Officials with Authority and Mandatory Reporting
Instructions for Faculty Members
These statements cannot be modified—this includes no modifications of the statement title—and they must be placed in at least one of the following places:
- The course syllabus (either in its entirety or as a link to a landing page found here, or
- As an announcement in the LMS, or
- On any other mandatory course material.
Student Accessibility Services Office (SASO) Syllabus Statement
Classroom Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓÆµ (TSU) is committed to providing equitable access to learning opportunities to students with documented disabilities (e.g., mental health, attentional, learning, chronic health, sensory, or physical). For each class/term/semester where a student needs academic adjustments/ accommodations, the qualified student must work with SASO. Contact with the SASO should be made as soon as possible to ensure academic needs are met in a reasonable time. Only the SASO can grant, modify, or withdraw academic adjustments/accommodations.
If you have not yet established services through SASO but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations, you are welcome to contact DRS by using the information listed on the following webpage: /students-services/departments/disability-services/register-with-the-ods. The SASO office offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities and/or temporary health conditions qualifying for accommodations/academic adjustments. Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you, your faculty, and SASO. Only those academic adjustments/reasonable accommodations granted by the SASO are recognized by TSU. TSU's policy and practice is to create an inclusive and accessible learning environment consistent with federal and state law.
Title IX/Pregnant and Parenting Students Syllabus Statement
Addressing Incidents of Title IX Sexual Harassment
In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓÆµ (TSU) prohibits unlawful sexual harassment against any participant in its education programs or activities. Title IX requires schools to take steps to prevent and remedy sexual harassment, hostile environment, including sexual violence, gender-based harassment, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. This prohibition against sexual harassment - including sexual violence - applies to TSU students, employees, and visitors to campus.
TSU’s policy is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of sexual violence, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct or communications constituting sexual harassment as prohibited by state and federal law. Incidents of Sexual Misconduct should be reported to the Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy. Reports of alleged Title IX violations may be made by visiting: . Reports may also be made directly through email to TitleIX@TSU.edu.
Pregnant and parenting students should expect to obtain reasonable academic adjustments/ accommodations based on
their pregnant and parenting status to maintain access to the educational environment.
These students should work with the Title IX Coordinator for appropriate academic
adjustments/accommodations. TSU cannot grant retroactive adjustments, so reaching
out early with requests is important. Discrimination against pregnant and parenting
students is also prohibited under Title IX. For more pregnant and parenting information,
please visit the Title IX webpage found at: /about/administration/office-of-compliance/title-ix/