Youngstown State University
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| Public or Private: | Public | |
| Federal Circuit: | Sixth Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | President Cynthia E Anderson Youngstown State University Youngstown State University One University Plaza Youngstown, OH 44555 330-941-3101 |
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| Website: | http://www.ysu.edu | |
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On this page, FIRE has excerpted policies that address speech and expression. You may download the full policy in .pdf form, below.
Restrictions on Expressive Rights
Harassment Policies (Learn More)
Discrimination/Harassment 11-12
The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Misconduct 11-12
and/or coercion which endangers or tends to endanger the safety, health, or life of any
person (including self).
The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Sexual Harassment 11-12
d. Displaying or transmitting sexually suggestive language, pictures, objects, cartoons, or posters.
e. Writing sexually suggestive notes or letters.
f. Referring to or calling a person a sexually oriented name.
g. Telling sexual jokes or using sexually vulgar or explicit language.
h. Derogatory or provoking remarks about or relating to an individual's sex or sexual orientation.
i. Harassing acts or behavior directed against a person on the basis of an individual's sex or sexual orientation.
j. Off-campus conduct which falls within the above definition and affects the individual's on-campus environment.
Resident Handbook: Harassment/Threats 11-12
You should not harass any individual or group. Harassment is
defined as a course of conduct which subjects a person or group of
persons to unwanted physical contact, or the threat of such contact,
or which seriously threatens or alarms a person or group. This
includes activity over the phone or via the internet. (Also see
Physical or Verbal Abuse.) Display or distribution of material that
is offensive to others is prohibited.
Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility (Learn More)
Resident Handbook: Physical or Verbal Abuse 11-12
You are not permitted to physically or verbally assault any resident
including yourself. This includes sexual assault, harassment
and/or threats. Slurs regarding a person's racial, ethnic, or sexual
orientation are considered verbal abuse. All forms of physical or
verbal abuse are prohibited, including over the phone or via the
internet.
Free Speech Zones
Student Organization Guidebook: Invitation of Off-Campus Speakers 11-12
Student Organization Guidebook: Distribution of Literature 11-12
distribute written material at designated on-campus locations after reserving those locations
with the site administrator.
Posting Policies
Resident Handbook: Offensive Material 11-12
of room doors).
Internet Usage Policies
Responsible Use of University Computing Resources 11-12
paging) whether through language, content, frequency or size of messages is
prohibited.
indecent, obscene, pornographic and/or unlawful activities is prohibited.
The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Misconduct 11-12
Resident Handbook: Student Networking Protocol 11-12
to others. Altering of email headers is prohibited.
Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct: Basic Rights 11-12
1. The right of free inquiry, expression, and/or assembly.
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in August 2012. According to FIRE’s research the substantive policies are current at least until this date. Directory information, including the name of the president of the college or university, may have been updated more recently. If any policy has been revised, or if you believe that we are in error, please contact us.
