Amy Circosta
Assistant Vice Provost and
Director of Harassment Prevention & Equity Programs
Location & Hours
220 Winslow Hall
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday Mailing Address
Campus Box 7530
Raleigh, NC
27695-7530
Phone Numbers
Voice: 919-513-1234
Fax: 919-513-1428
TTY: 919-515-9617
Email
amy_circosta
@ncsu.edu |
Preventing
Harassment at NC State: Definitions and Language
Definitions
- Harassment:
unwelcome conduct, based upon an individual's membership in
a protected class, that is either a condition of working or
learning (quid pro quo) or creates a hostile environment. Harassment
is a form of discrimination. See the Unlawful
Harassment Policy Statement for the official University definition.
- Retaliation:
conduct causing any interference, coercion, restraint, or reprisal
against a person complaining of harassment or participating
in the resolution of a complaint of harassment. Retaliation
is
prohibited through the discrimination and harassment policies
noted above.
- Protected
Class: a group of people who share common characteristics
and are protected from discrimination and harassment. Some
protections
have the backing of federal and/or state laws. See NC
State's Protected
Classes for more information.
Language
-
Anti-Racist Language:
These are guidelines developed by the British Sociological Association
9/16/09 8:32 PM issues related
to discrimination and harassment, particularly related to race,
color and national origin. Though presented from a British perspective,
they are useful and valuable.
- Guidelines
on Anti-Sexist Language: This
information was developed by the University of Connecticut
Women's Studies Program and
provides alternative
words and phrases to use in everyday conversation and written works.
- Non-Sexist
Language: This site, compiled by a graduate student at the
University of Pennsylvania, discusses Gender-Neutral Language and provides
some practical
alternatives.
- Sensitive
Language:
Random House provides a guide to sensitive language that includes
sections on Sex, Race, Ethnicity and National Origin,
Disability, Age, and Sexual Orientation. Of particular interest is
the "Offensiveness
Quotient" section.
- Acceptable
and Offensive Language: This site, hosted by Virginia
Tech, provides a basic list of offensive language and acceptable
substitutes related to persons
with disabilities.
- Getting
Through Customs:
This site provides some general guidelines for body language.
The approach to proper body etiquette acknowledges that non-verbal
communication is often just as important as verbal communication.
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