Filing a Formal Complaint

A formal complaint may be filed by anyone (student, employee, applicant, and all other members of the University community) in person, by mail, online, or by electronic mail with the Director of Equal Opportunity and Investigations or Title IX Coordinator using the contact information listed under the Title IX Coordinators section below. A formal complaint means a document that contains the Complainant's physical or digital signature, or otherwise indicates that the Complainant is the person filing the formal complaint. The formal complaint should include the date(s) of the alleged incident(s), the name of the Respondent, and should describe the circumstances of the incident(s), where known.

To file a report click here. 

Third Parties

If the respondent is a third party, the University’s ability to take action may be limited and is determined by the content of the prohibited conduct and the nature of the relationship of the third party to the University. The Title IX Coordinator and/or Director of Equal Opportunity and Investigations will determine the appropriate manner of resolution, which may include referral to area law enforcement, restriction from access to campus or University activities, or referral to the Title IX Coordinator of the third party's home school.

Although, third parties do not have the same standing in the University’s internal process as members of the University community, they may report prohibited harassment and discrimination to the Director of Equal Opportunity and Investigations, Dawn White.

"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..."  20 U.S.C. § 1681

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs operated by institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Programs and activities which may be included are: admissions, recruitment, financial aid, academic programs, athletics, housing and employment.

The Title IX Coordinators are responsible for coordinating the University's compliance with the responsibilities under Title IX. Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Being available to meet with students who believe sexual harassment or assault has occurred
• Ensuring that complaints are handled in accordance with established practices and standards
• Personally investigating the incident or overseeing the investigation

University employees, third parties, and students who believe they or others have been subjected to harassment, discrimination and/or sexual harassment by a University employee or third party, please contact:

Dawn White, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Interim Director of Equal Opportunity and Investigations
DeMille Hall 140
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
Office of Human Resources
Tel: (714) 997-6686
Fax: (714) 997-6901
Email: dawhite@chapman.edu

University employees, third parties, and students who believe they or others have been subjected to harassment, discrimination and/or sexual harassment by a University student, please contact:

Colleen Wood, Title IX Coordinator
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
and Associate Dean of Students
Argyros Forum 302A
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
Dean of Students Office
Tel: (714) 532-6056
Email: cwood@chapman.edu

Regardless of the alleged status of the harasser students should feel free to report violations of Title IX to any of the above individuals for investigation.

The University will not tolerate retaliation against any individual who files a complaint under Title IX or who participates in an investigation of a complaint.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is the division of the federal government charged with enforcing compliance with Title IX. Please visit the Office of Civil Rights for more information.