Following Diana Ward’s departure as Loyola’s Title IX coordinator, Loyola is now embarking on a nationwide search for both a new Title IX coordinator and a separate director of student conduct, according to Patricia Murret, a university spokesperson.

Citing privacy concerns, Murret said she couldn’t comment on why Ward left Loyola, but that the university is working quickly to find people to fill both positions.

Loyola’s new general counsel, Sharonda Williams, will now function as the university’s interim Title IX coordinator, along with Interim Chief Student Conduct Officer Marquita Morgan-Jones and Alicia Bourque, vice president of Student Affairs who are helping to handle any pending and new Title IX cases.

There are national searches being conducted for each position, and Murret said students should look for an announcement coming soon about a search committee that will include student representatives. Williams will chair the committee.

Murret reminded students that the Title IX and student conduct complaint filing process remains the same. She said students can report any “behaviors of concern” involving Loyola students that they would like to discuss.