Discrimination and Harassment Assistors

If you feel you have experienced discrimination and harassment on campus, in the work or school environment and you would like to speak to someone, you may contact a discrimination and harassment Assistor. You may prefer to contact an Assistor from a college or department other than your own.

The university has designated several offices to provide assistance through persons designated as Assistors to help anyone who believes she or he may have been subjected to discrimination and harassment or who wishes to make an inquiry concerning discrimination and harassment. Assistors have information about university policies and procedures and about options available for the resolution of complaints, but they are not responsible for resolving complaints. Lists of designated Assistors are available from the Dean of Students office, the Women's Center, and the Employee Assistance Program and may be found in the University Directory immediately following the section on "University Councils and Committees-" The Assistors functions include the following:

1. Providing information about discrimination and harassment and options for addressing it.
2. Informing the complainant regarding applicable university policies and procedures and outlining various options, both informal and formal, for resolving the complaint. In addition to providing the employee with a written copy of the university's discrimination and harassment policy, the Assistor will provide information as to various strategies that the complainant may use if he or she wishes to attempt resolution personally, such as confronting the alleged offender, writing a letter to the alleged offender, or utilizing the services of a third party as an intervener.
3. Accompanying the complainant to informal resolution sessions, if requested by the complainant. The Assistor does not, however, function as an advocate or spokesperson for the complainant, nor does the Assistor act in lieu of a complainant.
   Maintaining notes necessary for statistical reporting. Assistors are required to forward to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, on an annual basis, information on the number and nature of complaints that have been received. These data shall not contain information that would identify the complainant or the person accused in the complaint.

This is a current list of all designated Assistors on the ISU campus.

	Assistor Name	Department Info	Contact Info
	Virginia "Ginny" Arthur	Department of Residence	294-7619 varthur@iastate.edu
	Mark Becker	Vice President for Student Affairs	294-5056 mrbecker@iastate.edu
	Don Broshar	Youth & 4-H	294-1473 dbroshar@iastate.edu
	Sorrel Brown	Agriculture Education and Studies	294-8802 sorrel@iastate.edu
	Cinzia Cervato	Geological and Atmospheric Sciences	294-7583 cinzia@iastate.edu
	Aaron Clapp	Engineering	294-9514 clapp@iastate.edu
	Ann Coppernoll	Business Undergrad Program	294-8413 acfarni@iastate.edu
	Rick Dark	Finance	294-5922 dark@iastate.edu
	Lauri Dusselier	Student Health Center	294-2194 ldussel@iastate.edu
	Jenny Froyd	Registar's Office	294-3632 jlfroyd@iastate.edu
	Florence Hamrick	Educational Leadership & Policy Studies	294-9628 fhamrick@iastate.edu
	Thelma Harding	Grad College	294-2868 tlhardi@iastate.edu
	Rex Heer	Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching	294-6072 rex@iastate.edu
	John Hoffman	Facilities Planning and Management	294-4568 jhoffman@iastate.edu
	Monica Howard-Martin	Veterinary Administration	294-0391 mohoward@iastate.edu
	Pamela Iasevoli	Art & Design	294-7427 iasevoli@iastate.edu
	LuAnn Johansen	4-H Youth	541-648-4850 luann@iastate.edu
	Shelley Lott	Grad College	294-1277 sllott@iastate.edu
	Adin Mann	Mechanical Engineering	294-2877 jamann@iastate.edu
	Christine Peterson	Veterinary Pathology	294-9013 kalicat@iastate.edu
	Penny Rice	Dean of Student's Office	294-4154 pennyr@iastate.edu
	Sandra Russell	Treasurers Office	294-4364 srussel@iastate.edu
	Melanie Smith	Provost	294-6519 melanie6@iastate.edu
	Julie Snyder-Yuly	Carrie chapman Catt Center	294-9867 jlsnyder@iastate.edu
	Kathryn Weiland	business Career Services	294-2542 wielandk@iastate.edu
	Jan Williams	Engineering Advancement	294-2593 janw1@iastate.edu