The HCC Sexual Harassment Awareness and Intake Committee

 

Sexual harassment, which is illegal under Federal, State and City laws, will not be tolerated within the City University of New York (“CUNY”). The policy of CUNY is to promote a cooperative work and academic environment on each campus free from sexual harassment.

In 1995, the CUNY Board of Trustees promulgated the CUNY Policy Against Sexual Harassment and Procedures For Implementation of the CUNY Policy Against Sexual Harassment (herein referred to as “CUNY Policy and Procedures”). The CUNY Policy and Procedures were amended on January 1, 2005.

The goal of the CUNY Policy and Procedures is to informally resolve all complaints. To that end, the Procedures now require that one committee be constituted on campus by the President of Hostos, the Sexual Harassment Awareness and Intake Committee (SHAIC). All members of the SHAIC will perform initial intake of complaints.

The Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator of the SHAIC are charged with handling the intake of complaints, referral to other resources, and the informal resolution of complaints. In the event an informal resolution is not achieved, the Panel will formally investigate a complaint. The Coordinator will report the findings to the President or the Vice President of Student Development and Enrollment Management who may institute corrective and/or disciplinary proceedings.

The mission of the education component of the committee is to disseminate the CUNY Policy and Procedures and to educate and sensitize the entire college community (including staff, faculty and students) about issues of sexual harassment. We have already met with your department. We will be holding workshops across the College again to inform you about the revised CUNY Policy and Procedures. We are currently formulating a packet of resources to facilitate inclusion of this subject into the curriculum.

An excellent resource which you can access right now is the online course, “Preventing Sexual Harassment.” The mastery test should be taken and a certificate can be issued for inclusion in your Personnel file. The URL for the course, test and certificate is: www.cuny.edu/sexualharassment
Attached, please find the 2005-2006 list of members of the SHAIC.

 

 

Sexual Harassment Awareness and Intake Committee

2005-2006

 

Natalie Brown, Coordinator

Affirmative Action Officer

Office: Room A-318

Telephone number: (718) 518-4284

E-mail: nbrown@hostos.cuny.edu

                                       

Rebecca Hoda, Deputy Coordinator

Director of Career Services 

Office: Room Savoy 102D

Telephone number: 718-518-4249

E-mail: rhoda@hostos.cuny.edu

 

Lt. Robert Curry, Assistant Director of Pubic Safety

Office: Room C-030f

Telephone number: (718) 518-6849

E-mail: rcurry@hostos.cuny.edu

Javier Fortiche-Ocampo, Director of Student Activities

Office: Room C-371

Telephone number: (718) 518-6561

E-mail: jocampo@hostos.cuny.edu

 

Luz Fontanez, Counseling Center, COA

Office: Counseling Center, Savoy Bldg. Room: D 101

Telephone: (718) 518-4461

lfontanez@hostos.cuny.edu

 

Professor Rhonda L. Johnson, Head Access Services, Library
Office: Building A, Room A-308C

(718) 518-4214
email: rhjohnson@hostos.cuny.edu

 

Lt. George B. London, Assistant Director of Public Safety

Office Room C-030b

Telephone number: (718) 518-6890

E-mail: glondon@hostos.cuny.edu

Mercedes Moscat, Deputy Chair of Education

Human Resources Manager

Office: Room B215

Telephone number: (718)518-6652

E-mail: mmoscat@hostos.cuny.edu

 

Jacqueline Ruiz, Coordinator of Graduation

Office: Room Savoy 207-E

Telephone Number: (718) 518-4422

E-mail: jruiz@hostos.cuny.edu

Professor Amy Ramson, Chair of Education

Department of Behavioral/Social Sciences/Public Administration

Office: Room B-335

Telephone number: (718) 518-6568

E-mail: aramson@hostos.cuny.edu

 

Professor Julie Trachman

Department of Natural Sciences

Office Room: A-507D

Telephone number: (718) 518-4132

E-mail: jtrachman@hostos.cuny.edu

 

Chief Arnaldo Bernabe

Chief of Public Safety Department

Office: Room C-030a

Telephone number: (718) 518-6880

E-mail: abernabe@hostos.cuny.edu