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Sexual Harassment Statement
The Association of Atlantic Universities, referred to below as AAU, recognizes sexual harassment as a problem that every university must address. Where sexual harassment exists it destroys the trust and security fundamental to an environment that guarantees the liberty to enjoy university life and the opportunity to study and work without hindrance. The AAU recognizes each university's responsibility to provide its students, employees and those who use its facilities with an environment free of sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment can be defined as unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature when:
- submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly as a condition of an individual's employment, academic status or accreditation, or
- submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment or for academic performance, status or accreditation decisions affecting such individual, or
- such conduct interferes with an individual's work or academic performance or the right to a university life free of all forms of harassment, or
- such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
Sexual harassment may exist between persons in a hierarchal relationship or between peers. Policies should thus be broad enough to cover situations of sexual harassment between any members of the university community as well as covering situations that form part of the larger context of learning, work and university life.
Students who feel they have been subjected to sexual harassment may meet in confidence with the Associate VP Academic for Students or the Dean of Student Services. Employees of NSAC may also use the provisions of the Sexual Harassment Policy of the Province of Nova Scotia.
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