Illinois Institute of Technology seeks to maintain an environment for all students, faculty, and staff that is fair, considerate, and respectful. Therefore, it is important that we, as a campus community, are all familiar with federal and state guidance, as well as university policy, related to sexual harassment, discrimination, and misconduct. Illinois Tech offers annual training and specific programming to reduce the effects of sexual harassment and misconduct on our community and to increase awareness about Title IX procedures and options.
Annual Required Training
Any person serving as a Title IX coordinator or designee, Title IX investigator, Title IX decision maker, Title IX appellate decision maker, or Title IX Informal Resolution Facilitator is required to receive training annually. Training topics include:
- Definition of sexual harassment
- Definition of Illinois Institute of Technology’s education program or activity
- Instructions and procedures for conducting impartial investigations and adjudications including hearings, appeals, and informal resolutions
- How to serve impartially and avoiding prejudgment of evidence, conflict of interest, and bias
- Technology used during live hearings
- How to determine relevant questions and evidence, including those surrounding a person’s sexual predisposition or prior sexual behavior
- How to identify and avoid sex stereotypes
- How to create a fair and impartial investigative reports that fairly summarize evidence
The materials used to train Title IX team members must be made publicly available and can be found below by year.
2025 Annual Training Materials
Additional Training Opportunities
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Illinois Institute of Technology offers Title IX-related training on various content areas to the campus community on topics including:
- Alcohol- and drug-facilitated sexual assault
- Bystander intervention
- Consent
- Cultural competency and Title IX
- Gender and sexual diversity
- Healthy relationships
- How to report or file a sexual harassment complaint
- On and off campus resources
- Pregnancy and parenting rights under Title IX
- Retaliation
- Sexual misconduct
- Title IX Formal Complaint Process
- Title IX Sexual Harassment
- Trauma-informed response
To request training from Title IX staff, please contact the Title IX Team.
- Marli Messner - Mmessner1@illinoistech.edu
- Ryley Andrews - Randrews2@illinoistech.edu
- Virginia Foster - Foster@illinoistech.edu