Title IX and Gender Equity Committee
Membership: Faculty Athletics Representative, Senior Woman Administrator, 1 male head coach, 1 female head coach, Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President, Vice President and Athletics Director or designee, President Office designee, Chief of Institutional Culture and Title IX Coordinator, Community member, staff senate representative, student representative from athletics, Finance and Administration Representative, Associate General Counsel - ex-officio. The students serving should be diverse in gender and ethnicity.
Description: This committee will serve as an advisory body to the President on issues related to Title IX and gender equity in APSU’s intercollegiate athletics programs; to field requests from campus and the community regarding the addition of sports; to develop an effective method of surveying skills, interests and abilities (the 3rd prong) and annually evaluate those survey results; to routinely monitor and document participation levels of the underrepresented sex sports programs; to conduct an annual review of the gender equity plan; to provide review, direction, and support in the development of plans to enhance gender equity in athletics and compliance with Title IX; and to educate campus on gender equity issues.
(Approver: Vice President for Legal Affairs)
2023-2024 Membership
Name | Area | Department | Service Term |
Niesha Campbell | Senior Woman Administrator | Athletics | Permanent |
Jennifer Thayer | Faculty, Athletics Representative | Accounting, Finance, and Economics | 2023-2026 |
Ross Brown | 1 male head coach | Athletics | 2023-2024 |
Brittany Young, Chair | 1 female head coach | Athletics | 2023-2024 |
Kelsey Mead | SAAC President | Athletics | Permanent |
Gerald Harrison | Athletics Director (or designee) | Athletics | Permanent |
Carol Clark | President’s Office, designee | President’s Office | Permanent |
LaNeeça Williams | Title IX Coordinator | Affirmative Action | Permanent |
Paula Hallett | Community Member | paula.hallett@cdelightband.net | 2023-2024 |
Jessica D'Alimonte | Staff Senate Representative | College of Business | 2023-2024 |
Maggie Keenan | Student Representative from Athletics | Student Representative | 2023-2024 |
Fonda Fields | Finance and Administration Representative | Human Resources | 2023-2024 |
Corey Harkey | Associate General Counsel | Office of Legal Affairs | Permanent |
If you have questions, concerns, or would like more information about the Title IX and Gender Equity Committee, please contact:
Brittany Young, Chair
Email: youngb@apsu.edu