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Name Description
Screen Reader

Software that allows a computer to identify and convert text to speech.

Secondhand Smoke

Defined as a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarello, pipe, beedi, kretek, water pipe, bong, and hookah, and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers.

Self Defense Spray Device

A pocket sized spray device which contains and releases a chemical or organic substance which is intended to produce temporary physical discomfort or disability through being vaporized or otherwise dispensed in the air or any like device containing tear gas, pepper or similar disabling agent. It shall only contain 0.7% oleoresin capsicum by weight total capsaicinoids and the spray device shall not exceed 0.75 ounces.

Sex

An individual鈥檚 biological anatomy.

Sex- Based Harrassment

Sexual harassment and other harassment on the basis of sex, including harassment because of gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes, and/or pregnancy and other conditions, that is: 

(1) Quid pro quo harassment- An employee, agent or other person authorized by 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 Education Program or Activity explicitly or impliedly conditioning the provision of such an aid, benefit, or service on a person鈥檚 participation in unwelcome sexual conduct; 

(2) Hostile Environment harassment- Unwelcome sex-based conduct that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person鈥檚 ability to participate in or benefit from 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 Education Program or Activity (i.e., creates a hostile environment). 

Whether a hostile environment has been created is a fact-specific inquiry that includes consideration of the following: 

(i) the degree to which the conduct affected the Complainant鈥檚 ability to access    麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 Education Program or Activity; 

(ii)the type, frequency, and duration of the conduct; 

(iii) the Parties鈥 ages, roles within 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 Education Program or Activity, previous interactions and other factors about each Party that may be Relevant to evaluating the effects of the conduct;

 (iv) the location of the conduct and the context in which the conduct occurred; and 

(v) other Sex-Based Harassment in 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 Education Program or Activity;

(3) Sexual Assault- (as defined in the Clery Act, 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) means any sexual act directed against another person, without the Consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving Consent;

(4) Dating Violence- (as defined in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization of 2022 and the VAWA Amendments to the Clery Act) means any violence committed by a person: (A) who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and (B) where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors: (i) the length of the relationship; (ii) the type of relationship; and (iii) the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.

(5) Domestic Violence- means any felony or misdemeanor crimes committed by a person who: (A) is a current or former partner of the victim under the family or domestic violence laws of New York State, or a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim; (B) is cohabitating, or has cohabitated, with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner; (C) shared a child in common with the victim; or (D) commits acts against a youth or adult victim who is protected from those acts under the family or domestic violence laws of New York State; or

(6) Stalking- means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to: (A) fear for the person鈥檚 safety or the safety of others; or (B) suffer substantial emotional distress.

Sexual Abuse

Engaging in a sexual offense with a child and/or encouraging or promoting sexual performance by a child. Pursuant to the NYS Penal Law, including, as presented in Articles 130, 263, and Sections 260.10 and 260.25, sexual offenses include: sexual misconduct, rape, criminal sex acts, forcible touching, persistent sexual abuse, sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuse, course of sexual conduct against a child, facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance, sexually motivated felony, predatory sexual assault against a child, and sexual performance by a child. This also includes Penal Law offenses relating to children including endangering the welfare of a child and unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree. Sexual performance by a child, as defined by the Penal Law, is any behavior which results in touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a child for the purpose of sexual gratification of the child and/or adult, including touching by the child and/or adult with or without clothing, and all acts as defined by New York State Penal Law Articles 130, 263 and Section 260.10.

Sexual Harassment

Consistent with the New York State Human Rights Law, unwelcome conduct which is either of a sexual nature, or which is directed at an individual because of that individual鈥檚 sex when: 

  1. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual鈥檚 work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment, even if the reporting individual is not the intended target of the sexual harassment; 
  2. Such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment; or 
  3. Submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting an individual鈥檚 employment.
Sexual Orientation

An individual鈥檚 identity in relation to the gender(s) to which they are attracted.

Shotgun

A shotgun as defined in Section 265.00 (12) of the Penal Law.

Smoking

Inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, including hookahs and marijuana/cannabis, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. 鈥淪moking鈥 also includes the use of an electronic smoking device which creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any oral smoking device for the purpose of circumventing the prohibition of smoking in this Policy.

Social Security Number

In the United States, a Social Security number is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents under section 205 of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. 搂 405.

Stackability

In some cases, completion of low-stakes badged activities can be 鈥渟tacked鈥 into a full microcredential that also generates a badge. Higher education uses the concept of stackability frequently - for example, in some majors, a student completes introductory courses that focus on basic concepts, then stacks mid-level courses focused on skills development, and then stacks a final level of courses where they demonstrate mastery.

Student

The term 鈥渟tudent鈥 includes all persons taking a course or courses at 麻豆传媒团队, either full- or part-time, pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies. Persons who withdraw after allegedly violating the Student Code of Conduct, who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with 麻豆传媒团队 or who have been notified of their acceptance for admission are considered 鈥渟tudents鈥, as are persons who are living in 麻豆传媒团队 residence halls, although not enrolled. 

Student Policies

Policies which directly pertain to, and affect, student life at the College.

Supportive Measures

Individualized measures offered as appropriate, as reasonably available, without unreasonably burdening a Complainant or Respondent, not for punitive or disciplinary reasons, and without fee or charge to the Complainant or Respondent to: (1) restore or preserve that Party鈥檚 access to 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 Education Program or Activity, including measures that are designed to protect the safety of the Parties or 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 educational environment; or (2) provide support during 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 grievance procedures for Sex-Based Harassment.