What is Sexual Misconduct?
Sexual Misconduct is prohibited behavior that satisfies one or more of the following:
Sexual Harassment : Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature or based on sex, including sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, sexually motivated physical contact or other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct or communication of a sexual nature when:
- Quid Pro Quo Submission to or rejection of that conduct or communication is made a term or condition, either explicitly or implicitly, of an individual’s educational experience or employment.
- Hostile Environment Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe or pervasive or objectively offensive that it unreasonably interferes with an individual’s functioning or creates an intimidating, hostile, or abusive working or learning environment.
Sexual Exploitation : Taking non-consensual or abusive sexual advantage of another for one’s own benefit or for the benefit of anyone other than the person being exploited, including extending the bounds of consensual contact without the knowledge or consent of the other person. Examples of Sexual Exploitation include, but are not limited to:
- using AI to create images of another’s genitalia
- viewing or disseminating images of another’s intimate parts
- posting images of private sexual activity
- voyeurism
- recording sexual activity without consent
Interference with Procedures : Knowingly falsifying, distorting, or misrepresenting information provided to the Title IX Coordinator, an investigator, hearing decision-maker(s), executive council, or appeal official; or knowingly instituting a complaint without cause and in bad faith.
What can you do?
If you want to report right away or speak with Confidential Resources, there are options for how you decide to move forward.
Report using the Title IX/Sexual Misconduct Student Report Form. This is different than making a Formal Complaint or starting a formal grievance process.
Report to your Community Director, Resident Assistant for immediate support.
Report to University Security/Police.
HPU Student Health Services
Student Health Services provides general health services in a supportive, student-centered environment.
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address: 1300 University Parkway (Parkway Commons)
Phone: 336-841-4683
Email: [email protected]
High Point Regional Hospital-Wake Forest Baptist Health
Address: 601 N. Elm Street High Point, NC 27262
Phone: 336-878-6000
Moses Cone Hospital
Address: 2630 Willard Dairy Road High Point, NC 27265
Phone: 336-884-3777
- Counseling Center| The Counseling Center provides confidential counseling services to currently enrolled HPU students and has licensed mental health clinicians on staff. These services are provided free of charge to our students. Slane Center, 3rd Floor | Phone: 336-888-6352 | [email protected]
- Student Health Services| Student Health Services provides general health services in a supportive, student-centered environment. Hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | 1300 University Parkway (Parkway Commons) | Phone: 336-841-4683 | [email protected]
- Minister to the University| Oversees the University’s Christian and interfaith initiatives and is passionate about helping people of all religious backgrounds discover the depths of faith, hope, and love in their own lives and stories. Hayworth Chapel | Phone: 336-841-9241 | [email protected]
*Note: If you are comfortable, ask the person to stop. Write down everything including: what happened, dates and times, what exactly was said or done, who said/did it, and any witnesses who were there. Include as much detail as possible, and keep notes about every time it happens or happened. If it happens again, write down the details while the memory is fresh. Save any emails, texts, letters, or messages about the harassment, or between you and the harasser. Gather them in one place, at home, on a personal email account, or in another safe place not at work. These notes will be helpful if you decide to report in the future. Talk to a lawyer.
You decide what happens next!
- If you choose to report the incident to the University, the Title IX Coordinator will reach out to you to schedule a meeting. This meeting will explain all the support that might be available in your circumstances. You are not obligated to file a formal grievance to access these supports.
- The formal complaint process will also be explained to you. You will decide if you would like to move forward with a formal complaint.