| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.94 |
| Liaison | Robin Frederick |
| Submission Date | July 21, 2022 |
Indiana University Southeast
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.33 / 2.00 |
Robin
Frederick Coordinator of STARS Assessment Administrative Affairs |
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Local advocacy
No
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:
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Regional advocacy
Yes
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie released a statement in support of the Governor's call for a hate crime law in 2019:
https://news.iu.edu/stories/2019/01/iu/releases/16-president-mcrobbie-statement-hate-crimes-law.html
LGBTQ+ and Title IX:
In August 2020, IU’s sexual misconduct policy was revised:
The University Director of Institutional Equity who serves as IU’s Title IX coordinator stated the following:
“When the U.S. Department of Education released the new Title IX regulations in May 2020- we started working with a number of people across the university, including students and faculty, to revise our existing policy to meet the new law's Aug. 14 compliance date. We revised and renamed UA-03: Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct as an interim policy for this academic year." In addition to ensuring the interim policy meets the new regulations for Title IX-specific cases, we also made sure other procedures remain in place to address sexual misconduct not covered under Title IX, as well as to incorporate procedures for responding to all complaints of discrimination and harassment based on the protected classes set forth in IU's non-discrimination state:
https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-03-discrimination-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/index.html
Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-01-equal-opportunity-affirmative-action/index.html
Learning what’s changing with IU’s Title IX policy
https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/08/iu/inside/26-new-title-ix-regulations.html
IU Grand Challenge_Response to OPIOD Crisis in Indiana:
https://addictions.iu.edu/
IU Grand Challenge_Prepared for Environmental Change:
https://eri.iu.edu/
https://news.iu.edu/stories/2019/01/iu/releases/16-president-mcrobbie-statement-hate-crimes-law.html
LGBTQ+ and Title IX:
In August 2020, IU’s sexual misconduct policy was revised:
The University Director of Institutional Equity who serves as IU’s Title IX coordinator stated the following:
“When the U.S. Department of Education released the new Title IX regulations in May 2020- we started working with a number of people across the university, including students and faculty, to revise our existing policy to meet the new law's Aug. 14 compliance date. We revised and renamed UA-03: Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct as an interim policy for this academic year." In addition to ensuring the interim policy meets the new regulations for Title IX-specific cases, we also made sure other procedures remain in place to address sexual misconduct not covered under Title IX, as well as to incorporate procedures for responding to all complaints of discrimination and harassment based on the protected classes set forth in IU's non-discrimination state:
https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-03-discrimination-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/index.html
Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-01-equal-opportunity-affirmative-action/index.html
Learning what’s changing with IU’s Title IX policy
https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/08/iu/inside/26-new-title-ix-regulations.html
IU Grand Challenge_Response to OPIOD Crisis in Indiana:
https://addictions.iu.edu/
IU Grand Challenge_Prepared for Environmental Change:
https://eri.iu.edu/
National advocacy
Yes
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:
Immigration and DACA:
Former President McRobbie (retired in 2021) was very vocal about the Federal Government's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. In 2020, President Michael A. McRobbie issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling today blocking the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
"Indiana University applauds the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to block termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children from deportation. We will work within the bounds of the law to support you in the pursuit of your dreams, and, as expressed on our comprehensive DACA @ IU website, we will continue to vigorously investigate and refer for prosecution anyone who threatens, intimidates, or harasses any member of our community. And we will continue and intensify IU's long-standing advocacy for expanded access to higher education for all IU students living in the U.S."
IU applauds Supreme Court ruling on DACA program:
https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/06/iu/releases/18-supreme-court-daca-ruling-statement.html
https://daca.iu.edu/about/index.html
IU Government Relations:
IU Government Relations oversees all activity, support, and involvement of IU in all political engagement. IU has been represented in Washington, DC in support of various Higher Education and Public Policy and Health Initiatives at the National Level.
https://gov.iu.edu/federal/iu-leadership.html
Former President McRobbie (retired in 2021) was very vocal about the Federal Government's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. In 2020, President Michael A. McRobbie issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling today blocking the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
"Indiana University applauds the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to block termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children from deportation. We will work within the bounds of the law to support you in the pursuit of your dreams, and, as expressed on our comprehensive DACA @ IU website, we will continue to vigorously investigate and refer for prosecution anyone who threatens, intimidates, or harasses any member of our community. And we will continue and intensify IU's long-standing advocacy for expanded access to higher education for all IU students living in the U.S."
IU applauds Supreme Court ruling on DACA program:
https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/06/iu/releases/18-supreme-court-daca-ruling-statement.html
https://daca.iu.edu/about/index.html
IU Government Relations:
IU Government Relations oversees all activity, support, and involvement of IU in all political engagement. IU has been represented in Washington, DC in support of various Higher Education and Public Policy and Health Initiatives at the National Level.
https://gov.iu.edu/federal/iu-leadership.html
International advocacy
No
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:
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Optional Fields
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None
A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data for this credit was retrieved from the following sites:
IU applauds Supreme Court ruling on DACA program https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/06/iu/releases/18-supreme-court-daca-ruling-statement.html
https://daca.iu.edu/about/index.html
Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-01-equal-opportunity-affirmative-action/index.html
Learning what’s changing with IU’s Title IX policy https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/08/iu/inside/26-new-title-ix-regulations.html
https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-01-equal-opportunity-affirmative-action/index.html
IU Government Relations
https://gov.iu.edu/federal/iu-leadership.html
IU applauds Supreme Court ruling on DACA program https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/06/iu/releases/18-supreme-court-daca-ruling-statement.html
https://daca.iu.edu/about/index.html
Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-01-equal-opportunity-affirmative-action/index.html
Learning what’s changing with IU’s Title IX policy https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/08/iu/inside/26-new-title-ix-regulations.html
https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-01-equal-opportunity-affirmative-action/index.html
IU Government Relations
https://gov.iu.edu/federal/iu-leadership.html
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