Goals & Outcomes

The goals of the informational sessions are to:

• share with you the complex and often confusing character of sexual harassment.
• illustrate the likelihood that you will be confronted by this issue, and
• provide information you need in order to respond appropriately.

We have developed the informational sessions in order to achieve the following outcomes:

• A more informed, responsive, and comfortable community
• An enhanced institutional reputation - a public perception that the university is welcoming and respectful to all employees and students
• Effective, prompt, local resolution of problems - with fewer instances of formal complaints being handled in external legal or administrative forums
• Reduced exposure of the university for civil liability and potential loss of federal grant funds
• Work and learning environments that better support excellence in teaching and learning, research, and service