Any school sponsored or sanctioned activities, during which sexual misconduct is alleged to have occurred, shall trigger jurisdiction. Any alleged incident that occurs on campus, where the accused is a BVU student, faculty, staff or administrator, regardless of whether the complainant is a member of the BVU community, shall trigger jurisdiction. Silence is not consent. Attempted sexual contact may be adjudicated as if the contact actually took place. Any attempted sexual intercourse may be adjudicated as if the act were carried out.
Some common terms used are rape, date rape and acquaintance rape.
If the complainant chooses to proceed with internal action, he or she may choose from among three hearing options. The members and alternates of the Hearing Boards are chosen by the President's Council for employees, and by the Judicial Board for students. The Sexual Misconduct Hearing Board, for any particular hearing, consists of one administrator, one faculty or staff member, and one student, the combination to be determined by the status of the persons involved. The members and alternates of the Hearing Board will be selected by the President's Council and the Judicial Board. The Dean of Students is responsible for selecting representatives to serve on a particular Hearing Board.