G-28-0 Nondiscrimination, Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Introduction

Revised: 12/18/2025

To affirm its commitment to promoting a safe and healthy environment for students, employees and guests, and ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, COCC developed policies and procedures that provide a prompt, fair and equitable process for addressing allegations of discrimination or sexual misconduct.

The goal of the following policies is to extend equal opportunity for employment, admission, and participation in the College’s programs, services, and activities to all persons.

Reporting Contact Information

Any person who believes they have experienced any form of discrimination, harassment or retaliation by a College employee, representative, student, or community member is encouraged to address those concerns by reporting it via the College’s incident report system or talking with the any of the individuals listed below. These individuals have primary responsibility for coordinating COCC’s efforts related to investigation, resolution, and implementation of corrective actions.

Discrimination, Title IX, or sexual misconduct when a student is involved: Alicia Moore, Vice President of Student Affairs/Title IX Coordinator
amoore@cocc.edu or 541-383-7244
Discrimination, Title IX, or sexual misconduct when a student is involved: Jeremy Abbey, Care and Conduct Coordinator/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
jabbey@cocc.edu or 541-383-7525
Discrimination, Title IX, or sexual misconduct when an employee is involved: Laura Boehme, Vice President for People and Technology
lboehme@cocc.edu or 541-383-7219

In addition to the above, individuals are welcome to contact Campus Safety to file a report: 2600 NW College Way, Boyle Education Center, Room 161, Bend, OR, 97703, publicsafety@cocc.edu, or 541-383-7272.

When brought to the attention of the appropriate parties, any such actions will be promptly and equitably responded to according to the process outlined in COCC’s general procedures section N-1 (nondiscrimination), N-2 (Sexual Misconduct) and N-3 (Title IX).

External inquiries may be made to:

Oregon Resources

Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310
ccwd.info@state.or.us or 503-947-2401

Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Civil Rights Division
800 NE Oregon St.
Suite 1045
Portland, OR 97232
crdemail@boli.state.or.us or 971-673-0764

Federal Resources

Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Customer Service Hotline: (800) 421-3481
TDD: (877) 521-2172
OCR@ed.gov
Complaint form: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Federal Office Building
909 First Avenue
Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98104-1061
(800) 669-4000
TTY: (800) 669-6820
ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5