1. Office for Student Affairs Kresge G4 studentaffairs@hsph.harvard.edu

2. OSA Staff
Leah Kane – Director Colleen Cronin– Associate Director Luke Sutherland – Housing and Resident Life Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator Joel-Michael Martin – Program Coordinator Katherine Worthington – Program Coordinator

3. Office for Student Affairs (OSA)
Our Mission:
To support and enrich the student experience at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health through a wide range of resources, educational, cultural, and social programs.
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4. Student Support Non-Academic Support Academic Support Family Medical
Personal
Cultural
Student Organizations and Activities
Parental accommodations
Academic Support
Challenges with coursework
Communication with Faculty
Disability/Medical Accommodation
Tutoring Resources
Academic Resources: Tutors GSLS
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5. Case Study Discussion Read Case Study Review case as a group
Discuss questions to consider
Report back

6. Disability Accommodations
Student Support
Disability Accommodations
I serve as the local disability coordinator here at the Chan School.
Register with us if you have a short-term or long-term disability need. We review your needs and help facilitate the implementation of approved accommodations in collaboration with your faculty, as needed.
The registration form can be found on the OSA’s website. You are also welcome just to me directly.

7. Disability Accommodations
Student Support
Disability Accommodations
PROCESS
Receive and assess information with student
Determine appropriate classroom accommodations
Need to Know Basis: inform primary faculty – sometimes include TA staff
Assist with implementing accommodations, as necessary
PLEASE REMEMBER – INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL
Do not discuss the student’s disability, medical issue or its accommodations in front of anyone
Encourage private, closed door conversations
Be sensitive to the information
Do not agree to informal arrangements
COMMON CLASSROOM ACCOMODATIONS
Extended time on timed, in-class exams, quizzes and assignments
Assigned seats
Use of software and equipment
Assistive Technology Center (ATC)
-student comes to them and discloses their disability check to see if they are working with the LDC/me if not refer
-don’t share a student’s disability or ask what the details on the disability is
-refer to the do’s/don’t documents
-no informal accommodations

8. Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Title IX and the University Policy
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational program and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
Title IX protects individuals from, on the basis of sex:
Being excluded from participation
Being denied benefits
Being subjected to discrimination
Harvard University Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy
Consistent with Title IX, and related federal and state laws, the University has adopted the Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment found at titleix.harvard.edu/policy.
Luke
[Overview of Title IX – highlight bullet points on slide]
Harvard has adopted University’s Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy to meet and exceed the requirements of Title IX.
It reflects our community commitment to ensuring a safe and non-discriminatory education environment.
It include relevant portions:
VAWA Reauthorization Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 (sex discrimination in employment)
MA discrimination laws on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity
“Harvard University is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the University community is, on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in any University program or activity. Gender-based and sexual harassment, including sexual violence, are forms of sex discrimination in that they deny or limit an individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from University programs or activities.”

9. Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Title IX Office and Title IX Coordinators
Title IX Office Staff
44R Brattle Street, Cambridge
Nicole Merhill J.D., Title IX Officer
titleix.harvard.edu
Julia Sáenz J.D., Associate Title IX Officer
Harvard Chan Title IX Coordinators
Title IX Coordinator for Students
Luke Sutherland, Housing and Resident Life Coordinator
Title IX Coordinator for Staff
Linda Picard, Senior Director of Human Resources
Title IX Coordinator for Faculty and Academic Appointees
Mahnaz El-Kouedi, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Luke
Title IX Office is in the Office of the Provost
[Overview TIX Office info on slide]
The Title IX Office is charged with addressing, in a neutral manner, disclosed incidents of sexual and gender-based harassment on a university-wide level.
TIX Office supports the network of 50+ Title IX Coordinators across the University, including 3 TIXCs at Harvard Chan
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Collectively the TIX Office, their team, and the TIXCs
provides direct services to members of the Harvard community
receive disclosures and supports members impacted
initiate and develop training and prevention programs related to sexual and gender-based harassment.
On a local level Harvard Chan has an Advisory Committee on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Prevention, which includes members from faculty, staff, students, and academic appointees (post-docs, researchers)

10. Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Confidential vs. Private
Privileged and Confidential Resources
Responsible Employees
OSAPR staff providing services as rape crisis counselors
Faculty
Staff
Mental health clinicians
Deans
Lawyers providing legal advice to clients
Title IX Coordinators
Clergy members
Paid student employees
Confidential Resources
OSAPR staff when not providing services as rape crisis counselors
University Ombuds
Longwood Ombuds
Luke
[Overview of confidential vs. private based on participant feedback]
“I may not be the person…”
You can decide what resources you wish to use.
That may be one of the Harvard resources listed above, or it may be a community or governmental resource external to Harvard.
It is entirely up to a student whether or not to engage with Title IX Coordinator or any resources the Title IX Coordinator provides.

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How to Reach Us
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12. QUESTIONS?