The following are the definitions of conduct prohibited by the sexual misconduct policy.
- Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is:
- unwelcome
- sexual, sex-based, and/or gender based, verbal, written, online, and/or physical conduct.
- Hostile Environment
A hostile environment is created when sexual harassment is:
- sufficiently severe, or
- persistent or pervasive, and
- objectively offensive that it:
- unreasonably interferes with, denies,
- or limits someone’s ability to participate in or benefit from the institution’s educational [and/or employment, social, and/or residential program.
Sanctions range from warning through expulsion/termination.
- Non-consensual Sexual Contact
Non-consensual sexual contact is:
Sanctions range from warning through expulsion/termination.
- Non-consensual Sexual Intercourse
Non-consensual sexual intercourse is:
- any sexual intercourse,
- however slight,
- with any object,
- by a person upon another person,
- that is without consent and/or by force.
Sanctions range from warning through expulsion/termination.
- Sexual Exploitation
Occurs when one person takes non-consensual or abusive sexual advantage of another for his/her own advantage or benefit, or to benefit or advantage anyone other than the one being exploited, and that behavior does not otherwise constitute one of other sexual misconduct offenses. Sanctions range from warning through expulsion/ termination.
- Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence is: violence or emotional and/or psychological abuse between those in an intimate relationship toward each other; sanctions range from warning through expulsion/termination.
- Stalking
Stalking 1:
- a course of conduct,
- directed at a specific person,
- on the basis of actual or perceived membership in a protected class,
- that is unwelcome, and,
- would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.
Sanctions range from warning through expulsion/ termination.
Stalking 2:
- repetitive and menacing
- pursuit, following, harassing, and/or interfering with the peace and/or safety of another.
Sanctions typically result in suspension or expulsion/termination
- Retaliation
Retaliation is:
- any adverse action,
- taken against a person participating in a protected activity,
- because of that person’s participation in that protected activity
- subject to limitations imposed by the First Amendment and/or academic freedom.
Sanctions range from warning through expulsion/ termination.