÓƵ named to #CaliforniansForAll College Corps
- Welcome to Spring Semester 2022
- Update on the Beginning of Spring 2022 Semester
- CSU to Require Vaccination Boosters
- 2021 Messages
- With gratitude, from President Sandeen
- Telecommuting program to begin January 2022
- My Story, My Truth Assessment Results
- Launching Our Future Directions Strategic Planning Initiative
- In Support of Our DACA Students
- CSU COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Students, Faculty and Staff
- Updated University Guidance on Face Coverings at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ
- Looking Forward to Seeing Everyone Again
- Looking forward beyond COVID-19
- CSU to require immunization against COVID-19
- If one of us, then all of us: A statement asking for grace, compassion and togetherness
- Housing Task Force Report
- Post-COVID opportunity scan
- COVID-19 One Year Later
- Establishment of Affinity-Based Student Success Centers
- Welcome to Spring 2021 Semester
- Our Role in Preserving Our Democracy
- A Greeting from President Cathy Sandeen
- 2024 Campus Climate Assessment
- My Story My Truth
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Cozen O'Connor Assessment Report
Dear 91¶ÌÊÓƵ community,
I am writing to update you on the Cozen O’Connor assessment report. As you are well aware by now, the CSU System has engaged the Cozen O’Connor law firm’s Institutional Response Group to assess how all 23 universities respond to reports and incidents of discrimination and harassment.
As of this morning, the full written report of the systemwide Cozen O’Connor assessment, including a summary report and a separate report concerning 91¶ÌÊÓƵ can now be found on the and will be linked on our campus Title IX website.
Beginning in October 2022 the firm conducted interviews, a campus visit, surveys, solicited email feedback and has identified core observations for improvements at both the system and university levels. Based on their verbal briefing with me back in October, we already implemented a number of recommendations to help us improve our Title IX and Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR) training, awareness, prevention, intervention, compliance and support systems.
As you will see, the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ report acknowledges the work we have already done, including:
- Title IX has moved from HR to the Office of the President
- Created link from all university pages directly to the Title IX/DHR Incident Reporting Form to streamline the reporting process
- Formed Title IX Implementation and Coordinating Committee
- Formed Title IX Education and Training Coordinating Committee
- Created a single, shared form to track all Title IX education/training across campus
- Redesigned Title IX website to make it more user-friendly and accessible with a focus on creating a community of care
- Administrative Support position filled
- Confidential Advocate position filled
- Recruiting Senior Investigator Position
- Identified current Case Management person to address respondent support needs
- Implementing Maxient Case Management system by fall 2023
- Developing campus informational sessions about Title IX and DHR policy and process
The detailed list of recommendations in the report will serve as a comprehensive checklist for our campus.
Our Implementation Team includes the following and was formed in April 2023.
- Pamela Baird, Director Accessibility Services
- Heather Gardley, Director, Student Conduct
- Silvina Ituarte, Associate Provost
- Walt Jacobs, Provost and VP Academic Affairs
- Balvinder Kumar, Special Assistant to the President
- Terri LaBeaux, Title IX Coordinator, Committee Chair
- Michelle Luqueno-Diaz, Confidential Advocate
- Omar Miakhail, Interim Police Chief
- Sarah Nielsen, Faculty
- Joshua Russell, Chief Communication and Marketing Officer
- Armando Valencia, Student
- Kathleen Wong(Lau), University Diversity Officer
The Implementation Team has already discussed reviewing the report and prioritizing recommendations. From my actions to date I hope you have already seen tangible changes and improvements. With the help of the Team, we will continue our work to improve our Title IX and DHR response, education and prevention over time.
In addition to the Cozen O’Connor report today, we expect a state audit report on Title IX compliance within the entire CSU System to be released tomorrow, July 18, 2023. We will incorporate any recommendations from that audit into our list of improvements as well.
I want to take a moment to thank the Cozen O’Connor team for this comprehensive review as well as our own campus community for your engagement with the process. You have my continued commitment to ensuring 91¶ÌÊÓƵ is a safe and caring environment where students, staff and faculty alike can thrive. We will continue to keep you informed as this work evolves.
Sincerely yours,
Cathy Sandeen
President
July 17, 2023