Reports and Data 
May 1, 2000
(This report is available in alternate format upon request.)
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OFFICE
SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 1998-1999
Pat Gormley, Special Assistant to the President for Affirmative Action
Staff
Personnel in the Affirmative Action Office (AAO) included the three permanently assigned personnel who worked together for the first time for the entire academic year; as well as a volunteer executive and a work-study student
Pat Gormley, Special Assistant to the President for Affirmative Action
Responsible for discrimination and harassment issues including compliance and education.
Donna Marie Sorrentino, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Officer
Responsible for disability issues for faculty and staff and appeal issues for students, and for liaison with organizations outside the University
Sabina Foote, Senior Administrative Assistant
With the office (in its various iterations) for eight years. Institutional memory, experience and people skills.
Robert James, Corporate Gifts Officer
Marjorie Narcisse, work-study student
Milestones and Accomplishments
Events
On November 10,1998, members of the Black Student Union (BSU) and their supporters held a sit-in in the Office of the President. The Special Assistant was involved in negotiations with their leadership and the establishment of goals agreed to jointly by the President and the BSU. This office monitors progress towards accomplishment of the agreed-upon goals.
Programs
While this office does not have a programming mission, we do collaborate on the presentation of certain diversity-enhancing events. During the 1998-1999 academic year, they included:
- White House sponsored Dialogue on Race (co-sponsored with Office of Multicultural Student Affairs [OMSA])
- Student-led race dialogues (with OMSA)
- Staff breakfast workshop on racial issues
- First Annual Commencement Reception for Graduating Students of Color and their families
(co-sponsored with Dr. Roger Beattie, Coordinator for Minority Student Recruitment and Retention)
Teaching, training and Outreach
The Affirmative Action Office conducted professional development courses and training on an ad hoc or recurring basis. Subject matter included discriminatory harassment (including sexual harassment), diversity issues, and disability issues:
- Business Service Center (BSC) staff training (Central Administration and CIS-BSC)
- Camp Wildcat staff training
- Computing & Information Services (CIS) student resident technician training
- CIS Instructional Services staff training
- College of Life Science and Agriculture undergraduate teaching assistant orientation
- CONNECT (pre-orientation for students of color) staff orientation
- Facilities staff training
- Freshman Orientation Staff training
- Graduate Assistant/Research Assistant Orientation
- Hospitality employees training
- Housekeeping staff training
- New faculty orientation
- New Hampshire Public Television staff training
- Library staff training
- Residential Life (Hall Directors and Resident Assistant) training
- Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP) advocate training
- Summer Hockey Camp coaches training
- University System of NH Human Resources training
Subject matter included discriminatory harassment, diversity issues, and disability issues. Members of the staff participated in planning and conducting the Diversity in the Classroom Workshops, sponsored by the Commission on the Status of Women and Teaching Excellence Program.
The Special Assistant and the ADA Compliance officer were guest lecturers in classes in the following departments and off-campus institutions:
- Family Studies
- Management
- NH Association of Women in Education
- Recreation Management and Policy
- Sociology (Thompson School)
- Women’s Studies
- Oyster River High School
Commissions, Committees, Task Forces and Connections
Affirmative Action Office staff were members of, or advisors/consultants to the following UNH organizations:
- Accreditation Process for Department of Recreation, Management and Policy**
- ADA Advisory Committee*
- Athletic Advisory Committee*
- Committee on Violence Against Women (of the Commission on the Status of Women)*
- disAbility Awareness Committee*
- Memorial Union Building (MUB) Board of Governors**
- Northeast Passages**
- Policy on Policies Committee (ad hoc)*
- President’s Commission on the Status of People of Color*
- President’s Commission on the Status of Women*
- President’s Task Force on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues*
- Student Senate**
- Transportation Committee**
* member
** advisor/consultant
Data
TABLE ONE is a summary of incidents and complaints brought or considered under the University’s Discriminatory Harassment Policy for Academic Year 1998-99. [The second is for incidents and complaints brought solely under the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) (and related statutes) compliance procedures.] This is the second year that we are using this format; the only change is the addition of a column with the status of the person whose conduct is complained of.
Since last year’s report, there were 31 complaints or issues brought by complainants or third-party advocates on discriminatory harassment issues. Whether a complaint is founded or unfounded, or whether a certain complaint is resolved, does not necessarily track the total number of complaints. Many are not followed through (even those appearing founded) and some are handled by individuals without further involvement by this office.
The number of cases brought to this office which do not fit the criteria for discrimination or harassment based on any of the ten protected categories (such as race, sex or disability) has declined since last year. This may be as a result of members of the UNH community being more aware of what “discriminatory harassment” comprises, and we hope, an increase in educational outreach and understanding. [Where cases deal with student perpetrators in other than a workplace status, formal filings may be made only under the Judicial Programs jurisdiction.]
TABLE TWO deals with incidents and complaints brought to the ADA Compliance Officer solely under disability compliance statutes.
Complainants or third-party advocates (20 in number) brought a total of 48 complaints or incidents to the ADA compliance Officer. (In some cases, more than one category was noted, so there are more complaints than complainants.) Of the 12 founded complaints, all were resolved informally. The remaining 36 complaints were determined to be unfounded.
The Affirmative Action Office continues its work improving the complaint process and reporting system and welcomes your input. Policy and educational materials pertaining to discrimination and harassment (including information on disability issues) are available through the office. Contact: Call 862-2930 (Voice/TTY) or email (affirm.action@unh.edu).
AY00 Affirmative Action Incident/Complaint Report [TABLE ONE]
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
FACULTY/ INSTR TOTAL |
STAFF*/ ADM TOTAL |
STUDENT TOTAL |
OTHER TOTAL |
GRAND TOTAL |
| No. of Individuals |
5 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
31 |
|
Status of Accused(s) |
2FAC 2STAFF 1STU |
12STAFF 1 STU 2UNKNOWN |
5FAC 6STAFF 1STU |
1 STU |
7FAC 20STAFF 4STU 2UNKNOWN |
|
| Type** Claimed |
Sexual Harassment |
2 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
| Sexual Orientation |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
| Religion |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Disability |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
| Age |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Ethnicity/Race |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
|
| Other/Not Protected |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
| Total Reported |
5 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
31 |
|
| Sexual Harassment |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
| Sexual Orientation |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
| Type Founded |
Religion |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Disability |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Age |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Ethnicity/Race |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
| Other/Not Protected |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| Total Founded |
2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
16 |
|
| Total Unfounded |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
| Type of Notification to AAO |
Informal by Individual |
4 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
21 |
| Informal by Third Party |
1 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
| Formal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Informal/Self-Solution |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
| Informal/Assisted |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
| Type of Process Implemented |
Referral/Assisted by Other Office |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
| Formal Action |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Other |
1 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
|
| Action Taken |
Letter/Specific Action |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| Oral/Informal Action |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
| Termination |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Other |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
|
| None/Unknown |
2 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
*Status includes student employee
**Type includes discrimination and harassment
FY99 ADA Incident/Complaint Report [TABLE TWO]
| Status |
FAC TOTAL |
STU TOTAL |
STF TOTAL |
OTH TOTAL |
GRAND TOTAL |
|||
| Incident No. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
20 |
|||
| Access to |
No. of Individuals |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
||
| Programs, |
Physical access |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
13 |
||
| Type |
Services, |
Accommodation |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
13 |
|
| Claimed |
Activities |
Modification to Policy/Procedures |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
|
| Incident Subtotal |
5 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
28 |
|||
| Harassment |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|||
| Treatment |
Discrimination |
2 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
||
| Incident Subtotal |
2 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
17 |
|||
| Notice of Rights and Responsibilities |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|||
| Total Reported |
7 |
13 |
22 |
6 |
48 |
|||
| Type Found |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
|||
| Type Unfound |
7 |
10 |
19 |
0 |
36 |
|||
| Informal by Individual |
3 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
30 |
|||
| Type of Notification to ADA |
Informal by Third Party |
2 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
26 |
||
| Complliance |
Officer |
Formal by Individual |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
|
| Other |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
|||
| Type of Process Implemented |
Informal/Self-Solution |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
| Informal/Assisted |
3 |
9 |
18 |
4 |
34 |
|||
| Referral/Assisted by Other Office |
6 |
5 |
20 |
0 |
31 |
|||
| Formal Action |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| Other/External |
4 |
2 |
0 |
02 |
8 |
|||
| Action Taken |
Letter/Specific Action |
6 |
7 |
18 |
6 |
37 |
||
| Oral/Informal Action |
3 |
9 |
18 |
4 |
34 |
|||
| Termination |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|||
| Other/Unknown |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
| None |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| ADD: attention deficit disorder LD: learning disability HI: head injury HE: hearing VI: visual MI: mental illness PHY: physical INT: physiological TMP: temporary MX: multiple ND: none OTH: other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||||
| 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||||
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||||
| Type of |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| Disability |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|||
| 3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
||||
| 0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||||
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||