Student Code of Conduct
ROWAN UNIVERSITY POLICY
Title: Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace and Educational Environment
(formerly: Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace)
Subject: Equity
Policy No: OED: 2015:03
Applies: University-wide
Issuing Authority: President
Responsible Officer: Assistant Vice President of Employee Equity & Labor Relations; Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Adopted: 12/16/1999
Last Revision: 08/19/2020
Last Reviewed: 08/19/2020
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As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, Rowan University is also subject to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in the University’s programs and activities. It reads: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Student/employee complaints of sexual harassment/sexual assault (as defined by Title IX) against students and University employees raise Title IX concerns and, therefore, are governed by the University’s Title IX Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault Policy. Complaints alleging sexual misconduct that falls outside of Title IX's definitional and jurisdictional requirements, may be governed by the University's Student Sexual Misconduct and Harassment Policy or Student Code of Conduct when made against a student; or this Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace and Educational Environment or Disruptive Behavior and Workplace Violence Policy when made against a University Employee.
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- Discrimination/Harassment in the Workplace or Educational Environment means any employment or educational practice or procedure that treats an individual less favorably based upon any of the protected categories referred to below or as provided under applicable law. It is also a violation of this policy to use derogatory or demeaning references regarding the protected categories listed below or as provided under applicable law.
- Sexual Harassment (when not covered by the Title IX Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault Policy) means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when, for example:
- Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment; or
- Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or educational decisions affecting such individual; or
- Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or educational experience, or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
- Sexual Misconduct means the forms of sexual misconduct set forth in the Student Sexual Misconduct and Harassment policy. All of the definitions and procedures set forth in that policy apply to such complaints. Prohibited conduct includes Sexual Assault (Rape, Fondling, Incest, Statutory Rape), Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sexual/Gender-Based Harassment.
- Third Party Harassment means unwelcome behavior involving any of the protected categories referred to in the policy below that is not directed at an individual but exists in the workplace and interferes with an individual’s ability to do his or her job.
- Retaliation means adverse employment or educational consequences based upon that employee or student bringing forth a complaint, providing information for an investigation, testifying in any proceeding under this policy, or engaging in any other protected activity under this policy or under applicable law.
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