ASU-Newport Student Handbook 2016-2017

a log of complaints and grievances and provides them to the appropriate party upon request.

In addition to the formal grievance procedures, any written complaint, whether submitted as an email or in some other written form will be accepted and acted upon as long as it contains the student’s name, contact information and a general description of the grievance. The resolution of grievances can be conducted with students in person, through phone or online via email. Complaints received through the College’s Call Center are escalated to college personnel for resolution by the appropriate individual or department. These informal complaints are distributed to the proper department for response and assistance. Please refer to Standard Operating Procedure 4001.1 for more information about the Student Affairs Student Complaint Logs.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE The Sexual Misconduct Discrimination Grievance Procedure applies to all allegations of sexual discrimination. Sexual discrimination includes Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, and Sexual Violence.

Sexual Harassment is defined as unwelcome gender-based verbal or physical conduct that is severe, persistent or pervasive and occurs when:

• Submission to, or toleration of, such conduct is made a term or condition of instruction, employment, or participation in other university activities; • Submission to, or rejection of, such conduct is used as a basis for employment or education decisions affecting the individual; or • Such conduct has the effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s education or employment performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive university environment.

Sexual Assault occurs when a person is subjected to an unwanted sexual act by force or threat without consent. Sexual assault includes rape, sexual contact such as touching or fondling, and the forced performance of sexual acts involving bodily contact between the parties.

Sexual Violence includes sexual assault but may also consist of an attempt to obtain a sexual act or sexual advances which do not result in a completed sexual act. Sexual violence includes all acts constituting sexual assault plus other acts such as exposure of sexual 65