Responding to Sexual Assault on International University Campuses: Case Study & Best Practices International Educators of Illinois 2020 Annual Conference Illinois Wesleyan University March 13, 2020 Diego Quiroga Universidad San Francisco de Quito-USFQ Vice President of Research & International Programs Patrick Mathis Title IX Solutions, LLC Co-Founder & Managing Member patrick@titleixsolutions.com Alexandra Velasco Universidad San Francisco de Quito-USFQ Director, Strategic Partners & Innovation for Internationalization avelasco@usfq.edu.ec Tom Denton Title IX Solutions, LLC Co-founder & Director of Investigations tom@titleixsolutions.com https://titleixsolutions.com/ Priscila Baez Universidad San Francisco de Quito-USFQ Coordinator, Galapagos Semester Program pbaezb@usfq.edu.ec https://www.usfq.edu.ec/opi/Paginas/default.aspx Presentation Overview I Welcome & Overview—Patrick Mathis © 2020 TITLE IX SOLUTIONS, LLC II Universidad San Francisco de Quito-USFQ Office of International Programs’ efforts to improve institutional response to incidents of sexual harassment and assault—Diego Quiroga/Alexandra Velasco a Motivations for change b Strategy for updating campus policy c Importance of creating a support system for international students III Best practices for addressing sexual assault abroad—Patrick Mathis a Background of sexual assault abroad b Concerns for U.S schools c Concerns for International schools d U.S School policy e International schools f Coordination between U.S and International Schools g Coordination within U.S schools—Study Abroad & Title IX Offices IV Case Study: USFQ Office of International Programs (OPI)—Priscila Baez a USFQ OPI introduction b Bridging the gap between U.S policies and USFQ practices c Current Solution & Ongoing Efforts i Sharing the policy with international students ii Ongoing orientation iii Student Wellness Advisor iv First Responders training for USFQ faculty and staff d Conversations with international universities V Approaching investigations on an international university campus—Tom Denton a First Responders Training in Quito b Investigating an incident in Ecuador c Reasons for and against conducting an international investigation © 2020 TITLE IX SOLUTIONS, LLC VI Q & A—Tom, Patrick, and Priscila © 2020 TITLE IX SOLUTIONS, LLC