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Reporting Discrimination

Including Sexual Misconduct and Barriers to Accessibility

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You may report an allegation of discrimination, including sexual misconduct, directly to OEA.   You do not need to first discuss an incident with a supervisor, manager, dean or department or anyone else prior to accessing any of the reporting options below. 

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Reporting Allegations of Discrimination

Click on either of the links below to report an issue related to discrimination.  For more information on the University policy that addresses discrimination, click here.

Reporting  Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

Sex and/or Gender- based Discrimination

If you are in immediate danger contact University Police at 333 from a campus phone or 631-632-3333 from a non-campus phone. If you are not on campus, contact 911 for your local police. Please visit Sexual Misconduct Resource  website and click "Call Now" on the top right corner to check the phone numbers. If you are not in immediate danger, you may submit your report online by clicking the links below:

Reporting an Accessibility Barrier

You may report accessibility-related physical or digital barriers to our office for review and help create a more accessible community.  

 

Are you an employee of organization affiliated with Stony Brook University?

For example, do you work for one of the following entities?

Your employer of record is the appropriate venue for you to file a discrimination complaint.   You can find information on filing a complaint directly with your employer here:

Reporting Discrimination: Information for Employees of Affiliated Organizations

Employees at Stony Brook University-affiliated sites may also report discrimination, including sexual misconduct, to Stony Brook University as an external reporting resource if:

  1. they do not feel comfortable reporting an incident to thier legal employer; or
  2. if they feel that the response to their complaint did not comply with their legal employers responsibility under their legal employers policies and procedures or state or federal law.

Anyone who has a concern about an alleged incident of discrimination, including sexual misconduct, involving a student of Stony Brook University, or an employee of Stony Brook University, Stony Brook University Hospital or Long Island State Veterans Home, either as a target of of discriminatory behavior, or as a respondent, or about discriminatory conduct at any Stony Brook University affiliated facility, that conduct should bereported to the Office of Equity and Access, Stony Brook University.      

 

The University takes all allegations of discrimination, including sexual misconduct, seriously.   OEA is a neutral fact-finding office charged with conducting an equitable investigation of alleged incidents of discrimination.

 More Information on the Complaint Investigation Process 

Looking for the ReportIt. or another training program?   As part of the University's commitment to prevention of gender discrimination and sexual misconduct, online and in-person programs are available for student, faculty and staff.

More Information on  Training, Prevention and Awareness Programming

You have the right to make a report to University Police, local law enforcement and/or state police or choose not to report; to report the incident to the University, to be protected by the University from retaliation for reporting an incident; and to receive assistance and resources from the University.

N.Y. Educ. Law 129-B §6444 

Stony Brook offices and employees who cannot guarantee confidentiality will maintain your privacy to the greatest extent possible.  The information you provide to a non-confidential resource will be relayed only as necessary for the Title IX Coordinator to investigate and/or seek a resolution.

N.Y. Educ. Law § 129-B §6446

At Stony Brook University, we value all students, employees, and job candidates as unique individuals, and we welcome the variety of experiences they bring to our institution. As such, we have a strict non-discrimination policy. It is the policy of Stony Brook University not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Stony Brook University Notice of Non-Discrimination