Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities
Sexual Assault & Violence Prevention
Consent for sexual activity must be given free of force, threat, intimidation, or coercion. Consent must be verbal, conscious, and explicit and must be present throughout the activity. Neither silence nor a prior relationship is sufficient to indicate consent. Consent can be revoked at any time during a sexual encounter and must be respected. Someone who is incapacitated in any way cannot give consent. Consent will not be considered given by someone who is asleep, drugged, intoxicated, unconscious, harassed, coerced, threatened, or forced into sexual activity. Consent for sexual activity cannot be given by a minor (anyone under 18 years of age).
Acts of sexual misconduct or abuse degrade the victims, our campus community, and society in general. While the University cannot control all the factors in society that lead to sexual misconduct, the University strives to create an environment that is free of such acts of violence.
Any individual who feels that he/she may be a victim of sexual misconduct are encouraged to seek out the appropriate support resources available to assist them.
For a list of such support services, please click here.
Please click here for further information on Violence Prevention Resources and Support.