Responsibility for Administration of Policy

The University’s Title IX Coordinator shall be responsible for administration of this policy for all allegations of Sex-Based Misconduct (as defined below), including, but not necessarily limited to, complaints of Title IX Sexual Harassment. This includes complaints involving allegations of other forms of conduct prohibited by this Policy which also involve, relate to or impact allegations of Sex-Based Misconduct. All reports involving Sex-Based Misconduct shall be made or referred to the Title IX Coordinator.

The Office of Human Resources shall be responsible for the administration of this Policy for all allegations of illegal harassment or discrimination involving employees in the course and scope of their employment or applicants for employment except for complaints of Sex-Based Misconduct, which are the purview of the Title IX Coordinator, including complaints which involve, either in whole or in part, complaints of Title IX Sexual Harassment. This includes employees or applicants for employment who are also students of the University. All reports of violations of this Policy, other than Sex-Based Misconduct or Title IX Sexual Harassment, involving employees shall be made or referred to the highest-level administrator in the Office of Human Resources.

The Department of Student Development shall be responsible for administration of this policy for all allegations of illegal harassment or discrimination involving students who are not also employees or applicants for employment, with the following exceptions: complaints which involve, either in whole or in part, Sex-Based Misconduct or Title IX Sexual Harassment, as such complaints are the purview of the Title IX Coordinator. All reports of violations of this Policy, other than Sex-Based Misconduct or Title IX Sexual Harassment, involving only students who are not employees shall be made or referred to the highest-level administrator in the Department of Student Development.