Chancellor’s Task Force

Created in April of 2015, the Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence was created to bolster the University’s efforts in sexual violence prevention, education and advocacy services. The task force is made up of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are all dedicated to the cause. The task force is also joined by many peer educators, student organizations, staff and faculty members, and individual students in their commitment. 

We, as the Syracuse University community, must all work together to end sexual and relationship violence. It is our collective responsibility to ensure a safe campus environment for all.

Task Force Charge

  • To review the University’s policies, practices, programs and procedures for preventing and effectively responding to sexual and relationship violence;
  • To keep apprised of federal and state mandates and initiatives;
  • To develop evidence-based recommendations to craft a comprehensive, cohesive and effective prevention and education program that will serve as a national model;
  • To examine and identify new and more effective ways of using technology, social media and other means to better educate the University community about existing services, programs, support systems, enforcement efforts and adjudication results; and
  • Any other matter deemed by the task force to be of our community’s well-being as it relates to the issue of sexual and relationship violence.

Committees

The Chancellor’s Task Force for Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention began working with the Culture of Respect Campus Collective Project, a NASPA initiative in January 2020. After completing the CORE Evaluation Process the Chancellor Task Force divided into six working groups, following the Culture of Respect pillars:

  1. Survivor Support: Looking at medical and supportive services available to survivors. What reporting policies are in place and how accessible resources are.
  2. Clear Policies: Looking at policies, procedures and investigation protocols as well as what services are available for Respondents.
  3. Multitiered Education: Looking at trainings, prevention education and programming that is available on campus for students, staff and faculty.
  4. Public Disclosure: Looking at communications to campus as well as data collection and what information is available. This pillar also looks into compliance with Clery, Title IX and other relevant legislature, such as Enough Is Enough.
  5. Schoolwide Mobilization: Looking into support and collaboration from student organizations, peer education, the structure of the Chancellor’s Task Force and strategies to obtain student feedback. As well as looking into efforts to work with students’ parents and families, alumni and faculty and staff.
  6. Ongoing Assessment: Looking into evaluation or programs, policies and the sexual & relationship violence bi-annual campus survey. Reviewing the methodology being used and how data is utilized.

Task Force Members

The task force is composed of the following members for 2024-25.

  • Sheriah Dixon, Dean of Students, Co-Chair
  • Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Dean, School of Education, Co-Chair
  • Tracy Balduzzi, Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, Graduate School
  • Alhassan Bangura, Student, Representative for the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Ryan Barker, Director of Student Experience, College of Law
  • Lola Bollmann, Student, Representative for the Greek Council, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
  • Carrie Brown, Director, Barnes Center at The Arch Counseling
  • Caitlyn Carroll, Associate Director, Community Standards
  • Nicole Cooter, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Office of Compliance
  • Madeline Cotto Moreno, Student, Student Association Director of Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Awareness and Advocacy, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Shelley Crawford, Associate Director, Student Outreach and Support
  • Tiffany Dennet, Director, Fraternity and Sorority Affairs
  • Kirsten Elleby, Deputy Director, Athletics
  • Virginia Evans, Staff Therapist II and Sexual and Relationship Violence Coordinator, Barnes Center Counseling
  • Janese Fayson, Student, Health Promotion Peer Leader, Martin J. Whitman School of Management
  • Christine Grabowski, Senior Internal Communications Specialist, Marketing and Communications
  • Carrie Ingersoll-Wood, Director, Disability Cultural Center
  • Sheila Johnson-Willis, Chief Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer, Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services
  • Sierra Kaplan, Student, Representative for the Panhellenic Council, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Ambika Krishnakumar, Professor, Human Development and Family Science, David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
  • Missy Mathis-Hanlon, Director, Parent and Family Services
  • Mel Molsberry, Assistant Director of Residence Living, Student Living
  • Dan Morabito, Student, Representative for the Interfraternity Council, Whitman School of Management
  • Kai Murphy, Student, Representative for the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Newhouse School
  • Lutchmie Narine, Professor, Public Health, Falk College
  • Eric Nestor, Director of Apartment and Off-Campus Living, Student Living
  • Breana Nieves Vergara, Assistant Director of Graduate Programs, School of Education
  • Rebecca Ortiz, Associate Professor, Newhouse School
  • Seth Ovadia, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research
  • Christina Percoski, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services
  • Pam Peter, Director and Title IX Coordinator, Student Title IX
  • Grace Pierpont, Student, Representative for the Multicultural Greek Council, Falk College
  • Josh Rich, Director, Community Standards
  • Becky Rose, Assistant Director of Academic and Career Advising, School of Education
  • Katie Scanlon, Director of Student-Athlete Academic Development, Athletics
  • Leslie Skeffington, Assistant Director for Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention, Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion
  • Meriel Stokoe, Program Coordinator, Center for International Services
  • Craig Stone, Associate Vice President and Chief of Campus Safety and Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety
  • Alyssa Sutherland, Student, Health Promotion Peer Leader, Falk College
  • Cory Wallack, Associate Vice President of Student Health and Wellness, Barnes Center at The Arch
  • Veronica Whalen-Jones, Director, Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion
  • William Wolfe, Assistant General Counsel, General Counsel
  • Qingyi Yu, Assistant Director of Health Analytics, Student Experience
  • Jessica Zaccari, Public Safety Officer III, Department of Public Safety

Along with the task force members, there are dozens of additional students, faculty and staff members, and representatives from Vera House who are members of task force work groups.