Affirmative Action and Campus Diversity

Susan Lee :: Director

Administration Building 234 :: (574) 520-4524 :: aaoffice.iusb.edu

About Affirmative Action and Campus Diversity

Indiana University pledges to continue its commitment to the achievement of equal opportunity within the university and throughout American society as a whole. In this regard, Indiana University will recruit, hire, promote, educate, and provides services to persons based upon their individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on arbitrary considerations of such characteristics as age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Indiana University shall take affirmative action, positive and extraordinary, to overcome the discriminatory effects of traditional policies and procedures with regard to the disabled, minorities, women, and veterans. The university provides accommodations for disability and religion.

Indiana University prohibits harassment on any of the above protected basis including racial harassment, religious harassment and sexual harassment.

For more information or to file a complaint, you may contact the Office of Affirmative Action and Campus Diversity which has been designated to address these concerns.

Policy on Sexual Misconduct

Indiana University prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or gender in its educational programs and activities. Discrimination on the basis of sex or gender is also prohibited by federal laws, including Title VII and Title IX. The Sexual Misconduct policy governs the University’s response to discrimination based on sex or gender, and all forms of sexual misconduct (which includes sexual harassment, sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual exploitation and stalking). Such behaviors are against the law and are unacceptable behaviors under Indiana University policy. The University does not tolerate sexual misconduct and it will take action to prevent and address such misconduct. The University has jurisdiction over all Title IX and related complaints. See the Sexual Misconduct Policy for more details or visit the Stop Sexual Violence website for available resources and to learn more.

Read the Policy

All IU students, staff, and faculty are strongly encouraged to review the full Sexual Misconduct Policy

Anyone wishing to report an incident of sexual misconduct can do so using the following methods:

• Reporting directly to law enforcement if the incident involves a criminal act
• Reporting directly to the Director of Student Conduct Office
• Reporting directly to the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for our campus
• Reporting directly to the University Title IX Coordinator
• Reporting online at http://stopsexualviolence.iu.edu/report/forms/iusb.html

Contact Information

For more information, or to make a report, see resources on the Stop Sexual Violence website or contact:

• Susan Lee, Director of Affirmative Action and Campus Diversity (Deputy Title IX Coordinator :: Administration 234 :: 574-520-4524 :: leesus@iusb.edu
• Laura Whitney, Director of the Office of Student Conduct :: Administration 115A :: 574-520-4477 :: lewhitne@iusb.edu
• IU South Bend Police Department :: 2002 Mishawaka Avenue :: 574-520-4239
• Emily Springston, IU Chief Student Welfare and Title IX Officer :: Franklin Hall 200 :: Bloomington, Indiana :: 812-855-4889 :: emapatte@iu.edu