BUIES CREEK, North Carolina – Campbell University’s Student Life office has named Kellie Slappey Nothstine its Title IX coordinator. She began the position Oct. 5.
“I am excited to have Kellie on our staff to work with the university community in addressing the matters of sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination,” said Dr. Dennis Bazemore, vice president for student life. “She brings very good training and skills in these areas, and she will be an asset in educating our students, faculty and staff and leading the investigations as needed.”
As the Title IX coordinator, Nothstine will provide leadership, coordination and oversight in support of Campbell’s compliance obligations under a variety of federal and state laws, as well as the university’s policy prohibiting discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct and retaliation. Her responsibilities also include coordinating efforts to train and educate students, faculty and staff on sexual assault.
“I am very excited about joining the Campbell community,” Nothstine said. “My husband and I love being a part of such a beautiful campus and all that Campbell has to offer.”
Nothstine completed her law degree and Master of Arts in Cultural and Education Policy from Loyola University Chicago in May 2015.
While attending Loyola, she worked in the U.S. Department of Education’s Law Clerk Office for Civil Rights in Chicago, Illinois. There, she investigated and conducted witness interviews for Title IX cases, racial and gender discrimination issues, and Americans with Disabilities Act accommodation cases.
She also served as a law clerk for the Law Office of Richard J. Wasick, a residential and commercial real estate law firm; a research fellow with the Loyola ChildLaw Legislation Clinic; and a law clerk in the special education division of the Legal Advocacy Center: Jewish Child and Family Services.
Before pursuing a law degree, Nothstine was a legislative assistant at the Raleigh, North Carolina-based John Locke Foundation and a research assistant for the chair of the North Carolina General Assembly’s Education Committee.
A Birmingham, Alabama, native, she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 2009.