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Academic ExcellenceSexual harassment, including its most extreme form of sexual assault, is prohibited in all its forms at 香港马会开奖结果. As a community, we must strive to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and assault, because these incidents affect all members of our community. These incidents can happen to anyone, regardless of sex, gender, sexual orientation, or any other identity. These incidents harm not only the person who experiences them, but also friends, family, and other community members.
This section of our website provides information on definitions, the range of reactions often experienced after a sexual assault incident, ways to reduce risk around sexual assault and harassment, and why this issue is important at 香港马会开奖结果.
Other areas of this website address resources (including confidential resources), intimate partner violence, stalking, and reporting incidents. While this web space offers specialized information and resources on these behaviors, we know, that sexual harassment/assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking often occur together. Because all of these behaviors may occur within one relationship, we encourage you to browse the website thoroughly and use whatever resources and information seem most appropriate to a particular situation.
Anyone with questions about these issues is encouraged to contact confidential resources, found here, or 香港马会开奖结果's Title IX Coordinator.
The definitions provided here reflect those in the 香港马会开奖结果 Student Handbook. Different definitions may apply for law enforcement purposes, in different jurisdictions, and at other colleges and universities.
Sexual Harassment
香港马会开奖结果 strictly forbids sexual harassment. Sexual Harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, including unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other physical or verbal conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment for a Curry student when:
(a) submission to such advances, requests or conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of the individual's academic advancement, participation in College programs or activities, or is used as a basis for academic decisions affecting the individual;
(b) rejection of such advances, requests or conduct affects a term or condition of the individual's academic advancement, participation in College programs or activities, or is used as a basis for academic decisions affecting the individual; or
(c) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the individual's academic performance, education, or participation in College programs or activities, or of creating an intimidating or hostile work or academic environment.
Examples of sexual harassment may include, but are not limited to:
Sexual Misconduct
香港马会开奖结果 strictly prohibits sexual violence and all other forms of sexual misconduct.
Sexual Misconduct includes any sexual contact or activity that occurs without the effective consent of any individual involved. It is the obligation of every person to obtain effective consent from the other person prior to sexual contact. Effective Consent is discussed in the section below.
Examples of sexual misconduct include, but are not limited to:
Effective Consent
Effective consent is informed, knowing and voluntary. The College defines effective consent as mutually understandable words or actions which indicate willingness to participate in mutually agreed upon sexual activity.
Effective Consent cannot be given by minors (in Massachusetts, those not yet sixteen (16) years of age).
Effective Consent cannot be given by individuals who have a mental disability that results in their being unable to provide informed, knowing and voluntary consent.
Effective Consent cannot be given by those who are unconscious, unaware or otherwise physically helpless.
Consent obtained as a result of physical force, threats, intimidating behavior, duress or coercion is not Effective Consent.
A person who knows or should reasonably have known that another person is incapacitated may not engage in sexual activity with that person, and there can be no Effective Consent in such situations.
Effective Consent cannot be given by those who are incapacitated as a result of alcohol or other drug consumption (voluntary or involuntary). In addition, incapacitation may result from mental disability, sleep, or involuntary physical restraint, and there can be no Effective Consent in such situations.
The College defines incapacitation as a state where an individual cannot make rational, reasonable decisions because the individual lacks the capacity to give knowing consent, and/or as a state where one cannot make a rational, reasonable decision because the individual lacks the ability to understand the who, what, when, where, why, or how of their sexual interaction.
Consent to one form of sexual activity does not imply consent to other forms.
Consent may be given for specific sexual activities and not for others.
Consent at one time, including prior intimate partner or physical relationships, does not imply future consent.
Silence does not constitute consent and may indicate that something is wrong and the potential for sexual misconduct exists.
The use of alcohol or other drugs does not constitute a defense for the failure of a person who initiates sexual activity to obtain effective consent.
People who experience sexual assault have a wide variety of reactions. Someone may identify as a victim-survivor and react in very unexpected ways. Victims-survivors and their friends and family should know that there is no "right" reaction.
The reactions below are some of the experiences a victim-survivor may have after an assault. In all cases, it's important to support the person identifying as a victim-survivor and help them connect to resources.
After a sexual assault, the victim-survivor may experience the following*:
If you or someone you know is experiencing these reactions, don't hesitate to contact confidential resources to discuss your concerns.
*This information has been adapted from the
When we talk about sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and stalking, it's important to be clear that the responsibility for these acts lies clearly with those who commit them. Nothing that any victim-survivor or bystander does ever tips the balance away from that fact. As our community strives to prevent and respond to violence, however, it's important to focus on the things that we can all do to keep ourselves and others safe.*
The information on this page is focused on staying safe during in-person encounters. Read more about increasing safety online.
In Our Community**:
Whether or not you see an assault in progress, every member of our community can help reduce risk by being an engaged bystander.
Learn more about how to intervene to stop sexual misconduct in progress.
For Partners+
To Reduce Your Own Risk++
If Someone is Pressuring You to Engage in Sexual Activity*
If someone is pressuring you to engage in sexual activity, it may be uncomfortable or frightening. Perpetrators often use this tactic. It is not your fault the other person is doing this. Here are some tips for exiting that situation safely.
*Adapted from the .
**Portions of this list are adapted from Men Can Stop Rape.
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With all the exciting and wonderful opportunities at 香港马会开奖结果, people might ask why we focus on sexual assault and harassment. For all colleges and universities, this is an important issue. Here are a few of the reasons why it's important to us at 香港马会开奖结果:
*This data is drawn from the .
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