Nondiscrimination Statement

RIT will not discriminate in terms and conditions of employment, admission, and participation in programs or residential life. It prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation of all types on campus, or at any RIT activities off campus, by its administrators, faculty, staff, students and student organizations, and external organizations and individuals in their operations with RIT.

The Title IX Coordinator has overall responsibility for the university’s institutional compliance with Title IX and oversees all concerns related to sex discrimination. Any person with a concern about the university’s handling of a particular matter related to sex or gender-based discrimination or harassment should contact:

Stacy DeRooy
Executive Director of Title IX and Clery Compliance
Title IX Coordinator
171 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
585-475-7158
Stacy.DeRooy@rit.edu
www.rit.edu/titleix

Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person’s verbal or written report. Reports may be made regardless of whether the person reporting is the alleged victim of any conduct that could constitute sex or gender-based discrimination or harassment. Reports may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by calling the telephone number noted above, by electronic mail, by mail to the office address listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by filing a report on line with RIT’s Title IX Office.

The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is a federal agency responsible for ensuring compliance with Title IX. OCR may be contacted at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, 800-421-3481.