Cornell Expectations for our Alumni Community
Purpose
Cornell University believes our community should be truly open for everyone. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all, including identities protected under University Policy 6.4, Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct.
Cornell’s expectations for participant behavior at alumni events, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior, are described below.
We invite all volunteers, attendees, local community members, and other participants to support a positive experience for everyone.
Expected behavior
Be considerate and respectful of all people and property while attending alumni events.
Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants.
Alert Cornell staff or event organizers if you have a concern.
Unacceptable behavior
Unacceptable behavior includes intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory, or demeaning conduct by any attendees at alumni events.
Harassment may include: offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity/ethnic origin, age, religion, disability; inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces; inappropriate physical contact; and unwelcome sexual attention.
Other unacceptable behaviors include, but are not limited to deliberate intimidation, stalking, photographing or recording an individual against their wishes, and disruption of talks or other events.
Consequences of unacceptable behavior
All attendees must refrain from engaging in unacceptable behavior. Anyone asked to stop engaging in alleged unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.
Cornell University staff may immediately remove any attendee from an event if staff determine that the attendee is creating health or safety concerns, threatening university property, interfering with other attendees’ enjoyment of the event, or for other good cause.
What to do if you witness or are subject to unacceptable behavior
If you are subjected to unacceptable behavior by an attendee, please contact a Cornell staff member or an event organizer for assistance.
Scope
We expect all attendees to abide by these guidelines at all Cornell alumni events.
Community standards
Cornell University encourages users to freely interact with the university and other users on its websites and social media platforms, but is not responsible for comments or posts made by visitors to these sites. Comments posted by visitors do not reflect the views or policies of the University.
Users who make comments on university-owned websites and social media pages should be respectful of fellow visitors and maintain civil and rational discussions. All social media comments are subject to social networks’ terms of use and codes of conduct.
In addition, Cornell University reserves the right, but assumes no obligation, to remove any inappropriate comments. The university does not permit comments that sell products or that promote commercial, political, or other ventures.
