Office of Community, Opportunity, Responsibility and Engagement: Report Incidents of Bias

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The Inclusive Community Assessment Team supports the university community by tracking, reviewing, and providing effective, educational responses to conduct that disrupts campus life, including behaviors or speech that contribute to a hostile or unwelcoming environment. The ICAT team does not investigate, arbitrate, or take the place of other university processes or services. Instead, this team of staff and faculty members plays an educational role by providing services to witnesses, bystanders, targeted individuals, offenders, or members of the community in order to create change in a timely, effective, and comprehensive way.

PennWest defines bias as a personal preference that can affect how we judge people or situations, sometimes making it hard to be fair or objective.

Reporting incidents of bias helps our University create a more supportive environment for all.