Sexual Assault
Report sexual assault to Police Services immediately. Sexual assault is a form of sexual harassment and is also a violation of the criminal code. Thus, an individual reporting an allegation of sexual assault may initiate a criminal complaint, a discrimination complaint, or both, as the evidentiary standards and conclusions may differ.
Criminal Complaint
To file a criminal complaint, the reporting party should contact Police Services at (707) 664-2143.
Discrimination Complaint
To file a complaint of discrimination with the University, the reporting party should contact ERC office at (707) 664-4470 and follow the appropriate Discrimination Complaint Procedures.
Complaint Procedures
The President has designated the Office of Employee Relations and Compliance Services (ERC) responsible for maintaining and updating the University’s Non-Discrimination Policy, and for receiving complaints related to discrimination and/or sexual harassment, including sexual assault. ERC is also the assigned campus administrator responsibility for ensuring compliance with federal, state, and California State University (CSU) system-wide regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including sexual harassment and sexual assault), sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, medical condition and covered veteran status.
For more information regarding the appropriate complaint procedures, please contact Joyce Suzuki, Managing Director of Employee Relations and Compliance.
Individuals who believe they have been subjected to discrimination and/or sexual harassment, including sexual assault, can file a complaint according to the following procedures:
Employees
Employees, including academic student employees (members of the Unit 11, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, AFL-CIO and Its Local Union 4123):
- Executive Order 928
- External Government Agency:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Francisco District Office - External Government Agency:
State Of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing,
San Francisco District Office
Students, Student Employees, Applicants, and Independent Contractors
Students, student employees, applicants, and independent contractors:
- Informal Resolution Process
- Formal Complaint Process
- External Government Agency: Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Discrimination Complaint Form
The Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF) is required to initiate a formal complaint. This form is not required for participating in the Informal Resolution Process.
Discrimination Complaint Form should be filed as soon as possible, with the ERC Office (Salazar Hall, 2nd Floor, Administration and Finance Suite), and must be filed within 365 days of the last date of alleged harassment or discriminatory conduct or communication.
Potential complainants are urged to meet with Joyce Suzuki, Managing Director of ERC(or other designee in ERC Office) prior to completing this form.
Retaliation Is Prohibited
It is the policy of the University that retaliation against complainants is prohibited.
Regardless of the means selected for resolving allegations of discrimination and/or sexual harassment (including sexual assault), the initiation of a complaint will not cause any negative reflection on the complainant, nor will it affect such person's future business dealings with the University, his or her employment, compensation or work assignments or, in the case of students, grades, class selection or other matters pertaining to his or her status as a student at the University.
The University acts vigorously to prevent any retaliation being taken against those initiating inquiries or filing complaints. Retaliation constitutes separate grounds for filing a complaint with these procedures and for potential disciplinary action against the alleged violator.