Ensuring your privacy is a priority for the advisors. You may also ask the Complaint Advisor to arrange to have a third party mediate between you and the person with whom you have a complaint. This mediation method is an informal alternative and can only proceed with the consent of both parties involved. You may wish to make a formal written complaint about a sexual harassment problem. You are free to do this at any time, either immediately or following efforts to resolve the matter informally.
Formal procedures vary depending upon the status of the individual being accused.
If the person being accused is a student, then the student will be subject to the proceedings of the appropriate Area Disciplinary Committee, either the committee in the College or in the appropriate division or relevant schools. Within the College, the Dean of Students in the College convenes the Committee on College Discipline. This committee convenes after the dean has received a formal complaint and decided that the situation has adequate grounds for consideration. The dean then summons the accused party and anyone else who may have information concerning the situation to a meeting. After the proceedings have taken place, the accused party is notified of the results in person or by phone.