The parties may be accompanied by their Title IX Advisor in all meetings and interviews at which the party is entitled to be present. Title IX Advisors should help the parties prepare for the meetings and interviews. Title IX Advisors are expected to advise ethically and with integrity (i.e., not permitting a party to lie or to present false evidence).
TSU cannot guarantee equal Title IX advisory experiences, meaning that if one party hires an attorney to serve as their Title IX Advisor and the other party does not hire an attorney, TSU is not obligated to provide an attorney Advisor for the other party. Also, if one party selects a Title IX Advisor from TSU’s list of Title IX Advisors and the other party selects a family member as an Advisor, the TSU Title IX Advisor would have received training in order to serve in this capacity while the family member Advisor would not have received such training. TSU is not obligated to train the family member Advisor.
All Title IX Advisors are subject to the same TSU policies and procedures, whether they are attorneys or not. Title IX Advisors are expected to advise without disrupting proceedings. Title IX Advisors should not address TSU officials in a meeting or interview unless they are permitted to do so by the investigators—for instance to ask procedural questions. Title IX Advisors are not permitted to make presentations or opening/closing statements during any meeting or proceeding (including during a hearing). Title IX Advisors are also prohibited from speaking on behalf of the advisee to the Investigator(s) or the Decision-maker (at a hearing), except during the cross-examination at the hearing.
Although the Title IX Advisor generally may not speak on behalf of their advisee, the Title IX Advisor may consult with their advisee, either privately as needed, or by conferring or passing notes during any resolution process meeting or interview. For longer or more involved discussions, the parties and their Title IX Advisors should ask for breaks to allow for private consultation.
