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== 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 ==
#A work and academic environment free of discrimination is the responsibility of every member of the campus community. 
#A work and academic environment free of discrimination is the responsibility of every member of the campus community. 
The UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Carmen Sirizzotti, 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. 
:The UNMC Affirmative Action Officer, Carmen Sirizzotti, 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. 
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.   
: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.   
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, Carmen Sirizzotti, Division Director of Human Resources-Employee Relations, or to a University official as described above.  
: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, Carmen Sirizzotti, Division Director of Human Resources-Employee Relations, or to a University official as described above.  
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.
: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.
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 ==