Nondiscrimination Policy

All members of the St. Lawrence University community are valued equally.  We are committed to multicultural diversity in our faculty, staff, student body and curriculum.  Awareness training for students, faculty and staff is designed to eliminate all forms of discrimination.  St. Lawrence University subscribes fully to all federal and state legislation and regulations (including the 1964 Civil Rights Act; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Sections 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Age of Discrimination Act of 1975; New York State Human Rights Law; and Part 53, Section 607 of the New York State Educational Law) regarding discrimination, as well as the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988.  The University does not discriminate against students, faculty, staff, or other beneficiaries on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, disability, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin in admission to, or access to, or treatment, or employment in its programs and activities.  Retaliatory action of any kind taken by any employee or student against any other employee or student as a result of that person’s seeking redress under this policy is prohibited.  St. Lawrence University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  For further information contact St. Lawrence University’s Age Act, Title IX, and Section 504 Coordinator, Susan M. Cypert, Special Assistant for Equity Programs, Vilas Hall, Canton, New York 13617, (229-5584).