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== Enforcement == | == Enforcement == | ||
'''Enforcement Responsibilities of UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students, and the University'''<br /><br /> | '''Enforcement Responsibilities of UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students, and the University'''<br /><br /> | ||
'''6.1''' The UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, | '''6.1''' The UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Linda Cunningham, Division Director of Human Resources-Employee Relations, monitors UNMC's affirmative action and non-discrimination policies.<br /><br /> | ||
'''Responsibilities of UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students, and the University''' | '''Responsibilities of UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students, and the University''' | ||
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'''6.2''' A work and academic environment free of discrimination is the responsibility of every member of the campus community. <br /><br /> | '''6.2''' A work and academic environment free of discrimination is the responsibility of every member of the campus community. <br /><br /> | ||
The UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, | The UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Linda Cunningham, Division Director of Human Resources-Employee Relations, is responsible for hearing complaints, concerns, reports of problems, and for providing assistance in such matters as the nondiscrimination or sexual harassment and harassment based upon protected status policies and the UNMC grievance process. <br /><br /> | ||
University officials (i.e., Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors, Department Chairs, Ombuds Team Members) are also responsible for assisting faculty, staff, and students in receiving appropriate responses to complaints or issues. <br /><br /> | University officials (i.e., Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors, Department Chairs, Ombuds Team Members) are also responsible for assisting faculty, staff, and students in receiving appropriate responses to complaints or issues. <br /><br /> | ||
Faculty, staff, and students are responsible for bringing forward complaints, concerns, problems or issues regarding discrimination or sexual harassment or harassment based upon protected status to either the UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, | Faculty, staff, and students are responsible for bringing forward complaints, concerns, problems or issues regarding discrimination or sexual harassment or harassment based upon protected status to either the UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Linda Cunningham, Division Director of Human Resources-Employee Relations, or to a University official as described above. <br /><br /> | ||
Faculty may also report complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment directly to the Faculty Senate Grievance Committee, to Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D., Committee Chair, at 402/559-4372, or at 984574 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4575. <br /><br /> | Faculty may also report complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment directly to the Faculty Senate Grievance Committee, to Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D., Committee Chair, at 402/559-4372, or at 984574 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4575. <br /><br /> | ||
UNMC reserves the right to take appropriate action against prohibited discrimination affecting the work or academic environment in the absence of a complaint from an individual. | UNMC reserves the right to take appropriate action against prohibited discrimination affecting the work or academic environment in the absence of a complaint from an individual. | ||
== Reporting Complaints == | == Reporting Complaints == | ||
'''7.1''' Any employee, applicant for employment or an educational program, student, or campus visitor, who believes he or she may have suffered discrimination or sexual harassment or harassment based upon protected status should report problems, concerns, complaints, or issues relating to alleged prohibited discrimination by contacting the UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, | '''7.1''' Any employee, applicant for employment or an educational program, student, or campus visitor, who believes he or she may have suffered discrimination or sexual harassment or harassment based upon protected status should report problems, concerns, complaints, or issues relating to alleged prohibited discrimination by contacting the UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Linda Cunningham, Division Director of Human Resources-Employee Relations at 402/559-7394 (phone), 402/559-5904 (fax); individuals may come to the office at Room 2000 Administration Center, 426 South 40th Street, Omaha, NE 68198-5470, during normal business hours (8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday). <br /><br /> | ||
Administrators, faculty, staff, and students also may assist parties in bringing forward inquiries or complaints of alleged prohibited discrimination by contacting Ms. | Administrators, faculty, staff, and students also may assist parties in bringing forward inquiries or complaints of alleged prohibited discrimination by contacting Ms. Cunningham at Human Resources-Employee Relations. The Human Resources-Employee Relations office administers the UNMC formal grievance process related to discrimination issues. <br \> <br /> | ||
Faculty may also report complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment or harassment based upon protected status directly to the Faculty Senate Grievance Committee, to Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D., Committee Chair, at 402/559-4372, or at 984574 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4575. | Faculty may also report complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment or harassment based upon protected status directly to the Faculty Senate Grievance Committee, to Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D., Committee Chair, at 402/559-4372, or at 984574 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4575. | ||
== Confidentiality == | == Confidentiality == | ||