SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY

Sexual Harassment Policy Statement. Please also see the policy on Sexual and Romantic Relations between Faculty and Students.

It is the policy of Villanova University to maintain an employment and educational atmosphere free of any pressures on employees and students relating to sexual harassment. Consistent with applicable federal and state laws, the University endorses the objective that employees and students be free of situations where sexual considerations form the basis for business or educational decisions.

Sexual harassment may be described as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other physical, visual, or verbal behavior of a sexual nature where:

1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment or education;

2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or academic decisions affecting the individual; or,

3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's academic or professional performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or demeaning employment or educational environment.

Sexual harassment will not be tolerated at Villanova University, and employees or students who engage in such conduct are subject to the full range of the University's disciplinary policies.

If you have any questions, concerns or wish to report an incident, please contact the University's Complaint Officer:

Kathleen Byrnes Associate Vice President for Student Life 202 Dougherty Hall 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 Phone: 610-519-4550 Email: kathleen.byrnes@villanova.edu

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