VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Any person having inquiries concerning VCOM’s compliance with the regulations implementing Section 504, is directed to contact the Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success, who also serves as the Section 504 Campus Coordinator for Students at: Auburn Campus

Carolinas Campus Kylee Ousley, MEd 350 Howard Street Spartanburg, SC 29303 Phone: 864-327-9996 Virginia Campus Kenna Colley, EdD 2265 Kraft Dr. Blacksburg, VA 24060 Phone: 540-231-3725

Kathy Friedenreich, MEd 910 South Donahue Drive Auburn, Alabama 36832 Phone: 334-442-4061 Louisiana Campus Jana Carlson, EdD 4408 Bon Aire Drive Monroe, Louisiana 71203 Phone: 318-342-7179

VCOM’s Human Resources Department also serves as VCOM’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Office. To promote college-wide diversity and inclusion, each campus also has a Director for Diversity and Inclusion and a Diversity and Inclusion Committee, with membership from the faculty, staff, and students. A College-wide Diversity and Inclusion Committee also exists with membership from the faculty, staff, and students from all campuses. The VCOM Campus Diversity and Inclusion Committees and the College-Wide Diversity and Inclusion Committee are charged to recognize diversity and inclusion as an essential component of health, to promote equity and fairness on our campus, and to engage our faculty, staff, and students in a manner that all feel engaged, valued, and productive. As an osteopathic medical school, the committees also support the need to address health disparities as they relate to diverse populations that become disadvantaged. The committees’ charge goes beyond addressing areas of concern on campus and encompasses a culture of inclusion in serving our communities and patients, engaging our faculty, students, and staff to recognize these needs, and to advocate for equal access to quality healthcare. As VCOM campuses are in four states, which have varying laws related to DEI, the above structure allows VCOM to offer DEI support in a meaningful way while also adhering to the laws of each state.

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