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8 THE COLLEGE'S ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT 2017 Alcohol and Other Drug Education Programs e College of New Jersey is an educational institution committed to maintaining an environment that enables community members to enjoy the benefits of an optimal learning experience. To this end, the Alcohol and Drug Education Program (ADEP), adep.tcnj.edu, was fully implemented at the college in September 1990. e ADEP office is located in Forcina Hall, Room 308, and can be reached at extension 2572. ADEP goals are guided by the overall mission of the college and Division of Student Affairs: • e promotion of a healthy, safe, and learning-conducive environment. • e implementation of practices for prevention, education, training, and preliminary screening and referral services. • Instilling in students an awareness of choice, personal responsibility, and understanding of the social and academic consequences associated with the decision to use alcohol and/or other drugs. In fulfillment of its mission, TCNJ is committed to providing a campus environment that promotes the safety and well-being of its students, faculty, and staff. While recognizing that the responsible and lawful use of alcohol and other drugs is socially acceptable in our society, the college regards the abuse of these substances and the use of illicit drugs as antithetical to its mission. erefore, TCNJ permits the use of alcohol and other drugs only in a manner that is responsible and adheres to restrictions imposed by law and the college's standards of conduct. TCNJ prohibits the possession, use, and/or distribution of illegal drugs on the college's property or as part of any of its activities. For a detailed summary of laws and college regulations, please visit: policies.tcnj.edu/ and adep.tcnj.edu/annual-notification and see the Student Conduct Code at tcnj.edu/conduct. Other resources include: • Counseling and Psychological Services located in Eickhoff Hall, Room 107 or on the web: caps.tcnj.edu. • e Collegiate Recovery Program provides comprehensive supports to students in recovery from alcohol and/or other drugs. rough TCNJ's Collegiate Recovery Program we offer counseling services, community for students in recovery, and recovery housing. For more information, contact Christopher Freeman at 609.771.2134 or freemanc@tcnj.edu. Website: recovery.pages.tcnj.edu. Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Prevention Guided by the mission of Student Affairs, the Office of Anti- Violence Initiatives leads the campus effort to address issues of sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, and stalking by working with community partners to create a campus environment that is intolerant of abuse and is responsive to the needs of victims/ survivors. Our objective is to establish a campus culture of safety, free from sexual violence, resulting in a safer living and learning environment. e Office of Anti-Violence Initiatives provides bystander intervention and other prevention programs for members of the TCNJ community, such as programs during orientation, programs for first-year residence halls, student organizations and athletic teams, awareness months, and campaigns. Acts of sexual violence are prohibited by the Title IX Policy, Student Conduct Code, and New Jersey state law. In the applicable jurisdiction, these offenses are defined as: • Dating violence: violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors: length of the relationship, type of relationship, and frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship. • Domestic violence: a "victim of domestic violence" includes any person, regardless of age, who has been subjected to violence by a person with whom the victim has a child, or with whom the victim anticipates having a child, if one of the parties is pregnant, and any other person who is a present or former household member. "Victim of domestic violence" also includes any person who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person with whom the victim has had a dating relationship. • Sexual assault: any form of unwanted or involuntary touching or penetration of intimate body parts by a person of the same or opposite sex. is can include being forced to touch someone else. "Unwanted or involuntary" means sexual contact without the consent of the victim, including the use of threats, intimidation, coercion, or physical force. It also includes victims who are unable to give consent because of their age or because they are physically helpless, mentally incapacitated, or intoxicated. • Effective consent is informed, freely and actively given, mutually understandable words or actions that indicate a willingness to participate in mutually agreed upon sexual activity. A person may be unable to give effective consent when they are unable to consent due to their age, or because the person is physically helpless, mentally incapacitated, or incapacitated from alcohol or other drugs. Effective consent to any sexual act or prior consensual sexual activity between or with any party does not necessarily constitute consent to any other sexual act.

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