Handbook Flip Book Update November 2016

on and off campus that will be helpful. Please do not hesitate to request this information at any

time. It is important to talk to someone if you experience or witness a bias incident or hate crime

Filing an Internal Complaint

Please follow the following procedures if you would like to file a complaint regarding

discriminatory behavior. If you have experienced discrimination or harassment and you do not

know who perpetrated the conduct, please consult your Dean of Students Office or, if you are an

employee, the Human Resources Office.

For a complaint about a CAS or SBS student, please refer to the Community Standards:

For a complaint about a Law student, please refer to the Law School’s Disciplinary Procedure:

For a complaint about an employee, please contact Katherine Whidden, Chief Human Resources

Officer, at 617.573.8415 or

Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Team

With the changing landscape of the responsibilities placed on universities to proactively ensure

an environment free from discrimination and harassment, including sexual misconduct, Suffolk

University has created the Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Prevention

Team.

The Team is a group of individuals from across the university who seek to foster, support and

promote a University culture and climate that fully welcomes diversity by helping to prevent

discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct. The Team meets at least six times a year to

discuss any new developments in the area of discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct,

issues or concerns happening in the Suffolk University community as well as in our

neighborhood, to review policies and procedures, and to ensure the dissemination of information

and education throughout the University community.

Filing an External Complaint

In addition to or in lieu of filing an internal complaint with Suffolk University, an individual who

believes

the University’s response was inadequate

or has otherwise been subjected to unlawful

discrimination or harassment or retaliation may file a formal complaint with the government

agencies that are identified below. Using the University’s complaint process does not prohibit a

person from filing a complaint an external complaint.

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

JFK Federal Building, Room 475

Boston, MA 02203