Pennsylvania Western University and its faculty are committed to assuring a safe and productive educational environment for all students. In order to meet this commitment and to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and guidance from the Office for Civil Rights, Title IX requires University faculty members to report incidents of sexual discrimination, including sexual violence, shared by students to the university's Title IX Coordinator. Accordingly, if a student shares information about any incidents of sexual discrimination or sexual violence during a classroom discussion, in a writing assignment for a class, or in other contexts, faculty must report that information to the Title IX Coordinator. This information will only be shared with the Title IX Coordinator, who is the individual on campus designated to respond to reports of discrimination or sexual violence. While the Title IX Coordinator is not a confidential source of support, they will address matters reported to them with sensitivity and will keep your information as private as possible.Updated 8/24Additionally, faculty members are obligated to report sexual violence or any other abuse of a student who was, or is, a child (a person under 18 years of age) when the abuse allegedly occurred, to the person designated in the University's Protection of Minors Policy.
Information regarding the reporting of sexual violence and the resources that are available to victims of sexual violence is set forth at: https://www.pennwest.edu/equity-title-ix.
Report may be made to the following individuals:
- PennWest Title IX Coordinator: Amy Salsgiver, asalsgiver@pennwest.edu
- Edinboro campus: Andrew Matt, amatt@pennwest.edu
- Clarion campus: Amy Salsgiver, asalsgiver@pennwest.edu
- California campus: Marissa Fouser, fouser@pennwest.edu