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agencies about missing students (a student is considered missing 24 hours after a report is made to the College and confirmation of his or her status to the institution) unless local law enforcement was the entity that made the determination that the student is missing.

Any missing-person report about an on-campus student must be immediately referred to the Department of Campus Safety, and this department will contact the individual identi-fied as the student’s contact, if any. If the student is over 18 years of age or is an emanci-pated student under 18 years of age and has not registered a contact person, Campus Safety will report his or her missing status to the appropriate law-enforcement agency upon confirmation of the missing status of the student no later than 24 hours after receiv-ing information the student is missing. For students under 18 years of age and not emanci-pated, Skidmore must notify a custodial parent or guardian within 24 hours of the determination that the student is missing, in addition to notifying any additional contact person designated by the student. In any event Campus Safety will initiate an investigation immediately upon notification of a missing student.

SExuAl MISConDuCT PolICy ovERvIEW

Sexual Misconduct Policy and Skidmore College Statement of Sexual values

Skidmore College is committed to providing a learning, working, and living environment that reflects and promotes personal integrity, civility, and mutual respect. Members of the Skidmore community have the right to be free from all forms of abuse, assault, harassment, and coercive conduct, including sexual misconduct, stalking, and domestic violence as de-fined in this policy. Skidmore College considers sexual misconduct to be one of the most se-rious violations of the values and standards of the College. Unwelcome sexual contact of any form is a violation of students’ personal integrity and their right to a safe environment and therefore violates Skidmore’s values. Skidmore College will not tolerate sexual miscon-duct, domestic violence, or stalking in any form. All members of the Skidmore College com-munity have an obligation to act responsibly in the realm of sexuality and to recognize and challenge any sexual misconduct.

This policy informs the Skidmore community of our values and outlines violations of a sex-ual nature. This policy identifies a student’s rights, options, and resources, and describes ac-tions individuals may take if they experience an incident of sexual misconduct or are accused of sexual misconduct.

Skidmore recognizes that part of students’ development at the College may include learn-ing and understanding themselves as sexual individuals. Skidmore also respects and up-holds the principle that not all students choose to explore their sexual nature or sexuality.

Skidmore therefore aims to provide an environment that is comfortable and respectful for all students and their choices regarding sex and their sexuality. Understanding and apply-ing this policy to the behavior and behavioral expectations of all members of the commu-nity helps to ensure Skidmore’s goal of being a safe, open community regarding sexuality.