Title IX Information
Onondaga Community College is committed to fostering a campus community where individuals are treated with dignity and where allegations of sexual violence, domestic or dating violence, sexual harassment, and stalking are treated seriously and timely resolved. The College offers options, resource referral, support, and assistance to community members targeted by these acts so that they may continue to participate in campus programs and activities. The College also offers assistance with referral to public law enforcement and campus conduct processes.
Consistent with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Onondaga Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs and activities. Any questions concerning Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator:
Onondaga Community College
4585 W. Seneca Turnpike
Syracuse, NY 13215
315-498-2119
or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights.
View the 2023 Sexual Violence Prevalence (SVP) Campus Climate Survey Report.
Pregnant or Parenting Student Support
Title IX prohibits discrimination against pregnant and parenting students. Pregnant and parenting students at the College will not be excluded from any class, activity, or program on the basis of sex, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related ailments, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery therefrom, including caring for a newborn and/or breastfeeding.
If you feel that you are being discriminated against due your pregnancy and/or parenting status, please reach out to the Title IX coordinator, listed below, for assistance.
Scott Schuhert, DBH
Dean of Students & Title IX Coordinator
Onondaga Community College
Whitney Technology Building 104
4585 W. Seneca Turnpike
Syracuse, NY 13215
315-498-2119
Additionally, pregnant or parenting students may request pregnancy-related accommodations. If necessary, reasonable accommodations can be provided to assist students with continuing their collegiate experience. Reasonable accommodations are unique for each student and dependent on the student’s individual needs and circumstances. Depending on accommodation, medical documentation may be required.
Accommodation examples include, but are not guaranteed or limited to, the following:
- A larger desk
- Academic support
- Breaks during class, as needed
- Excused absences
- Extended deadlines
- Flexible exam scheduling
- Grades of incomplete
- Permitting temporary access to elevators
- Providing alternatives to make up missed work
- Rescheduling tests or exams
- Submitting work after a deadline missed due to pregnancy or childbirth
Accommodation requests and questions should be directed to Office of Accessibility Services using the contact information below.
Email: OAR@sunyocc.edu
Phone: (315) 498-2834
Office Location: Coulter Hall, Room 104
Reporting Procedures
The College publishes procedures for reporting incidents of sexual violence and other violations of College policy. See:
- Students' Bill of Rights
- Options for Confidentially Disclosing Sexual and Interpersonal Violence
- Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence & Stalking Prevention Policy D6
- Campus Safety and Security Report
- Student Conduct Policy N5
- Student Conduct Procedures
- SUNY Violence Response Resources
- Transcripts Policy C8
Campus Safety and Security, student conduct, and employee conduct reporting procedures specifically apply to all allegations falling within Title IX. Retaliation against any person who makes or declines to make a report of sexual violence is strictly prohibited.
Members of the College community may contact the Title IX Coordinator at any time for assistance in accessing campus processes or resources, to discuss and obtain interim measures that may help targeted individual(s) to resume their usual activities at the College; and/or to file a grievance concerning the application of College policies or procedures to a Title IX concern. Any Title IX grievance must be:
- Submitted in writing;
- Provide the name, address, and contact information of the person submitting the grievance;
- Describe the facts alleged to have occurred;
- State the College policies or procedures alleged to have been misapplied; and,
- Identify any additional facts or circumstances relevant to the matter, including contact information, if known, for any other involved parties.
The Title IX Coordinator will consult as necessary with the involved offices or individuals; apply a “preponderance of the evidence” (more likely than not) standard to determine the appropriate resolution of the grievance; and, inform the involved parties of the outcome reached and any follow up actions to be taken.
Title IX Resources
On-campus
- Onondaga Community College Campus Safety & Security Department
Service & Maintenance Building
315-498-2311 (Emergency)
315-498-2478 (Non-emergency, general safety questions) - Counseling Center
Gordon Student Center Room 230
315-498-2675
Free and confidential - Scott Schuhert, DBH, Dean of Students & Title IX Coordinator
Gordon Student Center Room 220F
315-498-2119
s.m.schuhert@sunyocc.edu
Off-campus
- Call 911 - for immediate access to police and emergency medical care
- Vera House
723 James St, Syracuse
24-hour line for sexual abuse/assault victims - 315-468-3260
Provides shelter services and counseling support for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence. Also will provide referrals to emergency rooms and health care services for examinations of sexual assaults. - Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department Abused Person’s Unit
315-435-3092
You can call this number for victim assistance without having made a formal police report with any agency. - SUNY Sexual Assault & Violence Prevention Resources
- NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline
1-800-942-6906 - Onondaga County District Attorney’s Victim Assistance Program
315-435-3916 - Dorothy Day House Women’s Shelter
315-476-0617 - Help People (Employee Assistant Program, Employees only)
315-470-7447 or 1-800-777-6110
confidential and free call for links to services
Inclusive Restrooms
The College maintains inclusive restrooms on the first, second, and third floors of Mawhinney Hall and in the Otis Suite, SRC Arena and Events Center.
Title IX Training
Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Education