The College has adopted procedures to facilitate a fair and effective manner of handling disputes and grievances among members of the College community. When disputes or grievances cannot be resolved by the parties involved, mediation and the judicial forum procedures are available to students, faculty and staff who are aggrieved by actions of other community members. In most cases, mediation is the preferred method of resolving complaints, which cannot be resolved between parties first. Members of the faculty, staff and student body are trained to serve as mediation advisors. Mediation is a voluntary process that leaves the decision-making power to the parties involved in the complaint.
Mediators serve as neutral third party facilitators in the mediation process.
The goal of mediation is to reach mutually acceptable solutions. There are no sanctions involved in mediation cases. Faculty, students and staff who wish to discuss the mediation process or enter into mediation should contact one of the three College Grievance Officers or a mediation advisor. The mediation process begins with a meeting of the mediation advisor and person requesting mediation to explain the mediation process. The mediation advisor then contacts the second party and explains the complaint and the process.