Incidents at California State University - Chico
Total: 7
Incident 9145
Status: Resolved
Person: Vincent Ornelas
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline: Social Work
Outcome Year: 2023
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote: "Chico State suspended a professor for six months after a Title IX investigation in 2023 revealed he sexually harassed colleagues, public records show. According to the Title IX investigation’s conclusions, Associate Professor Vincent Ornelas spoke to colleagues frequently about “boobs,” repeatedly talked about female students failing due to having too much sex"
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Incident 8844
Status: Resolved
Person: Tobin Roye
Role: Faculty
Position: Lecturer
Discipline: Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline: Music
Outcome Year: 2021
Outcome Category:
Quote: "Chico State investigators concluded on April 11 that music lecturer Tobin Roye violated a California State University executive order regarding sexual misconduct, according to a “notice of investigation outcome” letter written by Dylan Saake, assistant vice president for Equal Opportunity and Dispute Resolution."
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Incident 8888
Status: Resolved
Person: David Stachura
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor, Lantis Research Chair
Discipline: Life Sciences
Specific Discipline: Biological Sciences
Outcome Year: 2020
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote: " Prohibited Consensual Relationship Settled. Partial suspension for one semester."
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Incident 8861
Status: Resolved
Person: Milton Lang
Role: Administrator
Position: Vice President of Student Affairs
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Outcome Year: 2019
Outcome Category: No Known Outcome for Respondent
Quote: "At Chico State, Milton Lang, vice president of student affairs, was found to have sexually harassed a female employee “while attending a professional development retreat” in 2019. His discipline was listed only as “violation.” "
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Incident 8886
Status: Resolved
Person: Christopher Marks
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline: Mathematics
Outcome Year: 2019
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote: "Sexual Misconduct Terminated. "
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Incident 8884
Status: Resolved
Person: Art Sanchez
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline: Psychology
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Demoted
Quote: " Settled. Temp. demotion and Letter of Reprimand."
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Incident 8890
Status: Resolved
Person: Michael Regan
Role: Faculty
Position: Visiting Professor
Discipline: Life Sciences
Specific Discipline: Kinesiology
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Resigned
Quote: "Prohibited Consensual Relationship... Gender Harassment... Resigned"
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