Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was the first comprehensive federal law to prohibit sex discrimination against students and employees of educational institutions. It is one of several federal and state antidiscrimination laws that define and ensure equality in education. The regulations implementing Title IX, published in 1975, prohibit discrimination, exclusion, denial, limitation, or separation based on gender.

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance ...

20 U.S.C. § 1681

Contact Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Title IX

UNCSA’s Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Title IX oversees the school’s centralized review, investigation, and resolution of reports of sexual harassment, sexual violence and relationship violence. The Director also oversees the school’s overall compliance with Title IX. 

The Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Title IX is supported by the Title IX Advisory team. Members of this team include the Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Title IX, Title IX Deputy Coordinators, and the Chief of Campus Safety.

Inquires or complaints concerning Title IX may be referred to the Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Title IX and/or the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

UNCSA Chief Compliance Officer & Director of Title IX

Valerie Thelen
Chief Compliance Officer & Director of Title IX
1533 S. Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27127

Email: thelenv@uncsa.edu
Phone: 336-932-3917

Office: UNCSA Library, Room 3209

Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights

Sam Nunn
Atlanta Federal Center
Suite 1670
61 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909

Phone: 800-368-1019

Clery Reports

Safety Report and Clery Information

As required by the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the Clery reports will inform you about the University’s methods for reporting crime, support and assistance available to crime survivors, policies relating to crime and campus emergencies, and crime statistics for the last three years.