Utah Valley University

Illegal activities: Pertinent laws include, but are not limited to: ... Harassment: A course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes emotional distress in such person. ... Disorderly conduct: Utah law (76-9-102) prohibits a person from knowingly creating a hazardous…

Harassment: Any unwelcome verbal, physical, written, electronic, or non-verbal conduct (whether directly, indirectly, or through a third party) based on that person’s inclusion in one or more protected classes that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to alter the conditions of employment of an employee or to limit, interfere with, or deny educational benefits or opportunities of a student, from both a subjective and objective viewpoint based on a totality of the circumstances. The circumstances establishing potential harassment may include the frequency and severity of the conduct, whether the conduct was physically threatening or humiliating, the effect of the conduct on the individual’s mental or emotional state, whether the conduct was directed at more than one person, whether the conduct arose in the context of other discriminatory conduct, and whether the speech or conduct deserves the protections of academic freedom or the First Amendment.

Definitions ... 3.3 Bullying and cyberbullying: Repeated and/or severe aggressive behaviors that intimidate or intentionally harm or control another person physically or emotionally, and are not protected by the First Amendment. ... Categories of prohibited misconduct include but are not limited to…

The University shall provide reasonable space indoors and outdoors for the posting of non-commercial signs, notices, posters, and banners by members of the university community. Subject to the limitations on unlawful/unprotected speech (section 4.2.2) and reasonable and nondiscriminatory time, place, and manner…

Sexual harassment: Prohibited verbal or nonverbal conduct on the basis of sex (including sex, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression). Under Title IX, the following types of conduct constitute sexual harassment and are prohibited under this policy:…

4.7 Free Expression 4.7.1 Communications which originate from UVU facilities are free from censorship or prior restraint, except when they are illegal. 4.7.2 Universities exist for the transmission of knowledge and the pursuit of truth. Censorship of material on partisan or doctrinal…