Welcome to the Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability
Mission and goals
The focus of the Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability is preserving individual
rights, ensuring compliance with policy and law, and fostering accountability. Our
overall goal is to provide a respectful, diverse and inclusive university environment.
ORCA will serve as a single point of contact for matters involving Title IX, discrimination,
student behavioral intervention, crisis management and our Student CARE Team.
Quick links
Not sure where to start? Not seeing the option you were looking for? Call us at 907-474-7300
or email uaf-orca@alaska.edu.
ORCA team
ORCA is dedicated and committed to providing quality service and care to the university
community. Meet our team below.
Kaydee Van Flein
Executive Director, Title IX Coordinator & ADA/ Section 504 Coordinator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
34 CFR 106 requires all materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators,
decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process must
have their training materials publicly available on the Title IX website, or must
make these materials available upon request for inspection by members of the public.
To request more information on training, contact Kaydee Van Flein at uaf-tix@alaska.edu.
Supplemental training for all:
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Understanding Sexual Violence
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Assessing Credibility
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Documentation
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Applying Preponderance & Making a Finding
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Questioning
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Role of the Investigator
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Intimate Partner Violence
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Stalking
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Sexual Harassment
NOTE:
UAF's ADA/504 coordinator is responsible for monitoring compliance with Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act and titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities
Act, as well as state civil rights requirements regarding discrimination and harassment
based on disability. The 504 coordinator oversees UAF and the UA system’s prevention
and education efforts; implements the institution's complaint procedures; responds
to reports and complaints; conducts inquiries and investigations; identifies and addresses
patterns; and assesses effects on the campus climate so UAF can address issues that
affect the wider campus community. To report an incident, you can contact the coordinator
directly or submit a discrimination report online.
UAF's Title IX coordinator has primary responsibility for coordinating efforts to
comply with and carry out UA's responsibilities under Title IX, which prohibits sex
discrimination in all the operations of UA, as well as retaliation for the purpose
of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX. The Title IX coordinator
oversees UAF and the UA system's prevention and education efforts; responds to reports
and complaints; conducts inquiries and investigations; identifies and addresses patterns;
and assesses effects on the campus climate so UAF can address issues that affect the
wider campus community. To report an incident, you can contact the coordinator directly
or submit a Title IX report online.
Graeme Abraham
Associate Director of Institutional Compliance
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
34 CFR 106 requires all materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators,
decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process must
have their training materials publicly available on the Title IX website, or must
make these materials available upon request for inspection by members of the public.
To request more information on training, contact Kaydee Van Flein at uaf-tix@alaska.edu.
- ATIXA - Investigation Foundations for Higher Education - March 2024
- ATIXA - Civil Rights Investigator III Training - May 2019
- ATIXA – 2020 Title IX Regulation Implementation Training - June 2020
- Webinar: Grand River Solutions – TIX in Post-Regulatory World – October 2020
- D. Stafford’s – UAF- Clery Act Compliance Training - March 2021
- ATIXA – VAWA Training – March 2022
- UA Safe Training (TIX) – August 2023
Supplemental training for all:
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Understanding Sexual Violence
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Assessing Credibility
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Documentation
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Applying Preponderance & Making a Finding
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Questioning
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Role of the Investigator
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Intimate Partner Violence
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Stalking
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Sexual Harassment
NOTE:
Corbin Sandgren
Associate Director of Student Conduct & CARE
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Jordan Powell
Associate Director Of Civil Rights Investigations
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Julia Aikman
Prevention Coordinator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Nicole Crenshaw
Student CARE & Outreach Coordinator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Joshua Jessup
Office Manager
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Jaime Jones
Student CARE & Conduct Coordinator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Elissa Koyuk
Student CARE & Conduct Coordinator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Caleb Mathews
Investigator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
34 CFR 106 requires all materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators,
decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process must
have their training materials publicly available on the Title IX website, or must
make these materials available upon request for inspection by members of the public.
To request more information on training, contact Kaydee Van Flein at uaf-tix@alaska.edu.
Supplemental training for all:
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Understanding Sexual Violence
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Assessing Credibility
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Documentation
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Applying Preponderance & Making a Finding
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Questioning
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Role of the Investigator
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Intimate Partner Violence
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Stalking
- ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Sexual Harassment
NOTE:
Casey McMillan
Equity & Compliance Coordinator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Heidi Thompson
Investigation and Records Coordinator
Kori Williams
Peer Prevention Educator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
Position vacant
Investigator
3rd floor, Constitution Hall
