Central Washington University

Central Washington University is committed to maintaining an inclusive and diverse campus community that promotes intellectual inquiry and critical discourse in an atmosphere of mutual respect. We embrace diversity, equity, social justice, and cultural responsiveness throughout the university. In this regard, the…

Because the right of dissent is subject to abuse, the following policies are observed: ... Coercion, threats, demands, obscenity, vulgarity, obstructionism, and violence are not acceptable.

The term "personal offense" is an offense against the safety or security of any person and includes physical assault, reckless endangerment, physical or verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, invasion of privacy, or other similar conduct that harms any person, or that is reasonably…

CWU defines bias related incidents as behavior, conduct, speech, images, or expression that discriminates, stereotypes, excludes, harasses, or harms anyone based upon their actual or perceived identity such as race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability…

Harassment. The term "harassment" or "discriminatory harassment" means unwelcome and objectively offensive conduct, including verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct, that is directed at a person because of such person's protected status and that is sufficiently severe, pervasive, or persistent as to have…

For the purposes of this policy, sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: ... such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an…