A Message from President Harroz – Office of Institutional Equity Update

Dear OU Community,

I am pleased to announce that, pending final approval by the OU Board of Regents, Marci Gracey will serve as our new Associate Vice President and Institutional Equity Officer, effective October 5. In recent months, Marci has provided steady leadership in the university’s Office of Institutional Equity in an interim capacity, and we are confident that she will continue to offer her expertise and dedication as she steps into this permanent role.

As Associate Vice President and Institutional Equity Officer, Marci will lead efforts to promote an equitable and safe educational and workplace environment at OU. In this Executive Officer-level position, she will oversee the Institutional Equity Office, which is responsible for guiding the OU community in preventing and addressing all forms of protected class harassment, discrimination, and sexual misconduct.

For the past three years, Marci has been an integral part of OU’s Office of Legal Counsel. She possesses a wealth of knowledge and legal acumen spanning a wide range of areas, including anti-discrimination law, employee relations, and student conduct. In the last two years, she has obtained three certifications from the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), the nation’s leading membership organization for Title IX professionals. In her interim role in the Institutional Equity Office, she has been instrumental in helping the university navigate updates to federal Title IX regulations to ensure compliance.

Marci began her career with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, where she held various roles, ultimately serving as Deputy Director. At DHS, her responsibilities included resolving complex employee relations issues, reviewing child welfare investigations and casework, and resolving grievances filed by employees and agency customers.

Prior to earning her Juris Doctorate from the OU College of Law, Marci earned a Master of Arts in History from Oklahoma State University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from East Central University. Please join me in extending our congratulations to Marci on her new appointment.