Equity and Inclusion

• All members of the university community may raise complaints of discrimination and harassment with the OAAEO. The OAAEO provides several options for responding to such complaints:

Inquiry:

Individuals who feel they are being treated unfairly because of a protected status^? or in retaliation for engaging in a protected activity should feel free to come to the OAAEO to talk through the situation and may do so without entering into the complaint process.

Informal:

The process of gathering information either to help establish a suspicion of discrimination or retaliation or to attempt to resolve a disagreement without following a formal complaint process.  

Formal:

The process of investigating a case of alleged discrimination or retaliation and making a determination as to whether or not either has occurred and, where appropriate, providing a resolution to the complaint.

• These options are available to all members of the university community; however some of the specific policies and procedures may vary based on your relationship to the university.  For a detailed description of these options, please follow the relevant navigational link:

Students

Classified Employees

Faculty Employees

• Non-retaliation: An individual may file a complaint alleging retaliation.  Individuals are protected from retaliation for a variety of activities undertaken in good faith such as filing complaints, cooperating with investigations, or engaging in a wide range of speech or whistle-blowing activities.  Please contact the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity with questions about whether particular activities are protected.




• Filing a complaint of discrimination and harassment with the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity does not preclude you from filing with other federal or state agencies.