Student Handbook

c) Title IX coordinator: The Assistant Vice President for Human Resources is the Title IX coordinator at SUNY College of Optometry. In the Title IX coordinator’s absence, or if a conflict requires recusal, the coordinator will appoint a designee.

The Title IX coordinator, has been appointed by the College president to coordinate compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (also referred to, herein, as Title IX) and to ensure compliance with corresponding laws and acts (listed in the note below) that pertain to alleged violations of discrimination and/or retaliation based on gender, and include sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking behaviors. Note: These laws and acts include the following: The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (which amends the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security and Campus Crimes Statistics Act); (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) (VAWA); and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act provision, Campus SAVE Act.

The SUNY Optometry Sexual Violence Response Policy and Procedure and the SUNY College of Optometry

Students’ Bill of Rights, also located in the Student Handbook, provide detailed information about the rights of complainants who report the types of violations listed under Section (3) of the Procedures.

All students have the right to:

1. Make a report to local law enforcement and/or state police; 2. Have disclosures of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault treated seriously; 3. Make a decision about whether or not to disclose a crime or violation and participate in the judicial or conduct process and/or criminal justice process free from pressure by the institution; 4. Participate in a process that is fair, impartial, and provides adequate notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard; 5. Be treated with dignity and to receive from the institution courteous fair, and respectful health care and counseling services, where available; 6. Be free from any suggestion that the reporting individual is at fault when these crimes and violations are committed, or should have acted in a different manner to avoid such crimes or violations; 7. Describe the incident to as few institution representatives as practicable and not be required to unnecessarily repeat a description of the incident;

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