How Employees and Community Members Can Make a Complaint
Occidental College is committed to serving its community with professionalism and respect. Any person who is dissatisfied with a campus policy or the conduct of a College employee or other member of the community is encouraged to make their complaint to the appropriate College representative identified below. That representative will explain the process for addressing the complaint and will answer any questions about the complaint process. The College takes prompt and appropriate action in response to all complaints.
Complaint processes applicable to Occidental students are described on the Student Affairs website.
| Nature of Your Complaint | Who is the complaint against? | Who you should contact |
|---|---|---|
| Discrimination or Harassment based on any protected status other than sex or gender (for example, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military/veteran status) | Staff, Administration, Faculty Member, or Visitor (while on campus) |
Danita Maxwell, Director of Human Resources |
| Student |
Erica O'Neal Howard, Senior Associate Dean of Students |
|
| Gender-Based Discrimination and Harassment (including discrimination or harassment based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), Stalking, Sexual Assault, Gender Equity issues or any other Sexual Misconduct. | Staff, Administration, Faculty Member, Student or Visitor (while on campus) |
Title IX Office Jennifer Broomfield, Title IX Coordinator Jacalyn Feigelman, Title IX Deputy Coordinator Alison Haehnel, Title IX Deputy Coordinator Heather Lukes, Title IX Deputy Coordinator OR Campus Safety: In an EMERGENCY CALL 911 |
| Intimidation/Threat to Safety | Staff, Administration, Faculty Member, Student or Visitor (while on campus) | In an EMERGENCY call 911 or Oxy Campus Safety’s Emergency Line: (323) 259-2511 |
| Faculty behaves unprofessionally or inappropriately | Faculty |
Wendy Sternberg, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College |
| Staff member or visitor (on campus) behaves unprofessionally or inappropriately | Staff Member or Visitor (on campus) | Danita Maxwell, Director of Human Resources (323) 259-2526; maxwelld@oxy.edu |
| A supervisor, department head, or administrator behaves unprofessionally or inappropriately | Supervisor, Department Head, or Administrator | Danita Maxwell, Director of Human Resources (323) 259-2526; maxwelld@oxy.edu |
| Whistleblower Complaint | College or Employee |
Danita Maxwell, Director of Human Resources OR Amos Himmelstein, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Any other Complaint | Staff, Administration, Faculty Member, Student or Visitor (while on campus) | Danita Maxwell, Director of Human Resources (323) 259-2526; maxwelld@oxy.edu |
