SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The University of Dayton community will not tolerate any form of sexual harassment, sexual intimidation, abuse, or other behaviors that offend the dignity of any human being or that undermine the integrity of the values of the institution. All students and guests are subject to and responsible for complying with the University of Dayton’s Sexual Harassment policy. Sexual harassment is not acceptable at the University of Dayton and may be subject to disciplinary action.

Sexual Harassment is any pattern of sexually oriented verbal, visual or physical attention by a student upon a student that is unwanted, causes discomfort or embarrassment to another and creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.

Examples of Sexual Harassment include but are not limited to:

   Inappropriate comments of sexual nature;

   Unwelcome and repeated flirtations and sexual advances;

   Sexually explicit questions, jokes, teasing, or anecdotes;

   Touching, patting, hugging, whistling, pinching, brushing against a person's body, or repeated unwanted staring;

   Graphic commentary about an individual's body, sexual prowess, sexual deficiencies, sexual activity, experience or orientation;

   Crude or offensive language;

   Derogatory or demeaning comments based on gender or sexual orientation whether sexual or not;

   Displaying objects or pictures that are sexual in nature and that creates a hostile or offensive living environment.

(Students who believe they are being or have been Sexually Harassed by a member of the university faculty or staff, an employee or a university vendor or contractor should refer to the University's Human Resource policy on "Sexual Harassment." Copies of this policy may be obtained at the Office of Human Resources and areas that maintain copies of the official University Policy Manual (e.g., Roesch Library, Office of Administration, offices of all academic deans). For additional information regarding Sexual Harassment, refer to excerpts from the policy on "Sexual Harassment" in the section "Of Special Note..." in the university handbook).