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The process begins with a report to the web site. The information is received and assessed by the Affirmative Action and Equity Office.

If the report provides CONTACT INFORMATION for the complainant, the following steps are taken:

  • EVALUATE the information: Misconduct? Crime? What kind of discrimination or harassment? Is the person(s) affected a group or a person? Faculty, staff, student, other? Location of incident?
  • Provide REPORT to responsible offices: Senior Assistant Vice President for Student and Academic Services, UNH and Durham Police, Conduct and Mediation, Residential Life, OMSA.
  • Initiate UNH Bias Response Protocol when appropriate.
  • Email to complainant to confirm receipt, with offer of ASSISTANCE in providing support person, security from assailant, stalker, etc.; offer Sexual Harassment And Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP) services when appropriate.
  • Insure that complainant has access to policy, set up appointment to discuss, inform appropriate person in supervisory chain, Human Resources in appropriate situations, try to get written/email information/data, documents; if student, ask if complainant wants Residence Hall Director, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) staff or similar person notified.
  • INVESTIGATE and process complaint as provided in existing university policies.
  • If the report is ANONYMOUS , only the following steps are taken:
  • EVALUATE the information.
  • Provide a report to responsible offices. Student and Academic Services, UNH and Durham Police, Conduct and Mediation, Residential Life, OMSA.
  • In EVERY CASE:
  • Data of reported acts of hate or bias are part of the annual information collected by the Affirmative Action and Equity Office and periodic reports as outlined under the UNH Bias Response Protocol.

 

If the report is ANONYMOUS, only the following steps are taken:

  • EVALUATE the information.
  • Provide a report to responsible offices. Affirmative Action and Equity Office, Police, Judicial and Mediation Programs, Senior Assistant Vice President for Student and Academic Services.

In EVERY CASE:

  • Data is part of the annual information collection and is also provided to the President and others who need information: OMSA, SHARPP, President’s Commissions, administrators.

 

 

 

 

url: reportit.unh.edu

University of New Hampshire
Affirmative Action and Equity Office
Thompson Hall 305, 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824-3547
603-862-2930 v/tty . 603-862-2936 fax
affirmaction.equity@unh.edu