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Dear Beach Community:

This past May, the firm Cozen O’Connor presented to the Board of Trustees of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University’s implementation of Title IX, and Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (DHR) programs. . The ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState Auditor is releasing a similar report this week detailing that office's own review.

We welcomed these intensive evaluations, and both our campus and our system will benefit from the resulting observations, perspectives, and recommendations.

As I shared in an earlier email, here at The Beach, an implementation team will now begin to review and address items specific to our campus, with an eye to necessary infrastructure and resources, prevention efforts and education, investigation and resolution procedures, and campus culture and climate. I have asked the implementation team to update the campus community at key junctures in their work, sharing specific plans as they are developed and implemented. More information can be found on our Equity and Compliance website.

In my own preliminary reading of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ campus-based report, our efforts here at The Beach were largely complimented and noted for their strength and effectiveness. Still, it is clear that much work needs to be done and I know that the implementation team will study and advance the recommendations made.

We remain deeply committed to ensuring our campus is safe, welcoming, and free of discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct.

Jane Close Conoley, Ph.D.

President