The Equity Officer is available to students, staff and faculty. The fundamental objective of the Equity Office is to prevent discrimination, sexual harassment, and personal harassment from occurring. This is accomplished through a social environment of learning. However, the Equity Office does provide procedures for handling complaints and imposing discipline when they do occur.
Every effort is made to resolve conflict informally, with the least amount of intervention.
A proactive approach is most often used. Students can also chose to mediate an agreement to resolution. The last step would be to pursue a formal investigation and decision in order to resolve a complaint. The Acadia Policy Against Harassment and Discrimination provides students with the information needed to resolve issues relating to harassment and discrimination.