Affirmative Action for Students, Faculty and Staff

Pursuant to college policy, SUNY Maritime is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the College community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

The college’s policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and other laws, regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to:

Lu-Ann Plaisance, Title IX Coordinator
Assistant Vice President of Human Resources & Chief Diversity Officer
6 Pennyfield Avenue
Throggs Neck, NY 10465718-409-7302
lplaisance@sunymaritime.edu

Inquiries may also be directed to:

United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
32 Old Slip 26th Floor
New York, NY 10005-2500
Tel: (646) 428-3800
Email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov.