About Us
Vision
USU sees an environment in which every individual has an opportunity to learn, work and contribute, and where full inclusion and respect for all people encourages creativity and productivity. The result will be students, faculty and staff working together, serving and strengthening our local, national and global communities.
Mission
We institutionalize affirmative action/equal opportunity concepts and actions into everyday operations and activities:
- Advising and assisting the USU community in ensuring an equal opportunity environment, free of illegal discrimination and harassment (including sexual harassment).
- Assisting with efforts to create a gender and ethnically diverse community of students, faculty and staff, in order to redress imbalances and enrich the university experience.
Annual Report
The annual report outlines the Office of Equity’s sexual misconduct and discrimination prevention and response efforts for August 2022-July 2023.
Volunteer and Intern With Us
The Office of Equity’s prevention and investigation/response teams have ongoing opportunities for students and employees to volunteer and intern. Learn more about how to get involved below.
Investigation/Response Team
- Externships
- Help with policy and procedure, investigatory work, and educational materials
- Current law school students only
- Remote work allowed
- Contact titleix@usu.edu for more information
- Process advisors
- In an effort to ensure an equitable process for both claimants and respondents, the process advisor will serve in a neutral capacity and educate and explain University policy and procedures to the party related to the Office of Equity grievance process. The process advisor will ask questions on behalf of the party at the live hearing.
- Current USU graduate students and employees only, all USU campuses
- Remote work allowed
- Contact titleix@usu.edu for more information
Prevention Team
- Internships and volunteering
- For-credit and not-for-credit opportunities available
- Undergraduate and graduate students only, all USU campuses
- Remote work allowed
- Review current prevention team internship opportunities
- Contact prevention@usu.edu for more information
- Peer educator team
- Facilitate required incoming undergraduate student sexual misconduct prevention trainings at Logan campus
- Contact prevention@usu.edu for more information
Office of Equity Staff Members