Northwestern Oklahoma State University
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| Public or Private: | Public | |
| Federal Circuit: | Tenth Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | President Janet Cunningham Northwestern Oklahoma State University Office of the President 709 Oklahoma Blvd. Alva, OK 73717 580-327-1700 jlcunningham@nwosu.edu |
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| Website: | http://www.nwosu.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)
Student Handbook: Sexual Assault Harassment and Stalking Policy 12-13
* Unwelcome sexual flirtation, advances or propositions for sexual activity.
* Continued or repeated verbal abuse or a sexual nature, such as suggestive
comments and sexually explicit jokes.
* Sexually degrading language to describe an individual.
* Remarks of a sexual nature to describe a person’s body or clothing
* Display of sexually demeaning objects and pictures.
* Offensive physical contact such as unwelcome touching, pinching or brushing the
body
* Coerced sexual intercourse.
* Actions indicating that benefits will be failed or lost based on response to sexual
advances
and other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature when: ... such conduct has the purpose or affect of unreasonable interfering with the other
individual’s performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational
and University environment
Free Speech Zones
Student Handbook: Campus Solicitations 12-13
or marking on an interior or exterior wall or streets with any medium, picketing, or drawing of
assemblages or meeting for the purpose of promoting either sales or causes may not be done
by an official group, organization, or person without clearance and permission of the office of
the Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management on the Alva campus and
the Coordinator of Student Services on the Enid campus.
Posting Policies
Student Handbook: Residence Hall Regulations- Room Decorations 12-13
Internet Usage Policies
Student Handbook: Email Accounts 12-13
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in September 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.
