Johnson & Wales University does not discriminate unlawfully on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or disability, in admission to, access to, treatment of, or employment in its programs and activities. (The term “sexual orientation” shall mean and be limited to having an orientation for or being identified as having an orientation for heterosexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality. This Non-Discrimination Policy shall not be interpreted to prohibit Johnson & Wales University from maintaining separate facilities, sports teams, housing, university-based social fraternities and sororities, and other programs and facilities, for males and females, in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-38-1.1 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, as the same may be amended from time to time, or similar laws applicable in other states where the university conducts its operations). The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination statement: Nondiscrimination Coordinator, Johnson & Wales University, 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI 02903, 401-598-2716. Inquiries concerning the application of the nondiscrimination statement may also be referred to the appropriate governmental agencies listed below: Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Customer Service Team 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, 800-421-3481 Rhode Island Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, John F. Kennedy Federal Building, 475 Government Center, Boston, MA 02203, 617-565-3200 Rhode Island State Commission on Human Rights 180 Westminster Street, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI 02903-3768, 401-222-2661 Massachusetts Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, John F. Kennedy Federal Building, 475 Government Center, Boston, MA 02203, 617-565-3200 Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination One Ashburton Place, 6th Floor, Room 601, Boston, MA 02108, 617-994-6000 Colorado Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 410, Denver, CO 80203, 303-866-1300 Colorado Civil Rights Division 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202-5143, 303-894-2997 Florida Equal Employment Opportunity Commission One Biscayne Tower 2 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2700, Miami, FL 33131, 305-536-4491 Florida Commission on Human Relations 2009 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 100, Tallahassee, FL 32301, 850-488-7082 North Carolina Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 129 West Trade Street, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28202, 704-344-6682 N.C. Human Relations Commission 116 W. Jones Street, Suite 2109, Raleigh, NC 27601, 919-807-4420