About Us

The Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) supports the university by providing all members of the community with expert advice, education, and services that ensure the university’s compliance with all applicable federal, state, and university equal opportunity, affirmative action, nondiscrimination, sexual misconduct, gender equity, Title IX and civil rights laws, regulations, and policies.

As part of the OIE, the Equity Investigations Unit is responsible for providing education and training to the campus community and serving as a neutral investigator for alleged university policy violations.  The unit works with faculty, staff, and students who believe they may have been subjected to prohibited harassment, discrimination, unfair or inequitable treatment in violation of the University's policies and also provides guidance to University administrators working to resolve concerns in their designated work areas.

The Office of Institutional Equity responds to concerns related to the following policies:

• Human Rights
• Anti-Harassment
• Consensual Relationships Involving Students
• Violence
• Anti-Retaliation
• Policy on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct (includes associated procedure)
• Code of Student Life
• Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children

Depending on the situation and the identities of the involved parties, one of the following procedures or guidelines may also guide the university's response:

• Faculty Dispute Procedure
• Staff Grievance Procedures
• Sanctioning Guidelines for Sexual Assault

Information about the discrimination complaint procedures can be found at:

Discrimination Complaint Procedures

To file an anonymous complaint related to a financial crime or misconduct, please see Ethics Point.

Informal Resolution Forms

(for academic or administrator officer use only)

• Report of Informal Resolution - Anti-Harassment Complaint

• Report of Informal Resolution -  Violence Complaint