2008-09 - MSU College of Music - Michigan State University

Reports of sexual assault and other crimes should be directed to the University’s Department ofPolice and Public Safety, regardless of whether the matter is also reported as sexual harassment.Processing ComplaintsComplaints of alleged sexual harassment made to the Office of Judicial Affairs, Division ofStudent Affairs and Services, will be processed under the applicable student disciplinary code.Complaints of alleged sexual harassment made to the Director of the Office for Inclusion andIntercultural Activities will be referred to the unit administrator of the alleged harasser or, if thealleged harasser is the unit administrator, to the unit administrator’s superior.Complaints made or referred to the unit administrator of the alleged harasser or the unitadministrator’s superior will be processed by those individuals.Each complaint of sexual harassment must be evaluated with reference to the pertinentcircumstances. On occasion, a complaint will be resolved informally. Other complaints willresult in investigations, including interviews and the review of documentary material. Both thecomplainant and the alleged harasser will be notified of the outcome of an investigation. If aninvestigation results in a determination that sexual harassment has occurred, the University willtake remedial, including, where appropriate, disciplinary, action.In processing sexual harassment complaints, the responsible administrator will normally conferwith the Office of the General Counsel and academic or human resources administrators.Guidelines for investigating allegations of sexual harassment are available to administrators.Members of the University community are expected to cooperate in investigations of allegedsexual harassment by University officials.Sexual Harassment by Third PartiesIf a University student believes that she or he has been sexually harassed in a Universityacademic program by an individual who is not a University employee or student, the studentshould report the alleged sexual harassment to the unit administrator (department chair or dean)responsible for that academic program or to the Director of the Office for Inclusion andIntercultural Activities.If a University employee (including a student employee) believes that he or she has beensexually harassed within the scope of his or her employment activities by an individual who isnot a University employee or student, the University employee should report the alleged sexualharassment to his or her supervisor or to the Director of the Office for Inclusion and InterculturalActivities.If the University determines that a third party has sexually harassed a University student in aUniversity academic program or a University employee within the scope of her or hisemployment, the University will take corrective action. Individuals who are not students oremployees of the University are not subject to discipline under the University’s internalprocesses, however.66