Student Code of Community Conduct: Discriminatory Harassment

Relevant Excerpt

3.19. Harassment (General)
Unwelcome conduct of a verbal, written, online, or physical nature that could reasonably be understood as being sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive enough to create an environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or offensive or that substantially interferes with an individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from a University program, activity, and/or employment. Harassment does not include constitutionally protected activity or conduct that serves a legitimate purpose.

3.20. Harassment (Protected Class)
Unwelcome conduct that is based on race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, disability, or veteran status. and where enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or the conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive enough to create an environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or offensive or that substantially interferes with an individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from a University program, activity, and/or employment. Harassment does not include constitutionally protected activity or conduct that serves a legitimate purpose.