Equal Opportunity and Title IX Education

Online Modules

Retaliation and Protected Activity

ECU’s Notice of Nondiscrimination Policy prohibits retaliation. We hope you will review our new online module entitled, “Retaliation and Protected Activity” which can be found on Cornerstone. This module will provide you with an enhanced understanding of retaliation, the protections afforded under ECU’s policies, how to report concerns of retaliation, and the resources available for our students, staff, and faculty.

You can register for this educational program through Cornerstone.

EEO Compliance and Hiring Best Practice Training in SHRA/CSS/DMSS and EHRA Recruitment and Selection

Individuals serving on EHRA search committees are required to complete this educational module every two years, and it is recommended that individuals severing on SHRA/CSS/DMSS committees complete this course as well. This module is available for ECU employees through the Department for People Operations, Success, and Opportunity (POSO). If you have a student or a non-ECU search committee member, please contact the Department for POSO by email.

To request this search committee training, please contact the Department for POSO by email.

Face-to-Face Offerings

In an effort to foster an academic environment that helps all people realize their potential, we offer education and programming to the campus community. Our unit provides training to all University employees, including student employees, on various topics such as prohibited harassment and discrimination, recruitment compliance, and other equal opportunity best practices.

You can register for our face-to-face educational programs through Cornerstone.

Title IX: Responsible? Who, me?

The goal of this training is to educate the ECU community about the requirements and expectations of a Responsible Employee under Title IX.

Understanding Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace

The goal of this training is to educate employees on how to understand and apply employment discrimination and harassment laws. This 2-hour training introduces many of the basic harassment and discrimination concepts, which includes education about Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws, Protected Classes, workplace discrimination and harassment.

Protected Classes: Defined

The goal of this training is to educate university employees about discrimination and harassment issues related to the protected classes defined in East Carolina University policies. These trainings introduce the basic concepts of the Protected Classes at the federal, state and university levels. The trainings also explain how workplace discrimination and harassment can apply to each Protected Class. The request of this session is unique as it may be catered to suit the needs of any particular group by including in-depth explanations of the Protected Classes that need attention.

To request any of these face-to-face offerings, please contact the Department for POSO by email.

NCFDD

With our institutional membership, all faculty, postdocs, and graduate students at ECU have access to NCFDD, which is a national faculty development center dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers.