Sexual harassment involves unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favor. Other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when:

1.       Submission to such is made either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of an individual’s employment or education.

2.       Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for an employment or academic decision affecting such individual.

3.       Such conduct has the purpose of affecting or unreasonably interfering with the individual’s work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working, educational or living environment.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology prohibits sexual harassment of its students and employees from any source, including employees, students, visitors and consultants.

Employees and students may not threaten or imply that submission to or rejection of sexual advances will influence any decision regarding employment, enrollment, attendance or grades. Any violation will result in disciplinary action. The College has the right to apply any sanction(s) to deal with unacceptable behavior. Each employee and student is responsible for enforcing the College’s policy prohibiting sexual harassment and for communicating the policy to others.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is committed to developing and maintaining a campus community of mutual respect through its educational and training programs offered to faculty, staff and students.