Compliance
Notice of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender or Sex
The California State University does not discriminate on the basis of gender, which includes sex (including Sex Stereotyping or Sex Characteristics) and Gender, Gender Identity (including Nonbinary or Transgender), Gender Expression, or sexual orientation in its education programs or activities. In addition, the CSU prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon any protected status, including Age, Disability (physical and mental), Genetic Information, Marital Status, Medical Condition, Nationality, Pregnancy or related conditions, Race or Ethnicity (including color, caste, or ancestry), Religion or Religious Creed, and Veteran or Military Status.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and certain other federal and state laws, prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation in employment, as well as in all education programs and activities operated by the University (both on and off campus), including admissions. The protection against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation includes sex-based harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating and domestic violence, and stalking.
Any person may report discrimination or harassment, including sex-based harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to have experienced the conduct that could constitute sex or other protected class discrimination or sex-based harassment) in-person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed below for the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator receiving the person’s verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) at https://ophd.sonoma.edu/, or by contacting the Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator by the means listed below.The CSU Interim Nondiscrimination Policy is available at https://calstate.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the Nondiscrimination Policy and Title IX/DHR complaints for Sonoma State University:
Julie Vivas, J.D.
Associate Vice President,
Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination
207 International Hall
Email: ophd@sonoma.edu
707-664-4140
Questions may also be addressed to:
Office for Civil Rights
San Francisco Office
U.S. Department of Education 50 United Nations Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 486-5555
Facsimile: (415) 486-5570
Email: OCR.SanFrancisco@ed.gov
Annual Reports
Update Message Regarding the Title IX Annual Report for 2022-2023 from the Systemwide Title IX Office
In response to feedback from Cozen O’Connor following their assessment of the CSU’s Title IX and Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR) programs and from the California State Auditor following their audit of the CSU’s system to assess the CSU’s handling of sexual harassment complaints against employees. The CSU Chancellor’s Office is refining the categories of Title IX data it gathers to ensure the accuracy of campus Title IX Annual Reports and to facilitate more precise analysis and identification of patterns and trends. While the Chancellor's Office works to update the data queries, CSU campuses will defer issuing Title IX Annual Reports until the Chancellor’s Office finalizes new guidance for data collection and reporting.
During this time, all CSU campuses will continue to issue the Annual Security Report, accessible for Sonoma State University at https://clery.sonoma.edu/annual-security-report, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act). This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning Clery Act defined crimes that were reported to have occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the CSU, and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. This report includes, but is not limited to, reported incidents of sexual assault (including rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape), domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Please note that the data in the Annual Security Report differs from the data that has historically been reported in a campus’s Title IX Annual Report due to the specific definitional and geographical parameters required for Clery statistics.
Title IX Regulations Training
Title IX offices are mandated by the Title IX Regulations, 34 CFR Part 106.45(b)(10), to post training content used to satisfy the Title IX Regulations’ training requirements to our website. Please visit the CSU Title IX page to access the training materials provided by the system.