28 | STEVENS STUDENT HANDBOOK STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT All undergraduate and graduate students shall conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the mission of the university. Students are expected to demonstrate integrity by maintaining an ongoing dedication to honesty and responsibility, to demonstrate trustworthiness by acting in a reliable and dependable manner, and to show respect by treating others with civility and decency. Free and open inquiry and discussion is critical to the university’s mission and must be protected even when the views expressed are unpopular or controversial. The following are violations of the Student Code of Conduct: 1. Discrimination, Harassment and Violence (for a complete text of Stevens’ Policy on Discrimination, Harassment and Bias Incidents, please visit this link.) a. Discrimination on the basis of any individual’s race, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry, ethnic characteristics, or citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity), citizenship status, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status (including special disabled veteran, Vietnam-era veteran or recently separated veteran), predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. b. Harassment, which is defined as unwelcome conduct toward a member or members of the Stevens community that occurs on the basis of a protected characteristic. c. Discrimination, harassment, or stalking based on a protected characteristic and occurring over electronic communications and social media are banned by the Policy whether or not they utilize Stevens’ electronic equipment, servers or e-mail resources. These terms would operate to protect students of any religion from discrimination, including harassment, based on a student’s actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, or citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity. For example, this might include students who are subjected to ethnic or ancestral slurs; harassed for how they look, dress, or speak in ways linked to ethnicity or ancestry (e.g., skin color, religious attire, language spoken), or stereotyped based on perceived shared ancestral or ethnic characteristics. Harassing conduct is unwelcome conduct that may include verbal abuse, graphic or written statements, physical assault, or other conduct that may be threatening, harmful, or humiliating. It may occur in many different contexts and locations, including classrooms (including virtual classes), residence halls, hallways, cafeterias, buses, athletic fields, locker rooms, bathrooms, on the internet, and on social networking sites and apps. 2. Gender-Based and Sexual Misconduct (for the complete text of Stevens’ Title IX policy please visit this link.) Stevens Institute of Technology is committed to maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory learning environment that is free of gender-based and sexual misconduct and discrimination, including Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, and Stalking, all of which are prohibited and defined in Stevens’ Title IX Policy. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the university’s educational programs or activities, including admissions and employment. 3. Intimidation or Bullying Stevens prohibits any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act or any electronic communication, whether it is a single incident or a series of incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated
