Laith Al-Shawaf, Ph.D., is a professor and co-director of undergraduate education in the Department of Psychology at UCCS. He also is director of the Architecture of the Mind Lab. Earlier this year, he was named to the newest cohort of President’s Teaching Scholars. The title honors excellence in and commitment to learning and teaching, as well as active, substantial contributions to scholarly work.
Katie Polidoro’s responsibilities at CU include overseeing the hearing and appeals processes for sexual misconduct cases systemwide, advising on policies and procedures, and assisting Vice President of Compliance and Equity and System Title IX Coordinator Valerie Simons in supporting the campuses’ equity offices, which report to the OERC. Polidoro discusses her approach to a seemingly ever-shifting civil rights landscape, her definition of professional success and the one thing she wants the CU community to know about the OERC.
