SUNY CORTLAND POLICY STATEMENT

The College is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment which is free of unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which adversely affects a student’s learning environment or an employee ’s working environment.

Harassment on the basis of sex is a form of discrimination and is a violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. It is also a violation of New York State law, SUNY policy, and Cortland College policy. Sexual harassment may be either subtle or overt.

Sexual harassment includes such categories as seductive behavior, sexual bribery, and sexual coercion. Seductive behavior is unwanted, inappropriate, and offensive physical or verbal sexual advances. Sexual bribery includes the solicitation of sexual activity or other sex-linked behavior by promise of reward or benefit of some kind. Coercion of sexual activity or other sex-linked behavior by threat of punishment is sexual coercion.