Title IX Investigators Trained at Central
August 18, 2015
Central College hosted Title IX investigators from colleges across the country for Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training April 13-14. Nearly 30 institutions, from Michigan to California, were represented by 175 administrators who participated, and 15 Central College representatives were certified.
Peggy Fitch, Central’s Title IX coordinator and vice president for student development, said hosting the conference allowed Central to train a large team of responders for sexual and relationship misconduct cases and receive expert recommendations based on case studies. “Training people to investigate these cases thoroughly, accurately and fairly is absolutely essential,” Fitch said. “The reason we do this is to better serve students, and employees and the campus community.”
At Central, Fitch was named Title IX coordinator in fall 2014 and accepted responsibility for training Central faculty, staff and students. She leads a team of 18 faculty and staff members trained to investigate any claims of sexual and relationship misconduct.