UGA POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law and Board of Regents’ policy, the University prohibits any member of the faculty, staff, administration, student body, or visitors to campus, whether they are guests, patrons, independent contractors, or clients, regardless of the sex of the other party, from sexually harassing any other member of the University community. Incidents of sexual harassment may be met with appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the University.
All students should report any sexual harassment that they experience, observe, or believe may be occurring, to the Sexual Harassment Prevention and Compliance Officer in the Office of Legal Affairs, 542-0006. Sexual harassment between students should be treated as a disciplinary matter and should be reported to the Office of Student Affairs, 542-3564.
This information on sexual harassment is a summary. The complete University policy is available from the Office of Legal Affairs and on its web site: www.uga.edu/legal/sexharass.htm