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The CCS team is committed to providing support for those who may have been targets of, or affected by, campus climate concerns. Reports of campus climate concerns by UM-Flint students, faculty and staff will be reviewed by the CCS team that will in turn work to ensure that appropriate university resources and expertise are provided to anyone who feels they have been harmed or negatively impacted. 

CCS is not a disciplinary body, cannot impose sanctions, and does not require participation in any aspect of CCS’s work. CCS’s purpose is to support students, faculty or staff and connect them to resources. A longer-term desired outcome is that over time these efforts will contribute to the maintenance of respect and understanding among members of the University community, improving the campus climate for everyone.  

What is a Campus Climate Concern?

A campus climate concern can include actions that discriminate, stereotype, exclude, harass or harm anyone in our community based on their identity, including race and ethnicity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, language, culture, national origin, religious commitments, age, (dis)ability status, political perspective and other variables related to life experience.

Concerns may stem from fear, misunderstanding, hatred or stereotypes.  

Behaviors may be intentional or unintentional.

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For student concerns, the ODOS is responsible for disciplinary proceedings as the CCS team is not a disciplinary body. CCS may discuss with a student how to file a complaint with ODOS if it appears that a violation of the university’s Code of Student Conduct has been alleged, but it is not the role of CCS to investigate or determine whether a reported concern involves a violation of university policy. 

Likewise, the Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office is responsible for investigations relating to protected category discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct as CCS is not an investigative body. CCS may discuss with a student or university employee how to file a complaint with ECRT if it appears that a violation of the university’s Sex and Gender-Based Misconduct Policy or Discrimination and Harassment Policy has been reported, as it is not the role of CCS to investigate or determine whether a reported concern involved a violation of university policy.