Code of Conduct
Antioch MFA Program
June 2024 Residency Code of Conduct
Antioch’s MFA Program, with our social justice mission, values the diversity of views, expertise, opinions, backgrounds, and experiences reflected among all faculty, guests, staff, and students. We expect our June 2024 Residency to be a respectful, harassment-free environment for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical ability, nationality, age, socioeconomic status, immigration status, and belief.
In addition, Antioch’s Residency social spaces (in-person and virtual) are meant to be positive shared spaces, rather than a place to gossip or speak negatively about other community members. Since social spaces will be unmonitored by Antioch staff or faculty, please follow the Code of Conduct guidelines below.
The chat function will be open on Zoom during seminars and other events and we encourage you to participate. Please treat the chat function as you would a classroom setting and please be respectful in terms of what you write, as well as please remember to make space for others.
Guidelines for Conduct:
Treat everyone with respect and consideration while sharing stories, experiences, and discussing and/or debating ideas.
Communicate openly and thoughtfully with others, and be considerate of the multitude of views and opinions that may be different than your own.
Use social spaces for positive experiences rather than as a space to gossip, vent, or speak negatively about community members.
Respect the presumption of confidentiality and protect your classmates’ trust.
If you feel uncomfortable or unsafe at any time, leave the interaction and let a member of the MFA Team know.
Inappropriate Conduct Includes:
Discriminatory behavior and actions, including comments (positive or negative), about an individual’s person, including but not limited to comments about their body, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical ability, nationality, age, socioeconomic status, or beliefs.
Physical or verbal abuse or intimidation of any participant.
Suggestive contact or unwelcome sexual attention, including but not limited to sexualized comments or jokes, displaying sexually explicit material, inappropriate sexual advances.
Complaining or gossiping about other community members.
Consequences of Inappropriate Conduct:
Participants in the Residency have the right to ask a person or people to stop any inappropriate behavior. If the inappropriate behavior is not halted, then participants may report the behavior immediately to MFA faculty and staff. Reporters of inappropriate conduct will not be retaliated against or penalized. Key contact information is below:
Lisa Locascio Nighthawk, Program Chair: llocascio@antioch.edu
Alistair McCartney, Teaching Faculty: amccartney@antioch.edu
Colette Freedman, Dramatic Writing Officer: dfreedman2@antioch.edu
Natalie Truhan, Program Coordinator: ntruhan@antioch.edu
Colleen Bradley, Program Coordinator: cbradley6@antioch.edu
Daisy Salas, Program Coordinator: dsalas@antioch.edu
Tuul Gantogtokh, Program Assistant: tgantogtokh@antioch.edu