The University offers supportive and protective measures to help students, staff, and faculty who experience discrimination or harassment, including sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH). These measures are designed to help individuals feel safe and supported.
Discrimination or harassment can affect mental health, safety, and the ability to take part in campus activities. Supportive measures can assist or protect access to education, jobs, or housing, and help prevent further harmful behavior.
Examples of Supportive Measures
Supportive measures are non-disciplinary and non-punitive and should not create an unfair burden for either party.
These measures are tailored to meet the specific needs of the individual. Examples of supportive and protective measures include, but are not limited to:
- Academic adjustments (changes in section, changes in a class and similar schedule adjustments)
- Academic support (excusing absences, extra time for an assignment or a test, incompletes, late withdrawal, etc.)
- No contact directives (directs an individual community member to have no direct or indirect contact with another individual community member)
- Changes to parking spots
- Changes to on-campus housing situation (room, dorm, apartment)
- Access to temporary housing
- Changes in work schedule, workstation, work location, unit, department, or position
- Assistance with applying for civil protection order from a court
- Change of a teaching assistant, advisor, principal investigator, dissertation committee etc.
Additional measures can be provided depending on the needs of the person and details of their concern
Requesting Supportive Measures
Anyone can request a meeting with our office to discuss available supportive measures. In these meetings, we can:
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Answer questions about privacy and other concerns.
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Provide guidance and discuss potential options if you or someone you know has experienced prohibited conduct.
Safety and supportive measures are available even if you choose not to participate in a formal OPHD resolution process. You can receive these measures without notifying the Respondent. The only exceptions are for no-contact directives, where the Respondent must be informed that they cannot contact you, and when a formal OPHD process is initiated.
