Nonacademic Regulations

Nondiscrimination Policy
ITU is committed to the most fundamental principles of academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity. This requires that decisions involving students and employees be based on individual merit and free from invidious discrimination of all forms, whether or not legally prohibited.

ITU’s policy is to fully comply with applicable federal and state nondiscrimination and equal opportunity laws, orders and regulations. ITU will not discriminate in programs and activities against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, handicap, unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as disabled veteran or veteran of Vietnam era. This nondiscrimination policy applies to admission, employment, access to and treatment in University programs and activities.

Complaints of invidious discrimination prohibited by university policy shall be resolved exclusively within existing ITU procedures.

Sexual Harassment Policy
Sexual harassment is legally defined to include any unwanted sexual gesture, physical contact, or statement that is offensive, humiliating, or interfering with required tasks or career opportunities at ITU. Sexual harassment is prohibited under federal and state discrimination laws and the regulations of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ITU will not tolerate sexual harassment of students or employees and will take action to provide remedies when such harassment is discovered. The University environment must be free of sexual harassment in work and study. Appropriate sanctions will be imposed on offenders in a case-by-case manner to ensure ITU is free of sexual harassment. ITU will respond to every reported sexual harassment complaint.

Travel & Semester Break

Semester Breaks: Students should submit a request no later than May 1st to Veronica Ramirez. (rveronica@itu.edu). Students will know whether they are approved or denied for semester break within 3 weeks of the date that it was requested. Requests received after May 1st, will be considered late and students might need to register for courses upon the denial of their semester break requests.

Travel Requests: Students should submit a travel request to Veronica Ramirez (rveronica@itu.edu). Students must submit a request 3 weeks prior to their travel. Students should not purchase their tickets unless they have approval in writing that their request was approved.