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What you need to know to stay safe, happy, and healthy.

Learn about safety protocols, protection against discrimination, sexual misconduct policies, signs of abuse, reporting procedures, and how to be a responsible bystander at UCCS.

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What you need to know to stay safe, happy, and healthy.

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  1. What you need to know to stay safe, happy, and healthy. (or at least what we think you need)

  2. Safety • Standard Response Protocol • Locks on Door • Pedestrian Safety • Dismount Zones • Email Scams

  3. Protected Classes • Race • Color • Religion • National Origin • Sex • Pregnancy • Age • Disability • Creed • Sexual Orientation • Gender Identity • Gender Expression • Veteran Status • Political Affiliation • Political Philosophy UCCS does not tolerate acts of discrimination or harassment based upon Protected Class Status

  4. Sexual Harassment 2 Types Quid Pro Quo Hostile Environment Sexual in Nature Unwanted Severe, Pervasive, or Persistent

  5. Other Facts • Can be male, female, or transgender victims • Intent does not matter • Can be physical, verbal, or non-verbal • Can involve students, staff, and faculty • Can be male, female, or transgender victims • Intent does not matter

  6. Sexual Misconduct UCCS Policies Prohibit: • Sexual assault: non-consensual sexual intercourse or contact • Sexual exploitation • Intimate partner abuse (including domestic or dating violence) • Gender/sex-based stalking • Sexual harassment • Retaliation as related to any form of sexual misconduct described above.

  7. What Exactly is Sexual Assault?

  8. See handouts for legal definitions

  9. Scenario Sidney and Harper are dating. On several occasions they are physically intimate, but within limits set by Sidney, who is opposed to having sex at this stage of their relationship. One night, when they are being intimate within their mutually agreed upon boundaries, Harper begins to cross them. Sidney expresses concern, but Harper is encouraging, saying “it will be okay just this once.” Sidney replies “we shouldn’t do this,” but continues to touch Harper in an intimate way. As Harper initiates sex, Sidney says “this is a bad idea” and begins to cry, but embraces Harper and the two proceed to have sex.

  10. How to Help a Friend • Don’t question behavior or authenticity • Encourage them to get medical help • Encourage them to report it.

  11. Signs of Abusive Behavior • Destroys your property or threatens to hurt you, the children, or pets • Hurts you (by hitting, beating, pushing, shoving, punching, slapping, kicking, or biting) • Forces you to have sex against your will • Blames you for his or her violent outbursts • Threatens to harm himself or herself when upset with you • Says things like, "If I can't have you then no one can.” • Monitors what you're doing all the time • Unfairly accuses you of being unfaithful all the time • Prevents or discourages you from seeing friends or family or from going to work or school • Controls how you spend your money or controls your use of needed medicines • Decides things for you that you should be allowed to decide (like what to wear or eat) • Humiliates you in front of others

  12. Signs Someone Might Be in an Abusive Relationship • Has sudden personality or behavior changes • Unexplained injuries in unusual places • Wearing clothing that doesn’t fit the weather • Starts lying • Seems sad, lonely, withdrawn, or scared • Seems defensive or angry • Develops a drug or alcohol problem • Has very low self-esteem or becomes extremely apologetic • Begins to talk about or attempts suicide

  13. Making a Report Procedures

  14. Retaliating against or discouraging, directly or through third parties, an individual from participating in a university process, in which there is a causal connection between a materially adverse action and the act of reporting a violation. Retaliation • Examples: • Poor Performance Evaluation • Reduction in Pay • Undeserved Lower Grade • Termination of Student Status • Harassing Text Messages • Derogatory Social Media Posts • Bullying Behaviors

  15. Alcohol Poisoning • If you are with someone who becomes overly intoxicated – do not leave them unattended • Call 911 (or 255-3111 if on-campus) • Roll the person into the recovery position and follow operator directions

  16. Marijuana Illegal under the age of 21 Also illegal to provide to anyone under the age of 21 Must be used in a private residence or property Not in public view It’s illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana Do not mix Marijuana and Alcohol Beware of high THC products

  17. Taking Action

  18. Risk Reduction

  19. Being a good Bystander

  20. Let’’’S make #SmartMoves uccs!

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