36 | STEVENS STUDENT HANDBOOK 14. Vandalism Intentional damage to property of the university, including but not limited to campus landscaping, trees, buildings, furnishings, or equipment, or to property of a member of the university community is prohibited. 15. Retaliation Retaliation against an individual for reporting a violation or alleged violation of this Code of Conduct, any university policy or state, federal or local law is prohibited. Retaliation refers to any adverse action, including acts or attempts to retaliate or seek retribution against any individual or group of individuals involved in a good faith report, a complaint, investigation and/or resolution of an allegation of misconduct under this Code of Conduct or other such policy or law. Retaliation may take many forms including, without limitation, threats, intimidation, pressure, continued abuse, violence or other forms of harm to others. Anyone found to have engaged in retaliation shall be subject to discipline, including potential dismissal from university employment or expulsion. 16. Hazing (for the complete text of Stevens’ Policy on Hazing, please visit this link.) Hazing in all its forms, by any member of the Stevens community or Organization is strictly prohibited by this policy, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, and by The Timothy J. Piazza Anti-Hazing Law, C.S. § 2810, et seq. Hazing is: a. any action taken or situation created by an individual or Organization to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule in connection with the initiation of applicants to or members of an organization, b. any requirement, suggestion, expectation or tradition that an applicant or member consumes any amount of drugs, alcohol or non-food item or any unusual amount of any other substance, or otherwise take (or refrain from taking) any action which might present an unusual or excessive risk to the applicant or member including without limitation, blindfolded activities and travel, and c. all behavior prohibited under New Jersey law, as summarized below. An “Organization” is a fraternity, sorority, athletic team, association, corporation, order, society, corps, club or service, social or similar group, whose members are primarily minors, students, or alumni of the organization or Stevens; or a national or international organization with which such a group is affiliated. Under NJ law, a person will be guilty of hazing if their conduct is in connection with initiation of applicants to or members of a student or fraternal Organization and the person knowingly or recklessly: a. Causes, coerces or otherwise induces another person to commit an act that violates federal or state criminal law; b. Causes, coerces or otherwise induces another person to consume any food, liquid, alcoholic liquid, drug or other substance which subjects the person to a risk of emotional or physical harm or is otherwise deleterious to the person’s health; c. Subjects another person to abuse, mistreatment, harassment or degradation (i) of a physical nature including, without limitation, whipping, beating, branding, excessive calisthenics, or exposure to the elements or (ii) of a mental or emotional nature including, without limitation, activities adversely affecting the mental or emotional health or dignity of the individual, sleep deprivation, exclusion from social contact or conduct that could result in extreme embarrassment or (iii) of a sexual nature, or d. Subjects another person to any other activity that creates a reasonable likelihood of bodily injury to the person. In accordance with federal law and university policy, all Organizations found responsible for hazing will
