Incidents at California Polytechnic State University
Total: 4
Incident 8999
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Arthur White
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Director of Jazz Studies
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
Music
Outcome Year:
2023
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"Cal Poly’s director of jazz studies left the university this spring after a student filed a sexual harassment complaint against him."
"Arthur White, who was hired in August as an associate dean at his alma mater, Emporia State University in Kansas, is being investigated by Cal Poly’s Civil Rights and Compliance Office under Title IX"
"Spokesman Matt Lazier said he resigned from his position at the university on June 22 after being employed there since 2018."
"Arthur White, who was hired in August as an associate dean at his alma mater, Emporia State University in Kansas, is being investigated by Cal Poly’s Civil Rights and Compliance Office under Title IX"
"Spokesman Matt Lazier said he resigned from his position at the university on June 22 after being employed there since 2018."
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Incident 7255
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Jason Williams
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences, Psychology
Specific Discipline:
Psychology
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Criminal Plea / Conviction
Quote:
"Cal Poly psychology and child development professor Jason Williams was sentenced to five years of probation and fined $221 for using his cell phone to take photos up a colleague’s skirt in May 2018."
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Incident 7254
Status:
Resolved
Person:
William Ausmus
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Lecturer
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Communication Studies
Specific Discipline:
Communication Studies
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"On July 23, 2016, the lawsuit claims, California State University administration conducted an independent investigation into Pederson's allegations and ruled that Ausmus violated school policy in Pederson's case and "found a prior history of similar acts of harassment and abuse.""
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Incident 7256
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Shaun Kelly
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Engineering, Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
Specific Discipline:
Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
Outcome Year:
2013
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
Indecent exposure in library; resigned before dismissal
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