Title IX

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Thank you for visiting the Young Harris College Title IX webpage. This page contains information about the Young Harris College Sexual Misconduct Policy, as well as information on obtaining help if you have been sexually assaulted or the target of sexual discrimination or gender-based discrimination.

Should you have questions, please contact:

Dr. Laura Whitaker-Lea, Associate Vice President for Policy and Compliance
College Ombuds and Title IX Coordinator
Pruitt-Barrett Administration Building
706-379-5170
Email

 

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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in any educational programs and activities of educational institutions that receive federal funding. YHC students and employees are covered by Title IX.

View the Young Harris College Sexual Misconduct Policy here.

If you believe you may be subject to sexual harassment, sexual violence or any form of sexual discrimination, the following administrators and faculty are available to respond to general concerns or questions or to address specific complaints.

Click here to report a possible violation of the YHC Sexual Misconduct Policy.

TITLE IX COORDINATOR and deputy coordinators

Dr. Laura Whitaker-Lea, Associate Vice President for Policy and Compliance
College Ombuds and Title IX Coordinator
Office:  Pruitt-Barrett Administration Building
706-379-5170 | Email

Leeah Hughes, Assistant to the Provost and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office: Pruitt-Barrett Administration Building
706-379-5141 | Email

Anna Claire Knight, Assistant Women's Basketball Coach and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office: Athletic Building
(706) 379-5296 | Email

Naveela Philbeck, Director of Human Resources and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office: Pruitt-Barrett Administration Building
706-379-5276 | Email

CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS

Nerissa Baker, Counselor
Office: Success Center, RCC
(706) 379-5160 | Email

Tracy Dasher, Counselor
Office: Success Center, RCC
(706) 379-5178 | Email

Rev. Dr. Adam Daniels, Chaplain
Office: Student Development, RCC
706-379-5166 | Email


Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the federal regulations adopted under the act, prohibit sex discrimination in the employment setting. The regulations define sexual harassment in the workplace as a distinct type of employment discrimination on the basis of sex. In 1980, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidelines defining sexual harassment and stipulating that sexual harassment in the workplace is a violation of Title VII. Employee vs. employee complaints are handled by the Human Resources Office via the provisions of Title VII.