The type of harassment that is prohibited may take many forms and includes, without limitation, verbal harassment (derogatory comments and/or slurs), physical harassment (assault or physical interference), visual harassment (posters, cartoons, drawings), use of the Internet or e-mail to harass or embarrass, and innuendo or false rumors. Further, harassment includes conduct that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or academic environment. Harassment is prohibited both during normal work or school hours and outside the normal work or school hours if such harassment is determined by the college to affect the normal working of student/faculty/staff relationships.
Harassment can take a number of forms, but of particular concern is sexual harassment, which is a violation of state and federal law. It includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, sexually motivated physical conduct, and other verbal or physical conduct, or visual forms of harassment of a sexual nature.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to, the following forms:
Unwelcome or unwanted advances, including sexual advances. This means patting, pinching, brushing up against, hugging, cornering, kissing, fondling, or any other similar physical contact. Unwelcome requests or demands for favors, including sexual favors. This includes subtle or blatant expectations, pressures or request for any type of favor, including a sexual favor, whether or not it is accompanied by an implied or stated promise of preferential treatment or negative consequences concerning academic or employment status. Verbal abuse or kidding that is oriented toward a prohibited form of harassment, including that which is sex-oriented and considered unwelcome. This includes offensive comments which harass an individual based upon his or her sex, race, age, national origin, disability, or marital status; telling "dirty jokes" that are inappropriate and considered offensive, or any tasteless, sexually oriented comments, innuendoes, or actions that offend. Creating a work or academic environment that is intimidating, hostile, abusive, or offensive because of unwelcome or unwanted conversations, suggestions, requests, demands, physical contacts, or attentions, whether sexually oriented or otherwise related to a prohibited form of harassment.
The college's concern is to provide a working and academic environment that is comfortable, conducive to the academic enterprise, and free from this type of behavior. This policy is written to be sure that everyone understands our intent to provide an academic and working environment free of harassment.
Obviously, the college cannot prevent violations of this policy unless such behavior is observed or the college is told of the violations. The procedures regarding complaints of harassment are described below.
All persons are assured that they will not suffer negative consequences as a result of bringing their concerns to the college's attention. Failure of any person involved in the investigation of a harassment complaint to keep the complaint confidential shall be a separate violation of this policy. A separate violation shall also occur if any retaliatory action is taken against or directed at any person who has made a harassment complaint. Violations will result in disciplinary action. The college reserves the right to provide information regarding any harassment complaint or retaliatory conduct to the necessary legal authorities if the college, in its sole discretion, believes illegal conduct has occurred.
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