Suffolk County Community College does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy (and pregnancy-related conditions), predisposing genetic characteristics, equal pay compensation-sex, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or disability in its admissions, programs and activities, or employment. This applies to all employees, students, applicants or other members of the College community (including, but not limited to, vendors and visitors). Grievance procedures are available to interested persons by contacting either of the Civil Rights Compliance Officers/Coordinators listed below. Retaliation against a person who files a complaint, serves as a witness, or assists or participates in the investigation of a complaint in any manner is strictly prohibited.
Equal Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination Policy
Discrimination / Harassment / Retaliation Complaint Form
The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of non-discrimination requirements at the College and the College’s non-discrimination policies and grievance procedures, receive reports about conduct that may constitute discrimination, and receive complaints of discrimination:
Civil Rights Compliance Officers
Christina Vargas
Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator
Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230
533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899
vargasc@sunysuffolk.edu
(631) 451-4950
or
Dionne Walker-Belgrave
Affirmative Action Officer/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230
533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899
walkerd@sunysuffolk.edu
(631) 451-4051
In an emergency, contact Public Safety to make a report. They are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling (631) 451-4242 or dialing 311 from any College phone.
Inquiries or complaints concerning alleged discrimination in the College education admissions, programs, and activities may also be directed to:
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – Enforcement Office
U.S. Department of Education
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10005-2500
Telephone: (646) 428-3800
Fax: (646) 428-3843
TDD: (877) 521-2172 Email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov
Also refer to: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
NYS Division of Human Rights
Long Island (Suffolk)
New York State Office Building
250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 2B-49
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Telephone: (631) 952-6434
TDD: (718) 741-8300
Email: InfoLongIsland@dhr.ny.gov
Also refer to: https://dhr.ny.gov/complaint
Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination in employment practices may also be directed to:
NYS Division of Human Rights
Long Island (Suffolk)
New York State Office Building
250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 2B-49
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Telephone: (631) 952-6434
TDD: (718) 741-8300
Email: InfoLongIsland@dhr.ny.gov
Also refer to: https://dhr.ny.gov/complaint
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
New York District Office
33 Whitehall Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (800) 669-4000
Fax: (212) 336-3790
TTY: (800) 669-6820
ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5122
Also refer to: https://www.eeoc.gov/field/newyork/charge.cfm
Suffolk County Community College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal opportunity and non-discrimination in employment, education, access to services, programs, and activities, including career and technical education opportunities.
A copy of the postsecondary career and technical education courses offered by the
College is available and may be obtained on our website at: www.sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/college-catalog or by calling the Office of Admissions at (631) 451-4000 to request a mailing.
If you think that you have been subjected to discrimination under a WIOA Title I-financially
assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date
of the alleged violation with either:
Suffolk County Community College’s Civil Rights Compliance Officers listed above or
with:
The Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N-4123, Washington, DC 20210 or electronically as directed on the
CRC website at www.dol.gov/crc.
If you file your complaint with Suffolk County Community College, you must wait either
until the college issues a written Notice of Final Action, or until 90 days have passed
(whichever is sooner), before filing with the Civil Rights Center (see address above).
If the college does not give you a written Notice of Final Action within 90 days of
the day on which you filed your complaint, you may file a complaint with CRC before
receiving that Notice. However, you must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of
the 90-day deadline (in other words, within 120 days after the day on which you filed
your complaint with the college).
If the college does give you a written Notice of Final Action on your complaint, but
you are dissatisfied with the decision or resolution, you may file a complaint with
CRC. You must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the date on which you received
the Notice of Final Action.
