External Contact Information
Concerns about the College’s application of the non-discrimination policy and compliance with certain federal civil rights laws may also be addressed to:
US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Customer Service Hotline: (800) 421-3481
Facsimile: (202) 453-6012
TDD: (877) 521-2172
Email: OCR@ed.gov
Web: https://www.ed.gov/ocr
Or to the Regional OCR office in Chicago, Illinois.
Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Education
John C. Kluczynski Federal Building
203 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
Telephone: (312) 730-1560
Facsimile: (312) 730-1576
Email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov
Web: https://www.ed.gov/ocr
Alverno College is the recipient of grant funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The contact information for any concerns related to programs receiving grant funding from these federal agencies is listed below.
NASA
NASA Headquarters
Office of the Inspector General
PO Box 23089
L’Enfant Plaza Station
Washington, DC 20026
Hotline: (800) 424-9183
Telephone: (202) 358-0001
TDD: (800) 535-8134
Facsimile: (202) 358-4338
Web: https://oigforms.nasa.gov/wp_cyberhotline.html
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Inspector General
Room 117-W Jamie Whitten Bldg
1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20250
Hotline: (800) 424-9121
Telephone: (202) 720-8001
Facsimile: (202) 690-2474
Web: https://www.usda.gov
NIFA
NIFA is a department within the USDA. The USDA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has jurisdiction over all USDA matters including those with NIFA. NIFA is located at:
NIFA
305-A Whitten Bldg
12th Street, SW and Jefferson Drive
Washington, DC 20250
Or by mail at
NIFA
USDA
1400 Independence Ave., SW, MS 2201
Washington, DC 20250-2201
For Complaints involving employee-on-employee conduct: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
EEOC Headquarters
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
131 M Street, NE
Washington, DC 20507
Telephone: (800) 669-4000
TTY: (800) 669-6820
ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5122
Web: https://www.eeoc.gov
