Students
Emory & Henry College is a community of trust whose existence depends upon strict adherence to standards of conduct set by its members.
Sexual Misconduct Policy
The College is committed to an atmosphere of human dignity in which effective collegial relationships are based on mutual respect. When an individual’s gender or sexuality experiences a lack of respect, the collegial nature of the institution is threatened. Sexual misconduct is a serious violation of these standards and threatening, offensive, or harassing behavior will not be tolerated.
The College encourages all members of the Emory & Henry College community to be aware of both the consequences of sexual misconduct and the options available to complainants and respondents. Sexual misconduct includes, but is not limited to, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, as required by the Campus SaVE Act.
Awareness Programming
Emory & Henry College has adopted a new training, “Bringing in the Bystander”, that students will begin participating in come Fall, 2018. “Bringing in the Bystander” is an interactive, researched, and evaluated curriculum that uses a community of responsibility approach. It teaches bystanders how to safely intervene before, during, and after an incident of sexual abuse, relationship violence, and stalking. The College previously used a training model, Step Up, to educate students on bystander intervention.
Various programs are offered on campus to individual students, clubs and organizations throughout the year. New faculty and staff also receive awareness information during their orientation programs. Prevention and awareness information, in addition to Title IX guidance, is provided to all new faculty and staff during employee orientation periods. This information is also covered at the first faculty meeting each semester.
As a matter of informing the entire campus community, this Annual Safety Report and other safety information is included in the campus newsletter. The newsletter is published each week.
In addition, Peer Educators offer the Red Flag Campaign annually. This program is a public awareness campaign designed to address dating violence and to promote the prevention of dating violence on college campus. Other prevention and awareness campaigns are provided throughout the year for all students, faculty, and staff.