COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING AND PREVENTING SEX DISCRIMINATION
Augsburg University strives to maintain a University community free of sex discrimination and is committed to addressing sex discrimination in all its forms. The University works to create and maintain a positive learning, working, and living environment in which community members are aware of and respect the rights of others and in which community members take responsibility for their actions. To that end, the University prohibits sex discrimination and will take steps to prevent its recurrence and to correct its effects.
Augsburg University Sex Discrimination PolicyNON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
In accordance with applicable federal and state laws, such as Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendments, Augsburg does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religious belief, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy, citizenship, creed, genetic information, veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, membership in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status in its education programs and activities, employment policies and practices, or any other areas of the University, except in those instances where there is a bona fide occupational qualification or to comply with state or federal law. Augsburg University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and students with disabilities.
For further information, please contact the University’s Title IX Officer, Marah Jacobson, Memorial Hall Room 118D, at telephone number 612-330-1034, or jacobsm@augsburg.edu.
TRAINING
All University employees will receive training related to their duties under Title IX promptly upon hiring or change of position that alters their duties under Title IX and annually thereafter. The training does not rely on sex stereotypes and training regarding the complaint resolution process promotes impartial investigations and adjudications. The University will make the training materials available upon request.