Statement of Non-Discrimination

It is the policy of The City University of New York-applicable to all colleges and units-to recruit, employ, retain, promote, and provide benefits to employees and to admit and provide services for students without discriminating on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, partnership status, disability, genetic information, alienage, citizenship, military or veteran status, pregnancy, status as a victim of domestic violence/stalking/sex offenses, unemployment status, caregiver or familial status, prior record of arrest or conviction, or any other legally prohibited basis in accordance with federal, state and city laws. This policy is set forth in CUNY’s Policy on Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination.

CUNY’s Policy on Sexual Misconduct prohibits all forms of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, gender harassment and sexual violence. Inquiries concerning sexual misconduct or sex discrimination may be made to the individuals specified in that Policy or may be referred to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.

It is also the University’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations and academic adjustments, when appropriate, to individuals with disabilities, individuals observing religious practices, individuals who have pregnancy or childbirth-related medical conditions and victims of domestic violence/stalking/ sex offenses. The process for addressing these issues is set forth in CUNY’s Procedures for Implementing Reasonable Accommodations and Academic Adjustments.

Retaliation for reporting or opposing discrimination, cooperating with an investigation of a discrimination complaint, or requesting an accommodation or academic adjustment is also prohibited.

To access CUNY’s Policy and Procedures on Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination, Policy on Sexual Misconduct, and Procedures for Implementing Reasonable Accommodations and Academic Adjustments, please visit these links:

• http://www2.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/legalaffairs/policies-procedures/equal-opportunity-and-nondiscrimination-policy/

• https://www2.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/pageassets/about/administration/offices/legal-affairs/policiesprocedures/Sexual-Misconduct-2.pdf

• http://www2.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/legalaffairs/policies-procedures/reasonable-accommodationsand-academic-adjustments/

The following persons have been designated at Queensborough Community College to handle inquiries and complaints relating to CUNY’s Policy on Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination and Policy on Sexual Misconduct and to ensure compliance with CUNY’s Procedures for Implementing Reasonable Accommodations and Academic Adjustments:

Amaris Matos
Chief Diversity Officer
Administration Building A 504
718-281-5597
AMatos@qcc.cuny.edu

Belinda Delgado, Esq. Title IX Officer
Administration Building A 413
718-281-5755
BDelgado@qcc.cuny.edu

The following federal, state, and local agencies enforce laws against discrimination:

• New York City Commission on Human Rights: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/index.page

• New York State Division on Human Rights: http://www.dhr.ny.gov

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: http://www.eeoc.gov

• United States Department of Justice: http://www.justice.gov/

• United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights: http://www2.ed.gov/ocr