The university considers these people to be "responsible employees. Consent is active, not passive. Silence, in and of itself, cannot be interpreted as consent. Consent can be given by words or actions, as long as those words or actions create mutually understandable clear permission regarding willingness to engage in and the conditions of sexual activity.
Consent to any one form of sexual activity cannot automatically imply consent to any other forms of sexual activity. Previous relationships or prior consent cannot imply consent to future sexual acts. Force also includes threats, intimidation implied threats and coercion that overcome resistance or produce consent "Have sex with me or I'll hit you. Okay, don't hit me, I'll do what you want". Coercion - unreasonable pressure for sexual activity. Coercive behavior differs from seductive behavior based on the type of pressure someone uses to get consent from another.
When someone makes clear to you that they do not want sex, that they want to stop, or that they do not want to go past a certain point of sexual interaction, continued pressure beyond that point can be coercive.
Sexual Harassment - under Title IX is defined as unwelcome gender-based verbal or physical conduct 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 is severe, pervasive, and objectionably offensive such that it has the effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's education or employment performance.
Sexual assault - occurs when a person is subjected to an unwanted sexual act without consent. Stalking - defined as engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to A fear for his or her safety or the safety of others; or B suffer substantial emotional distress.
