Statement on Harassment

2.1 Position Statement on Harassment

Xavier is committed to eliminating barriers that impede learning and research development and to establishing and maintaining diverse human relationships essential to living harmoniously in a global society. Xavier is creating and implementing educational and development initiatives through the discovery and transmission of knowledge in order to establish and maintain diverse human relationships essential to living harmoniously in a global society. Therefore, it is essential that members of the University Community function effectively and justly when exposed to ideas, beliefs, values, personal characteristics, and cultures different from their own. Incidents of harassment jeopardize the proper functioning of the Xavier Community and therefore the University takes all claims of harassment seriously.

Xavier community members and third parties who have experienced or are experiencing harassment by a Xavier employee are encouraged to bring them to the attention of Affirmative Action Officer , Office of Human Resources, Alumni Center Room 132, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207-5400, 513-745-3638. For complaints of Sex Discrimination (including Title IX Sexual Harassment (Section 4.2.1) and Interpersonal Violence (Section 4.2.2) Xavier community members and third parties are encouraged to bring them to the attention of Xavier's Title IX Office (hereinafter “Title IX Office”), Gallagher Student Center 332, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207-5400, 513-745-3046.