University Policy Library: Prohibition of Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Title IX Violations, and Retaliation

Relevant Excerpt

Sexual Harassment is Prohibited. This Policy prohibits sexual harassment, a form of discrimination based on sex and/or actual or perceived gender. Sexual Harassment, as an umbrella category, includes the offenses of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, and is defined as conduct on the basis of sex and/or actual or perceived gender that satisfies one or more of the following: ...

Sexual Harassment:
a. unwelcome conduct,
b. determined by a reasonable person,
c. to be so severe, and
d. pervasive, and
e. objectively offensive,
f. that it effectively denies a person equal access to the University’s education program, activity, or employment.