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Huit 2014 november town hall
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Town HallNovember 13, 2014 | 9:00 a .m. | A .R.T.
Welcome!
Town Hall Objectives
• Connect to Harvard’s mission of teaching, learning, and research
• Update on initiatives and topics that interest you
• Recognize HUIT staff who most exemplify our values
Agenda• Connecting to the Mission: David J. Malan, Gordon McKay
Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, SEAS
• Updates:
✤ Progress on goals and recent accomplishments
✤ Title IX Compliance
✤ Open Houses
✤ HUIT Morning Coffee
• The HUIT Cup
New Faces
David J. Malan
HUIT Top 10 Goals
Accomplishments
• Supported Fall Start Up 10,554 students registered17,134 total tickets27,671 devices registered
• Launched Enterprise Architecture strategic initiative• Migrated 649 courses to Canvas through TLT!
And we’re on the verge of • Launching workforce development initiative• Delivering first elements of the new SIS including a
new course catalog for the Registrar’s Offices
Overview
Harvard and Compliance with Title IX
!
Karen Pemstein
Senior Human Resources Consultant
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Title&IX&Policy&&&Procedure&&
!Harvard!University!Informa2on!Technology!HUIT!Town!Hall!9!November!13,!2014&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Agenda &&
• Title&IX&• Harvard’s&New&Policy&• Procedures&• Role&of&Title&IX&Coordinator&• Considera>ons&for&Supervisors&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
What&is&Title&IX? &&
• Title&IX&is&a&Federal&Civil&Rights&Law&that&prohibits&discrimina>on&on&the&basis&of&sex&&
• MassachuseJs&has&expanded&protec>on&to&include&discrimina>on&based&on&gender&iden>ty&and&sexual&orienta>on&
• Protects&students,&faculty,&staff,&appointees,&and&3rd&par>es&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Harvard’s&New&Policy&
• Applies&to&sexual&or&genderN&based&harassment&and&harassment&based&on&sexual&orienta>on&and&gender&iden>ty&&
• Applies&to&everyone!equally&– Faculty,&staff,&students,&thirdNpar>es,&and&appointees&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Defini>ons:&Sexual&Harassment&
• Unwelcome&conduct&of&a&sexual&nature,&including&unwelcome&sexual&advances,&requests&for&sexual&favors,&and&other&verbal,&nonverbal,&graphic,&or&physical&conduct&of&a&sexual&nature&– Quid&Pro&Quo&– Hos>le&Environment&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Defini>ons:&Quid&Pro&Quo&
• Occurs&when&someone&bases&an&educa>onal&or&employment&decision&or&benefit&on&the&submission&to&unwelcome&sexual&conduct.&
• Whether&or¬&the&person&resists&and&suffers&the&threatened&harm&or&submits&and&avoids&the&threatened&harm,&the&person&has&been&treated&differently&based&on&sex.&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Defini>ons:&Hos>le&Environment&
• Occurs&when&the&conduct&creates&a&hos>le&environment,&meaning&the&conduct&is&sufficiently&severe,&persistent,&or&pervasive&that&it&interferes&with&or&limits&a&person’s&ability&to&par>cipate&in&or&benefit&from&the&University’s&educa>on&or&work&programs&or&ac>vi>es&&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Examples&of&Prohibited&Conduct&
• Sexual&advances,&with&or&without&physical&touching&&• Requests&for&sexual&favors&in&exchange&for&actual&or&
promised&job&or&academic&benefits&• Commen>ng&about&or&inappropriately&touching&an&
individual's&body&&• Lewd&or&sexually&sugges>ve&comments,&jokes,&
innuendoes,&or&gestures&&• Stalking&• Sexual&Assault&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Procedures&
• Current&faculty/staff&procedures&are&s>ll&effect&• Our&procedure&aligns:&bring&concerns&to&relevant&School&or&unit&Title&IX&Coordinator,&the&Title&IX&Officer,&or&other&staff&in&ODR&
• There&are&new,&universityNwide&procedures&to&handle&complaints&against&students&and&a&new&office&that&will¢rally&inves>gate&such&complaints.&>&www.odr.harvard.edu&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Concerns&About&Retalia>on&
• Title&IX&and&Harvard’s&policy&protects&reporters&from&retalia>on&
• Cannot&“in2midate,!threaten,!coerce,!or!discriminate”!against!someone!who!made!a!complaint,!tes2fied,!assisted,!or!par2cipated!in!any!manner!in!an!inves2ga2on!or!engaged!in!other!protected!ac2vity”!
• Cannot&retaliate&against&someone&who&opposed&discriminatory&conduct&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
My&Role&as&Title&IX&Coordinator&
• Resource&on&Title&IX&policies&and&procedures&• Make&connec>ons&to&other&on&and&off&campus&resources&
• Resource&for&any&maJers&involving&possible&sexual&misconduct&or&discrimina>on&– Disclosures&are&private,&shared&only&with&individuals&who&need&to&know&if&we&need&to&take&steps&to&address&maJer&
– Confiden>al&resources:&HU&employee&assistance&program&(EAP),&clergy,&mental&health&counselors,&healthcare&workers&
&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
My&Role&as&Title&IX&Coordinator&
• Interim&measures&– Help&protect&your&work&environment&or&reduce&the&likelihood&of&unwelcome&conduct&occurring&
– Examples&may&include:&work&schedule&altera>on;&repor>ng&structure&altera>on;&increased&monitoring&of&a&work&area&
– May&be&able&to&employ&these&without&or&before&ini>a>ng&any&type&of&complaint&process&
• Complaint&Process&– Filing&and&what&to&expect&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
What&Everyone&Can&Do&
!• Pass!along!any!informa3on&about&possible&unwelcome&conduct&of&a&sexual&nature&or&different&treatment&based&on&sex&along&to&your&Title&IX&Coordinator&or&Title&IX&Office&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
Special&Considera>ons&for&Supervisors&
• Inform&employees&of&resources!• Model!appropriate&behaviors&and&address&problema>c&
behaviors&in&the&moment&if&possible&• Pass!along!any!informa3on&about&possible&unwelcome&
conduct&of&a&sexual&nature&or&different&treatment&based&on&sex&along&to&the&Title&IX&Coordinator&&
• Provide&sugges3ons&for&interim&measures&• Ensure&that&interim&measures&are&in&place&and&working&• Monitor&your&environment&for&any&possible&retalia>on&
HARVARD!Office!of!the!Assistant!to!the!President!for!Ins3tu3onal!Diversity!and!Equity!diversity.harvard.edu!
My&Contact&Informa>on&
Karen&Pemstein&Sr.!Human!Resources!Consultant;!Title!IX!
Coordinator!&
[email protected]&617N496N1120&
Open Houses & Morning Coffee
HUIT Open Houses• Each area of HUIT will host an annual Open House
• See new places, faces, and find out what your colleagues are working on
• First Open House:
Infrastructure, 60 Oxford Street
January 13, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• Full schedule announced in next HUIT newsletter
HUIT Morning Coffee
• We’ve heard you: More opportunities to collaborate and innovate with no set agenda
• Free coffee and a place to gather around campus
• First Tuesday of the month, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• Schedule and locations announced soon
Tell us what you think of these ideas!
Now for the best part…
THE HUIT CUP
Congratulations Mike Thomas!
THE HUIT CUP
Thank you!