Harassment & Threats of Violence

Harassment and threats of violence are prohibited behaviors that create a hostile or threatening educational or working environment. These behaviors include but are not limited to:

  • Unwanted and/or intimidating contact of a threatening nature, including verbal, nonverbal, written or electronic communication
  • An expressed or implied threat to an individual's personal safety or property, academic efforts, employment, or participation in University activities
  • Intentionally and/or repeatedly following or contacting another person in a manner that intimidates, harasses, or places another in fear for their personal safety or to their property
  • Behavior that threatens or intimidates on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and parenting status), age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation and gender expression or identity.