RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

HarassmentRockhurst prohibits unwelcome verbal or physical conduct that denigrates or showshostility or aversion toward staff, students, faculty members, or other individuals participatingin our community because of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin,disability, pregnancy status or any other protected status. This prohibition applies toall individuals who work for or with the University, students, and others participatingin the Rockhurst community, including parents, relatives, associates of a student, vendors,suppliers or other persons doing business with Rockhurst.Examples of conduct prohibited by this policy include, but are not limited to,employment decisions made based on an employee’s protected status; admission orparticipation decisions based on an employee’s protected status; verbal conduct suchas racial epithets, derogatory comments, hostile or demeaning slurs or commentsbased on one’s protected status; visual conduct such as posters, e-mail, drawings,cartoons, or postings on social media that denigrate based on a protected status; andunwanted physical conduct based on one’s protected status.Sexual HarassmentAs part of the above-stated policy, no staff, student, faculty member or other individualparticipating in our Rockhurst community may sexually harass another individual.Prohibited sexual harassment includes conduct described above based on one’ssex. It also includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and otherunwelcome verbal or physical or other non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature, includingwhen (1) submission to or rejection of such conduct is made either explicitly orimplicitly a term or condition of any educational program, activity or employment;(2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis forany education or employment decision affecting such individual; or (3) such conducthas the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s educationor work performance or creating an intimidating or hostile learning or workingenvironment.RetaliationRockhurst prohibits retaliation against anyone for reporting discrimination, harassmentor retaliation, assisting in making a complaint, or cooperating in an investigation.Rockhurst also prohibits retaliation against anyone because he/she is closelyassociated with someone who reported, assisted, or cooperated with a discrimination,harassment or retaliation complaint or investigation. Retaliation prohibited bythis policy includes, but is not necessarily limited to, disparaging comments, uncivilbehavior, or other negative treatment.Concerns of Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.Any student, faculty, staff or other person who believes he/she has experienced or witnessedconduct prohibited by this policy must immediately notify the Director of HumanResources, the Dean of Students, or the Vice President of Academic Affairs, all of whomare also designated as our Title IX and Section 504 Coordinators. Please see the EqualOpportunity and Anti-Discrimination Policy for more information.All Concerns of inappropriate conduct will be promptly and thoroughly investigatedby the appropriate University official. Rockhurst University will act to ensure a respectfulenvironment, which includes ensuring that any improper conduct ceases immediately, andtaking corrective action to prevent recurrence of the inappropriate conduct. Any student,409