Campus Policies
Sexual Harassment
The University of California defines sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
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Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of instruction, employment, or participation in any University activity
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Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for evaluation in making academic or personnel decisions affecting an individual
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Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive university environment
For more information visit:
https://titleix.ucsc.edu/ - Title IX Office
https://care.ucsc.edu/ - CARE Office with confidential advocates
If you are being harassed or have concerns about what constitutes harassment, contact the Title IX officer, Tracey Tsugawa, at 105 Clark Kerr Hall, 831-459-2462. For a confidential advocate, contact the CARE Office at 831-502-2273 or care@ucsc.edu.
Note: Advances and comments by students towards graduate students or teaching assistants also constitutes sexual harassment and is outlawed under Title IX as well as State and Federal Law.
Discrimination
State and federal law a well as university policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, citizenship, or sexual orientation. For more information about policies, resources, and topics related to this issue, please visit https://diversity.ucsc.edu/
If you need assistance, advice, or wish to file a grievance about discrimination based on color, nationality, or race, contact:
The Assistant Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, Ciel Benedetto (831-459-3676, cbene@ucsc.edu) or Judicial Affairs/Student Conduct (831-459-1738).
If you need assistance, advice, or wish to file a grievance about discrimination based on disability, contact: The Disability Resource Center (831-459-2089).
Human Subjects Protocol
If the proposed research will involve human subjects, you must submit a Human Subjects Protocol or a Request for Exemption. The protocol must be reviewed and approved by the UCSC IRB before the research begins.
Failure to comply with these rules may have serious consequences, including the suspension or termination of research, allegations of research misconduct, and personal civil and criminal liability.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. If research is begun without UCSC IRB approval, upon discovery of the error, the researcher should stop the research and notify the UCSC IRB immediately. The researcher must then submit a protocol to the UCSC IRB along with an explanation as to why the protocol was not submitted at the appropriate time. If the researcher is a student, a detailed letter from his or her faculty advisor must accompany the materials submitted to the UCSC IRB. NOTE: If the above situation occurs, conducting further research, spending research funds, using data already collected, or filing a thesis may be disallowed.
The process of approval has several steps:
- Contact the Office of Sponsored Projects at 459-4114 and discuss your intent to apply for external funding that requires human subjects approval.
- Download the forms and application for human subjects review from https://officeofresearch.ucsc.edu/orca/irb/irb-forms/index.html.
- Ascertain your faculty advisor's willingness to act as Primary Investigator (PI) for your research proposal.
- Wait for confirmation.
