Title IX
Caltech Athletics is committed to preventing all sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, relationship violence, and stalking, as well as unlawful discrimination and harassment, including discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. You can learn a great deal about your rights and options under Caltech’s sex- and gender-based misconduct and non-discrimination policies and procedures on the Equity and Title IX Office website: equity.caltech.edu. The policies and procedures are located under the Resources tab of the Equity Office website.
You can report a concern to the Office, including anonymously, using the Report a Concern form located right on the Home Page of the Equity office website: Report a Concern (office.com). The types of sex-based discrimination that are strictly prohibited by Caltech and Title IX include the following:
- Sexual harassment and sexual violence, including sexual assault that occurs in connection with Caltech academic, athletic, extracurricular, or Institute programs, regardless of the location.
- Failure to provide equitable opportunities for students or employees on the basis of sex or sexual orientation.
- Lack of athletic opportunities for women
- Discriminatory actions regarding gender, gender expression, and gender identity
The department of athletics strives to provide a first-class educational experience for our student athletes, coaches, opponents, visitors, and community members. Our highest priority is to maintain a paramount of safety, fairness, and equity within our athletic and recreation programs. If you need assistance or have questions regarding the environment of our athletic facilities, the actions of an employee or student, or need to report a Title IX violation incident, please contact a coach, administrator, building supervisor, or security (x5000). The staff directory can be found here.
The Department of Athletic, Physical Education and Recreation is an integrated partner on campus that collaborates closely with Title IX coordinator in programming, education, and prevention, and response. Any student, faculty or staff member with a question or concern about Title IX compliance at Caltech is encouraged to speak with Hima Vatti, Title IX Coordinator at hvatti@caltech.edu or 626-395-3132.
Any coeducational institution of higher education that participates in Title IV, the federal student aid program, and has an intercollegiate athletic program, must comply with the EADA by preparing an annual report officially called The Report of Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data; more commonly called the EADA Report.
The requirements for reporting include two elements. First; a report must be made available to students, prospective students, and the public by October 15th of each year. Second; the data must be reported on-line within 15 days of making it available to the public. This data is submitted on-line to the Secretary of Education after which it is migrated to the Office of Post Secondary Education (OPE) public website at http://ope.ed.gov/athletics.
This report is made available to fulfill the first element of making the data available publicly. It contains elements which are in addition to those required by the on-line survey submission. You are encouraged to visit the OPE public site after October 30th to view the on-line report or view the PDF of the online survey through the following link: Caltech EADA Reports Page.
