Welcome to the Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability

Mission and goals

The focus of the Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability is preserving individual rights, ensuring compliance with policy and law, and fostering accountability. Our overall goal is to provide a respectful and welcoming university environment. ORCA will serve as a single point of contact for matters involving Title IX, discrimination, student behavioral intervention, crisis management and our Student CARE Team.

Quick links

Report a discrimination concern

Report a Title IX concern

Report Sexual Misconduct in a UAF Program or Activity

Report Sexual Misconduct on the R/V Sikuliaq

Report an academic integrity concern

Report an academic concern

Report a student welfare / behavior concern

Report a crime (Clery Act)

Request student assistance

Request an accommodation

Not sure where to start? Not seeing the option you were looking for? Call us at 907-474-7300 or email uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

ORCA team

ORCA is dedicated and committed to providing quality service and care to the university community. Meet our team below.

Kaydee Van Flein

Executive Director, Title IX Coordinator & ADA/ Section 504 Coordinator

kmiller20@alaska.edu | 907-474-7599

3rd floor, Constitution Hall

Learn more about Kaydee Van Flein

34 CFR 106 requires all materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process must have their training materials publicly available on the Title IX website, or must make these materials available upon request for inspection by members of the public. To request more information on training, contact Kaydee Van Flein at uaf-tix@alaska.edu.

NACUA - The Title IX Evolution: Navigating the Expanded Terrain - May 2024
ATIXA - An Overview Webinar for the 2024 Title IX Regulations - April 2024
ATIXA - Investigation Foundations for Higher Education - March 2024
NELI - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Webinar - June 2023
NASPA - Title IX Certification Program: Coordinators Track - May 2023
NASPA - Title IX Certification Program: Coordinators Track - March 2023
D. Stafford’s – UAF- Clery Act Compliance Training - March 2021
Webinar: Grand River Solutions – TIX in Post-Regulatory World – October 2020
UA Safe Training (Title IX) – Annually (August)

Supplemental training for all:

ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Understanding Sexual Violence
ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Assessing Credibility
ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Documentation
ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Applying Preponderance & Making a Finding
ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Questioning
ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Role of the Investigator
ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Intimate Partner Violence
ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Stalking
ATIXA 20 Minutes to Trained: Sexual Harassment

NOTE:

See all ATIXA training listed above.
Decision-maker training is overseen and posted by UA Equity and Compliance.

ADA/504 Coordinator responsibilities

UAF's ADA/504 coordinator is responsible for monitoring compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as state civil rights requirements regarding discrimination and harassment based on disability. The 504 coordinator oversees UAF and the UA system’s prevention and education efforts; implements the institution's complaint procedures; responds to reports and complaints; conducts inquiries and investigations; identifies and addresses patterns; and assesses effects on the campus climate so UAF can address issues that affect the wider campus community. To report an incident, you can contact the coordinator directly or submit a discrimination report online.

Title IX Coordinator responsibilities

UAF's Title IX coordinator has primary responsibility for coordinating efforts to comply with and carry out UA's responsibilities under Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in all the operations of UA, as well as retaliation for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX. The Title IX coordinator oversees UAF and the UA system's prevention and education efforts; responds to reports and complaints; conducts inquiries and investigations; identifies and addresses patterns; and assesses effects on the campus climate so UAF can address issues that affect the wider campus community. To report an incident, you can contact the coordinator directly or submit a Title IX report online.