trigger warning: sexual violence, sexual assault. These are not legal definitions — for more information, contact Dartmouth’s Title IX Coordinator.
Consent: clear, unambiguous and voluntary agreement to engage in a particular sexual activity. Consent is not valid if obtained by physical force, coercion or threat, when the person is incapacitated, or when a disability prevents the person from being able to give consent. Consent can be withdrawn at any point.
Sexual violence: any unwanted sexual contact or behavior.
Sexual assault: unwanted or unwelcome touching of a sexual nature, including fondling, penetration of the mouth, vagina or anus with a body part or object, or other sexual activity that occurs without consent.
Sexual harassment: Hostile Environment (unwelcome sexual advances or sexual conduct that limits the victim’s ability to participate in Dartmouth’s programs by creating an intimidating or hostile environment). Quid Pro Quo (unwelcome sexual advances or sexual conduct that is explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a person’s education, living environment, employment, or participation in a College-related program). Threats/Intimidation of a Sexual Nature (sexual conduct that has the effect of threatening or intimidating).
Sexual misconduct: range of behaviors including sexual assault, gender-based harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and any other sexual conduct that is nonconsensual or intimidating.
Dating or domestic violence: violence committed by a person who is or has been in an intimate or romantic relationship with the victim
Stalking: a course of conduct or repeated acts that place the person in fear of safety or harm and causes substantial emotional distress.
For more information, visit Dartmouth’s Title IX website or www.wiseuv.org.