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Student Code of Conduct: Offenses Against People

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Harassment Policies
  • Last Updated
Abusive Conduct: The use of physical force against an individual or any acts that cause physical harm; threats, including words or actions, that may cause a person reasonable apprehension of imminent physical harm. ... Harassment: Unwelcome conduct not of a sexual nature…

Policy 1025: Policy on Harassment, Discrimination, and Sexual Assault

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Harassment Policies
  • Last Updated
Discrimination and/or Harassment- ... Conduct of any type (oral, written, graphic, electronic or physical) that is based upon a person’s age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status…

Policy 5000: University Facilities Usage and Event Approval

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Protest and Demonstration Policies
  • Last Updated
All events must have a university sponsor. The sponsor must be an officially listed student organization (as defined by University Policy 8010, Classification of Student Organizations), a university department, a university governance entity (as defined by the University Council By-laws), a state…

Student Code of Conduct: Gender-Based Violence

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Harassment Policies
  • Last Updated
Gender-based Harassment: Acts of verbal, nonverbal, or physical aggression, intimidation, or hostility based on sex or sex-stereotyping, even if those acts do not involve conduct of a sexual nature.

Policy 5215: Sales, Solicitation and Advertising on Campus

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    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Posting and Distribution Policies
  • Last Updated
Informational activity is defined as the distribution of literature and/or petitioning for signatures where no fee is involved nor donations or contributions sought. Informational activities may be permitted if they are sponsored by a university-affiliated organization. Such activities require prior approval by…

Virginia Tech Principles of Community

  • Policy Rating
    Yellow
  • Speech Code Category
    Policies Restricting Freedom of Conscience
  • Last Updated
[W]e adopt and practice the following principles as fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access and inclusion and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members: ...We reject all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including…
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