SEXUAL
HARASSMENT POLICY
The Berkeley campus
actively supports the official policy of the University of California
on sexual harassment, which states: "The University of California is
committed to creating and maintaining a community in which students,
faculty, and administrative and academic staff can work together in
an atmosphere free of all forms of harassment, exploitation, or intimidation,
including sexual. Specifically, every member of the university community
should be aware that the university is strongly opposed to sexual harassment
and that such behavior is prohibited both by law and by university policy.
It is the intention of the university to take whatever action may be
needed to prevent, correct, and, if necessary, discipline behavior which
violates this policy."
The campus has a
special complaint procedure designed to facilitate prompt and confidential
resolution of sexual harassment complaints. If you believe that you
have been a victim of sexual harassment, have questions about the definition
of sexual harassment or about the special complaint procedure, or have
questions about the interrelationship between the special complaint
procedure and other campus procedures, you may address your inquiries
to the Title IX Compliance Officer, 643-7985. Copies of the procedure
are available in 200 California Hall.
Sexual Harassment/Assault
Advocacy and Education Program
The Sexual Harassment/Assault
Advocacy and Education program, coordinated by the the campus Gender
and Equity Resource Center (formerly the Women's Resource Center),
provides educational workshops for student groups and confidential advocacy
and support for individuals who may have experienced harassment or an
assault. Short-term crisis intervention counseling is also available.
For further information, call 642-4786. University
Health Services also offers sexual assault prevention workshops
(642-7202), immediate response to sexual assault (642-6074), and services
for recent survivors and those working to recover from a past assault.
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