Howard Community College

POLICIES 83 ability to limit the effects or prevent recurrence of alleged sexual misconduct. Any alleged violation of this sexual misconduct policy will be adjudicated under the procedures outlined by the Howard Community College student code of conduct in the case of an alleged violation by a student enrolled at Howard Community College and by procedures otherwise applicable to adjudication of employee and third party alleged misconduct. The procedures, participants, sanctions and appellate process all apply to these proceedings related to alleged violations of this policy. Mediation is never appropriate in sexual assault cases and will not be used at the college. If there is a determination that sexual misconduct has occurred, prompt and effective steps to eliminate the sexual misconduct, prevent its recurrence, and address its effects will be taken. Prompt generally means within 60 calendar days from the time a report is brought to the college's attention until an initial decision is rendered. Additional information on the college's sexual misconduct policy and procedures can be found in the catalog or online at www.howardcc.edu. Title IX Oversight The Title IX coordinator(s) is appointed by the president and responsible for overseeing complaints related to gender or sex discrimination. Students who wish to report a concern or complaint related to sex discrimination may do so by reporting to: Cynthia Peterka, Vice President of Student Services Title IX Co-Coordinator Howard Community College 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, MH-258 Columbia, MD 21044 443-518-4809 David Jordan, Associate Vice President of Human Resources Title IX Co-Coordinator Howard Community College 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, N-100 Columbia, MD 21044 443-518-1100 Students with complaints of this nature also have the right to file a formal complaint with the United States Department of Education: Office for Civil Rights (OCR) U.S. Department of Education The Wanamaker Building 100 Penn Square East, Suite 515 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3323 Customer Service Hotline: (800) 421-3481 Facsimile: (202) 453-6012 TDD: (800) 877-8338 Email: OCR@ed.gov www.ed.gov/ocr DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURES The following procedures are adopted to process complaints alleging violations of Howard Community College's (HCC) policies on non- discrimination, equal employment opportunity, equal educational opportunity, or affirmative action and will be in addition to any complaint or charges an employee, applicant or student files with law enforcement or county, state, or federal agencies. These procedures apply to all complaints of discrimination or harassment, excluding sexual misconduct, made against either an employee or a student. Complaints

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