The chancellor of the University of Colorado announced on Thursday evening that the school is making two policy changes in the wake of a former assistant football coach being charged with domestic violence-related assault charges.
Joe Tumpkin, a former assistant coach for the CU football team, made his first court appearance on Thursday. He is accused of beating his girlfriend more than 100 times between 2015 and 2016.
Chancellor Phil DiStefano said in a news release that the university is designating Ceal Barry as the direct liaison between athletics and the head of the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance.
Barry is currently the senior associate athletic director for internal operations and senior woman’s administrator. The OIEC is in place to prevent discrimination and harassment, according to the CU website.
DiStefano has also directed the OIEC and the athletics department to develop a plan to strengthen the collaboration and education between the two entities in order to provide regular training and guidance to the athletic director and athletics staff.
In the news release, DiStefano said he apologized to the alleged victim on behalf of the university, head football coach Mike MacIntyre and Athletic Director Rick George. He added that he, MacIntyre and George regret not reporting the alleged abuse to OIEC in a more timely manner.
The university has come under fire because Tumpkin was allowed to coach in the football team’s Dec. 29 bowl game in spite of the allegations against him. Tumpkin was told by CU to resign in January.
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