Code of Student Community Standards: Section 3: Sexual Misconduct Resolution Process

Relevant Excerpt

“Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment” is unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person access to the University’s education programs and activities.

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Understanding Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment

Some specific examples of conduct that may constitute Sexual Harassment if unwelcome include, but are not limited to: 

• Unreasonable pressure for a dating, romantic, or intimate relationship or sexual contact
• Unwelcome kissing, hugging, or massaging
• Sexual innuendos, jokes, or humor
• Displaying sexual graffiti, pictures, videos, or posters
• Using sexually explicit profanity
• Asking about, or telling about, sexual fantasies, sexual preferences, or sexual activities
• E-mail and Internet use that violates this policy
• Leering or staring at someone in a sexual way, such as staring at a person’s breasts or groin
• Sending sexually explicit emails, text messages, or social media posts
• Commenting on a person’s dress in a sexual manner
• Giving unwelcome personal gifts such as lingerie that suggest the desire for a romantic relationship
• Disseminating sexual pictures or videos of another person without consent regardless of whether the pictures or videos were obtained with consent
• Insulting, demeaning, or degrading another person on the basis of gender or gender stereotypes
• Understanding Consent and Incapacitation