EODR is committed to fostering equitable and inclusive educational and employment environments at Chico State. Our office is responsible for the University's compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, as well as CSU system policies and procedures.
Title IX Coordinator
Phone: 530-898-4949
Email: titleix@csuchico.edu
Location: Student Services Center 420
WellCat Safe Place
The WellCat Safe Place provides support services to individuals victimized by violence.
Phone: 530-898-3030
Email: safeplace@csuchico.edu
Location: Student Services Center 430
For immediate assistance
Call 911 or University Police at 530-898-5555
Your Voice. Your Rights. Our Commitment.
Our staff review and investigate reports under the CSU Nondiscrimination Policy which encompasses both DHR (Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation) and Title IX. We also offer support and resources for both complainants and respondents.
Upon request, EODR can also offer specialized training on the CSU Nondiscrimination Policy and our processes.
If you or someone you know has experienced discrimination and harassment based on protected status, sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, prohibited consensual relationships, or retaliation, we encourage you to file a report with our office.
Please contact us for support and options if you have experienced discrimination, harassment or retaliation, including sex-based misconduct.
Please contact us for support and options if you have been accused of discrimination, harassment or retaliation, including sex-based misconduct.
Please contact us for support and to follow the reporting process if you have been informed of an act that requires mandatory reporting.
Please contact us if you have questions regarding your role as a reporting party, witness, or advisor.
Supportive Measures
You have the right to be offered and receive reasonably available support services available both on and off campus. You do not have to file a formal complaint with EODR or a criminal complaint to receive support. Supportive measures can be implemented to help students and employees who have experienced harm.
Some of the most common supportive measures include:
Supportive measures will remain confidential except when it is not possible to maintain confidentiality to provide the supportive measures (for example, if a no-contact directive is issued).
Reasonable supportive measures are available on an ongoing basis, now or in the future, at the individual’s request. Our office does not share the details of the incident when requesting academic support from professors. Remember: You do not have to file a formal complaint (go forward with an investigation) to receive supportive measures.
The most important thing is for YOU to feel safe and get the assistance you need if you have been harmed. We encourage you to share what happened with people of your choosing. You might choose to tell:
Confidential resources are not required to report to EODR so you can feel comfortable sharing with them.
The University will protect the privacy of everyone involved in a report to the greatest degree possible under applicable law and University policy. Personally identifiable information about the parties involved will be shared only on a need-to-know basis, e.g., to those who are investigating/adjudicating the report or those involved in providing support services.
Important: The initial report we receive is called an Incident Report or IR. After that is received, we do outreach to the complainant (or impacted party) and provide them with more information about the CSU Nondiscrimination Policy. If what happened is considered a violation of the Nondiscrimination Policy, the complainant has several options for going forward including pursuing an investigation.
The Title IX Coordinator will assess whether to open an investigation into the allegations against the respondent and under which process. At that point, the respondent will be notified. If there are witnesses, they will be contacted and interviewed. We provide the parties with an estimated timeline for completion and regular status updates.
Per CSU Nondiscrimination Policy, EODR must remain neutral, which means both parties can request and receive supportive measures. Both parties have the option to have a support person with them at every step of the process.
Note: There are some instances in which the Title IX Coordinator will determine it is necessary to move forward with an investigation even if the complainant does not want one. When a complainant requests that no investigation occur, the Title IX Coordinator must balance the request against the campus’s duty to provide a safe and non-discriminatory environment for all members of the campus community. Any decision is made with the utmost care and consideration, and will be discussed with the complainant.
The short answer is that we do not expect you to know what is covered under the Nondiscrimination Policy. Determining whether an incident rises to the level of a policy violation is what our office is here to do. We encourage you to air on the side of making a report, so that we can offer resources to any affected parties as soon as possible.
If you submit a report (or one is submitted on your behalf), we will provide you with information about what your options are, which includes your rights under the CSU Nondiscrimination Policy. There will be a lot to sift through, which is why we invite you to come meet with us so that we can answer any questions you may have and discuss your options.
At different points on every college campus, conduct will be reported which is deemed to not meet the narrow policy definitions set forth by federal and state law. However, the University recognizes the need to address these incidents in a timely and appropriate manner. These incidents might include unprofessional conduct, behavior which violates the Student Conduct code, or other disruptive behavior.
In those instances, these matter may be referred to the appropriate campus partner for further consideration.
The goal of the training is to educate the campus community on the various roles and responsibilities we all have, and to establish a baseline understanding from which we can all operate.
The University provides lactation spaces, childcare, and academic or workplace accommodations to ensure equal access for pregnant, parenting, and lactating community members.
In response to the CSU systemwide audit conducted by Cozen O’Connor, the CSU’s newly revised Title IX/DHR Annual Report Survey establishes more robust and standardized data collection methods across all 23 universities.
Welcome. We’re the team behind the Title IX office, and we’re here because we care—deeply—about the well-being, safety, and equity of every member of our campus community. Our work centers on fostering a respectful, inclusive environment where all students, faculty, and staff can thrive, free from sex- or gender-based discrimination, harassment, or violence.
Our processes are guided by the CSU Nondiscrimination Policy (Nondiscrimination Policy). Chico State takes all reports of alleged prohibited conduct seriously.
The California State University (“CSU”), including Chico State is committed to an inclusive and equitable community that values diversity and fosters mutual respect. We embrace our community differences in age, disability (physical and mental), gender, gender identity (including nonbinary or transgender), gender expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, nationality, pregnancy or related conditions, race or ethnicity (including color, caste, or ancestry), religion or religious creed, sex (including sex stereotyping or sex characteristics), sexual orientation, and veteran or military status. All students and employees have the right to participate fully in CSU programs, activities, admission, and employment free from discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking and retaliation.
The CSU prohibits: discrimination and harassment based on any protected status, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, prohibited consensual relationships, and retaliation (CSU Nondiscrimination Policy, I and II.).
Employees are prohibited from entering a consensual relationship with any student or employee over whom they exercise direct or otherwise significant academic, administrative, supervisory, evaluative, counseling, or extracurricular authority (CSU Nondiscrimination Policy, V.A.10.).
Students and Employees have a right to participate in and receive benefits and services from the University that are made available to all Chico State students/employees. If you feel your educational or employment rights have been adversely impacted due to potential discrimination and harassment based on any protected status, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, prohibited consensual relationships, and retaliation, you have a right to contact EODR to file a complaint.
Per the CSU's Nondiscrimination Policy, Chico State employees are considered "responsible employees" and have a duty to report forward any allegations of discrimination and harassment based on any protected status, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, prohibited consensual relationships, and retaliation of which they are made aware to the EODR. EODR is required to provide parties their legal rights and supportive resources (Nondiscrimination Policy, VII.). Additionally, the Online Reporting form may be found on EODR’s website or through your Chico State Portal.
Additionally, Chico State complies with the state-mandated Child Abuse Reporting Act (CANRA) as outlined in Executive Order 1083. Chico State employees designated as mandated reporters who are made aware of possible child abuse, in the course of their administrative duties as CSU employees, should immediately report suspected child abuse or neglect to University Policeat
a. The California State University does not discriminate on the basis of gender, which includes sex and gender identity or gender expression, or sexual orientation, in its education programs or activities. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and certain other federal and state laws, prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation in employment, as well as in all education programs and activities operated by the University (both on and off campus), including admissions. The protection against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation includes sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating and domestic violence, and stalking.
b. Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to have experienced the conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in-person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed below for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person’s verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination Policies and Title IX complaints for Chico State:
c. Erika Romo
Title IX Coordinator and DHR Administrator
400 W. First Street Chico, CA 95929-0010
Email: titleix@csuchico.edu
Telephone: 530-898-4949
d. Questions may also be addressed to: Office for Civil Rights San Francisco Office U.S. Department of Education 50 United Nations Plaza San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: 415-486-5555 Facsimile: 415-486-5570 Email:OCR.SanFrancisco@ed.gov
Link to Myths and Facts about Sexual Violence (Attachment E)
As listed in the CSU Nondiscrimination Policy, and identified under federal and state law, Protected Statuses are:
Link to Campus Title IX Coordinators Role and Responsibilities (Attachment B)
Title IX Coordinator
Phone: 530-898-4949
Email: titleix@csuchico.edu
Location: Student Services Center 420
WellCat Safe Place
The WellCat Safe Place provides support services to individuals victimized by violence.
Phone: 530-898-3030
Email: safeplace@csuchico.edu
Location: Student Services Center 430
For immediate assistance
Call 911 or University Police at 530-898-5555