CSUB is committed to maintaining an environment free from unlawful discrimination.  To fulfill this commitment, the University will work to prevent unlawful discrimination from occurring and will ensure that University policies prohibiting discrimination are fully enforced.  The University affirms and protects the rights of students and employees to seek and obtain the services of the University without unlawful discrimination.  No employee or student shall on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or national or ethnic origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, under any program of the University.  Employees and students who cause these rights to be violated may be subject to discipline.  This policy should not be interpreted as superseding or interfering with collective bargaining agreements or other California State University policies and procedures currently in effect.  If discipline of an employee is sought as a remedy under this policy, the procedural rights under applicable collective bargaining agreements and system-wide procedures will continue to apply.  However, those rights may not supersede or interfere with the requirements of state and federal law.