Title IX and Equal Opportunity
Statement of Purpose
Purpose: To create a culture at the University of Maine at Machias that embraces open dialogue and makes all members of the UMaine Machias community feel safe.
Mission:
- Provide campus wide programming and support student organizations in planning and executing their own programming, support students, staff and faculty, and build a community that encourages students to be active in their campus experience.
Reporting An Incident
If you need to speak with a professional about a concern or an incident that you are aware of, please do not hesitate to do so. We are here for you!
The University of Maine at Machias is committed to maintaining a respectful, fair campus environment, free from discrimination, including discriminatory harassment. The goal of the university is to prevent discrimination from occurring and to provide an effective means of raising and promptly resolving complaints.
The university offers internal complaint procedures to resolve concerns of discrimination or harassment on account of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status or gender expression, national origin or citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. These issues may be raised by faculty, staff, students, or members of the community.
Retaliation for bringing a complaint of discrimination or participating in an investigation into such concerns is prohibited.
Complaints against faculty or staff or challenges to a university practice
If a faculty, staff, or student believes that they are being discriminated against and the concern involves actions by a faculty, staff member, or the issue relates to a university practice, the complaint may be resolved using the University of Maine System Equal Opportunity Complaint Procedure. This procedure provides for both informal and formal complaint resolution mechanisms.
You may also request an investigation online.
Make sure to check out our Equal Opportunity or Title IX pages for even more information relating to this area.
Complaints against students
If a faculty, staff or student believes that they are being discriminated against and the concern involves actions by a student, the University of Maine System Equal Opportunity Complaint Procedure provides that formal complaints are resolved through the University of Maine’s Student Conduct Code process. Such conduct may be reported to the University of Maine at Machias’s Title IX Coordinator.
Resources
On Campus
Office of Student Life
The Office of Student Life includes the Director of Student Life, Mental Health Counselor, and Residence Life Coordinator. These professional staff members can act as resources for information about UMaine Machias and our commitment to students. You can reach the Office at 207.255.1320.
Documentation, International Students, Matriculation as an Undocumented Student
If you have any questions that relate to attending UMaine Machias as an undocumented student, international status, or documentation in general, please feel free to contact our Admissions Office.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, would like to provide feedback, have an event idea or have general comments, please feel free to contact the Office of Student Life at 207.255.1320.