Title IX Coordinators
Office of Human Resources
Location:
Dwight Hall Room 207
Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 508-626-4530
Fax: 508-626-4581
Mailing Address:
Office of Human Resources
Framingham State University
100 State Street, P.O. Box 9101
Framingham, MA 01701
Sexual Discrimination, Harassment and Assault: FSU’s Title IX Coordinators
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. It reads, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Title IX of the Education Act Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulation of 34 C.F.R. Part 106. While it is often thought of as a law that applies to athletics programs, Title IX is much broader and includes discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Listed below are the staff members who have primary responsibity for Title IX compliance and with whom complaints of sexual harassment, sex discrimination, sexual assault and gender equity may be filed:
Title IX Coordinator
for Student Issues
Melinda Stoops
Dean of Students
Suite 504 Floor, D. Justin McCarthy
Center
100 State Street
Framingham, MA 01701
mstoops@framingham.edu
508 626-4596
Title IX
Coordinator for Faculty, Staff, Contractor Employees and Visitor Issues
Erin Nechipurenko
Director of
Human Resources
Room 207, Dwight hall
100 State Street
Framingham, MA 01701
enechipurenko@framingham.edu
508 626-4987
Title IX
Coordinator for Athletics
Carey Eggen
Associate Director of
Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator
2nd Floor, Athletic
Center
ceggen@framingham.edu
508 626-4565
Additional
Resources for Sexual Assault
To file a complaint of
sexual assault, you may contact one of the offices above, depending on whom the
complaint is against (faculty/staff, visitor or student). You may also contact:
University Police
D. Justin McCarthy Center
100 State Street
Framingham, MA 01701
508-626-4911
Title IX Compliance
Team
The Title IX
Compliance team is comprised of administrators from student affairs, human
resources and legal affairs, University police and academic affairs. The team meets monthly to review any pending
Title IX complaints, adherence to policy and training initiatives. Members of the team include:
Glenn Cochran, Associate
Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life & Judicial Affairs
Rita Colucci, Chief of
Staff and General Counsel
Susanne Conley, Vice
President for Enrollment and Student Development
Carey Eggen, Associate
Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator
Brad Medeiros, Chief
of Police
Erin Nechipurenko,
Director of Human Resources
Melinda Stoops, Dean
of Students
Linda Vaden-Goad, Vice
President of Academic Affairs
