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IV. Title IX Team Contacts

The University has appointed the Title IX Team, comprised of the following individual(s), to coordinate the University’s compliance with federal, state, and local civil rights laws and ordinances:

For sex Discrimination and sex-based Harassment allegations:

Cole Heatherly
Senior Director of Student Experience

LITC 138
300 E. College Avenue
843-383-8171
cheatherly@coker.edu
coker.edu/title-ix

Collectively, these individuals are responsible for providing comprehensive nondiscrimination education and training; coordinating the University’s timely, thorough, and fair response; investigation and resolution of all alleged prohibited conduct under the Policy; and monitoring the effectiveness of, and any barriers to, accessing the Policy and related procedures to ensure an education and employment environment free from Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.

The University has determined that the following administrators are Officials with Authority (OWAs) to address and correct Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and/or Other Prohibited Conduct. In addition to the Title IX Team members listed above, these OWAs may also accept Notice or Formal Complaints on behalf of the University.

• President

• Provost

• Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

• Senior Director of Student Experience

• Director of Human Resources

The University recognizes that allegations under the Policy may include multiple forms of Discrimination and Harassment as well as violations of other University policies; may involve various combinations of Students, Employees, and other members of the University community; and may require the simultaneous attention of multiple University departments. Accordingly, all University departments will share information, combine efforts, and otherwise collaborate, to the maximum extent permitted by law and consistent with other applicable University policies, to provide uniform, consistent, efficient, and effective responses to alleged Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation.