Track Our Progress

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., is committed to ensuring the actions MSU will take are fully responsive to the steps outlined in the agreements with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“The agreements…further remind us that we failed survivors and our community. Following very thorough reviews, these agreements raise several concerns with university processes and policies. I know the magnitude of our responsibility and am determined MSU will act thoughtfully with our focus on survivors and the safety of our community.”
--President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.

The information below will be updated monthly to track MSU’s progress on the federal requirements. Specific details are available in the compliance scorecards developed by the Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance.

The agreement is the result of a review of the Campus Crime Program. It requires several enhancements MSU will implement to improve Clery Act compliance.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, signed in 1990, is a federal statute requiring colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information. The U.S. Department of Education conducts reviews to evaluate an institution's compliance with the Clery Act requirements.

The review found the university violated Title IX in its handling of the Larry Nassar and William Strampel cases. A letter of findings and resolution agreement lay out actions the university must take.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is responsible for ensuring equal access to education and to promoting educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights. The office oversees the implementation Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance.

MSU was reviewed for compliance with Title IX and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The agreed-upon revisions further enhance the many protection and policy improvements MSU has made since Nassar’s arrest.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights enforces federal civil rights laws, conscience and religious freedom laws, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules and the Patient Safety Act and Rule, which together protect fundamental rights of nondiscrimination, conscience, religious freedom and health information privacy.

Compliance with Federal Reviews as of October 2019

Progress Status Key

                                

Implemented: action completed, no additional reporting requirements.

                               

Submitted: required reporting obligation provided to government agency.

                                

In Progress: action initiated, development/improvement continues.

                               

Not Yet Started: action not initiated but not yet due (or action is contingent on another action).

An oversight committee, reporting directly to President Stanley, is responsible for working with the Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance to make recommendations for completing the federal requirements, coordinating with leadership, monitoring the implementation and providing regular updates to the president. The committee meets weekly to review the compliance scorecards.

 Members of the committee are:

  • Marilyn Tarrant, team chair and associate vice president for the Office of Audit Risk and Compliance
  • Shannon Torres, assistant general counsel
  • David Weismantel, university physician and director of the Student Health Center
  • Rebecca Campbell, chair of the Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Expert Advisory Workgroup, psychology professor and recently appointed special adviser to the president on RVSM issues
  • Andrea Munford, lieutenant with the MSU Police Department’s Center for Trauma-Informed Investigative Excellence, also recently appointed as a special adviser to the president on RVSM issues