Bethel University and Bethel University Foundation

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COMMUNITY MEMBER
Community member refers to Bethel’s students, faculty, staff, visitors, volunteers, vendors, consultants, third parties, and any person that provides services to Bethel.

COMPLAINT
A complaint is an allegation that a student, employee, or applicant for admission or employment has been subjected to discrimination based on disability.

COMPLAINANT
A complainant is an individual or group of individuals who believe that discrimination may have or has occurred.

DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES
The Director of the Office of Accessibility Resources and Services provides leadership and oversight of all disability-related access and programming for prospective students, applicants, students, staff, and faculty from all schools of Bethel University.

DISABILITY
An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.

GRIEVANCE OFFICER
A grievance officer is a faculty member, staff, or administrator appointed by the President, who is trained to respond to formal and informal complaints of discrimination.

PROCEEDING
The term proceeding includes all activities, including but not limited to proceedings (both informal and formal), related to a non-criminal resolution of an institutional complaint, including: fact-finding investigations and formal or informal meetings. It does not include meetings between victims and officials regarding accommodations or protective measures.

RESPONDENT
A respondent is an individual or group of individuals against whom an allegation of disability discrimination is made.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICER
A Responsible Officer is an administrator who, in partnership with the senior administrator as applicable, adjudicates the complaint.

RESULT
A result is any initial, interim, and final resolution or decision by any official or entity authorized to resolve complaint matters within an institution. The result must include sanctions imposed. The result also must include the rationale for the result and the sanctions.

SECTION 504 COMPLIANCE OFFICER
The Vice President of People and Culture will act as the Section 504 Compliance Officer responsible for the administration and supervision of the policy and procedures set forth herein. The Section 504 Compliance Officer is the administrator to whom a complaint is reported and addressed according to policy and procedures.

Cara Wald, the University’s Vice President of People and CultureAbby Woodley, Title IX Coordinator and Compliance Specialist, serves as the Section 504 Compliance Officer with primary responsibility for oversight and enforcement of this Policy, as well as identifying and addressing any systemic problems that arise during the review of complaints. Cara Wald  Abby Woodley may be contacted at Bethel University, Office of People and Culture, 3900 Bethel Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55112, or 651612.635322.8657, 8908 or ctitle-wald@bethelix@bethel.edu.

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