If you believe you have experienced harassment or discrimination...

The Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity will:

• Meet with you privately and promptly to answer any questions you may have about Miami University’s harassment and discrimination policy.
• Treat you and your concern with courtesy, sensitivity, understanding, and professionalism.
• Present and explain to you your options, which range from dealing with your concern through an informal resolution process to a formal resolution process.
• Treat your concern confidentially within the limits set by federal and state laws and Miami’s policies.
• Answer your questions, discuss procedures, and keep you informed on the progress of your report.
• Promptly investigate your report.
• Consider your concern seriously regardless of your race, color, religion, pregnancy, sex, national origin, age, disability, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation and gender identity or that of the individual you believe is harassing you or discriminating against you.
• Discuss your options in dealing with a situation that is found not to constitute harassment or another form of discrimination under Miami policies or federal or state law but which continues to trouble you.
• Take appropriate action if retaliation occurs against you or against anyone else who participated in the report process. Such retaliation is in violation of Miami University’s harassment and discrimination policy.

If you are accused of harassment or another form of discrimination...

The Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity will:

• Treat the report against you confidentially within the limits set by federal and state laws and Miami University’s policies.
• Be a neutral fact-finder and represent the facts at the conclusion of the investigation.
• Treat you with courtesy, sensitivity, understanding, and professionalism.
• Answer your questions, discuss procedures, and keep you informed on the progress of the report against you.
• Promptly investigate the report.
• Take appropriate action if a false accusation is knowingly made against you. It is Miami University’s policy that such situations are subject to University discipline.